Aiming Higher (Click on the right arrow inside the photo for more info)

I enlisted in the Air Force in 1997 and went to basic training immediately after graduating high school. After completing basic training, I trained for six months in Texas to become an Aircraft Electrical and Environmental Systems technician.

Across the pond

After completing training, I was assigned to live and work outside of Cambridge, England from 1998 to 2001. My love of history, travel and meeting people from different cultures started here. In addition to touring in my own free time, I traveled all over the England, Scotland, and Wales after joining the Honor Guard which supported commemorative WWII ceremonies and funerals where I also played "Taps" with my trumpet. I worked with a diverse group of people from all over the United States. My job included working with and repairing liquid nitrogen and oxygen systems, F-15 aircraft generators, electronic components, and life support systems. I began taking college courses at a university on base and also completed twenty six hours of flying lessons in a Piper aircraft.

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