PFC Robert J. Spangle, a 2007 graduate of Malibu High School, is among 80 graduates of the 06-08 United States Marine Corps Basic Reconaissance course. It included intensive land, air and open-ocean training. Spangle is now stationed at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.
He is the son of Katherine Spangle and brother of Jake Spangle. both of Malibu. His father and paternal grandmother, Bryan and Virginia Spangle, also live in Malibu.