JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. –
(America’s Airman is a weekly article highlighting a member of the JBA community)
Hometown?
San Marcos, Texas.
Why do you serve?
Both my grandfathers were in the military, and I decided to follow in their footsteps. I’ve also always loved the medical field, and I was really excited to get selected as an aerospace medical service specialist.
How does your job impact the wing’s mission?
We keep everybody healthy, deployable and ready to fight. Additionally, we make sure service member's families and retirees are taken care of as well.
What's been your favorite assignment/TDY and why?
My recent deployment to Bagram, Afghanistan was definitely my best assignment so far. I joined to deploy, so I was excited about the opportunity.