Staff Sgt. Brady Cooper, 931st AMXS

Staff Sgt. Brady Cooper is a fuels systems craftsman assigned to the 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. His job includes working on KC-135 Statotanker fuel tanks from the inside. The illustration behind him refers to the "tank rat" nature of the work. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

Spirit Spotlight: Staff Sgt. Brady Cooper

Published Aug. 12, 2009

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Staff Sgt. Brady Cooper is a Hutchinson, Kan., native who joined the 931st Air Refueling Group after 10 years as an active-duty Airman and three years in the Air National Guard. He recently became an air reserve technician, or ART, a federal civil service employee who works for a unit full-time in the same position he or she fills as a Reservist.

Unit: 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

Air Force job: Fuel Systems Craftsman

Education: Currently working on CCAF

What I'm reading: Slaughterhouse-Five

What I'm listening to: old Chicago blues

Favorite team: Atlanta Braves

Easiest way to annoy me: Mindless chatter

Favorite way to relax: Massage

Most influential person in my life and why: My wife. She always has strength in her no matter what the situation is.

If I won $1 million I would: Retire