by Staff Reports
51st Fighter Wing Public Affairs
3/11/2014 - OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea --
Unit: 51st Maintenance Squadron
Job title: Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory (PMEL) Technician
Job description and its impact on the overall mission:
As a PMEL technician I have the unique ability to impact the mission of
more than 100 Owning Work Centers spread out all over the peninsula.
This varies from our primary mission, keeping aircraft operational, to
many secondary missions like providing support to the hospital,
commissary, civil engineering, and Transportation Management Office
(TMO).
Time in the military: Three years
Time at Osan: Three months
DEROS: Nov. 2014
Family: Mother, father, four older sisters, and one older brother.
Hometown: Orlando, Fla.
Hobbies: Lifting weights, playing video games, radio controlled cars, and playing pool.
Why did you join the military? I honestly felt like I
had no direction in my life, like I was wasting my time accomplishing
nothing. I walked into a recruiter's office wanting a physically
demanding job, but I scored pretty high on my ASVAB, so they recommended
PMEL. I'm glad they did as I enjoy it!
Where do you see yourself in 10 or 20 years? Giving coins to Airmen for a job well done.
What do you do for fun here? Play pool and barbeque with my fellow flight members.
What's your favorite Air Force memory or story? Chief Master Sgt. Craig Neimann, my previous Flight Chief, coined me.
What accomplishment are you most proud of? On a
personal scale, I finally achieved my goal of flat benching over 300
lbs. I threw up 305 like it was nothing. On a professional scale, I was
recognized by my peers as the MPOY for the 86th MXS at Ramstein Air
Base. That particular PMEL is the AF's largest and winning that award
sort of justified the hard work I put in. However, most recently here at
Osan I was able to take part in a Maintenance Repair Team in which we
went down to Kimhae Airport (southern tip of South Korea) to repair and
certify their 10K lb pallet scale. This scale enables 3,350 short tons
of cargo per year to pass through the peninsula, and it was down for
roughly two years!
Who are your role models? Mr. Steve Reesman (SSgt Reesman), Eielson AFB PMEL Flight Chief.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
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