MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- 1. What is your official job title?
I work for the 931st Security Forces Squadron as a base defense operation controller and fire team leader.
2. What is your hometown? Where did you grow up?
In Palm Beach, Miami, Florida. However, I grew up in Wichita, Kansas
3. What is your civilian job? Are you an ART, ARG or TR)?
I am a traditional reservist. In my civilian capacity, I work as a small engine technician at Home Depot in the Rental Center.
4. Why did you join the 931st ARW?
I joined the 931st ARW to pursue my military career in the USAF and to further improve my personal education.
5. What are your goals (i.e. personal, school)?
I would like to finish my bachelor's degree in computer science/computer engineering. At some point in my military career, I would like to be the first member of my family to commission as an officer.
6. What are your hobbies?
I love anything competitive. I enjoy playing video games, building gaming software, riding motorcycles, longboarding, listening to music, firearms, gun shows, weight lifting, running, photography, and being a car enthusiast.
7. How do you contribute to the 931st mission?
I constantly want what's best for the 931st, my unit and the people I have around me. This means I am always networking with people in and out of our unit to improve the opportunities we have amongst each other and building those relationships with our brother and sister counterparts over on the active-duty side as well as the Kansas National Guard. I walk with my head high and will always spread positivity anywhere I go to keep spirits high and the morale all the much better.
8. What's your favorite part of the mission?
My favorite part about the mission is being able to create better lives for those less fortunate than myself. I also like being able to protect and serve, as well as continuing to keep the freedoms and way of life we all stand to enjoy to this day.