Airman Spotlight: Staff Sgt. Arthur Williams

Published Nov. 3, 2014
By Staff Reports
51st Fighter Wing Public Affairs

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Name: Arthur Williams

Unit: 51 MDSS

Job title: Biomedical Equipment Technician (BMET)

Job description and its impact on the overall mission: Installs, maintains, calibrates, repairs and uninstalls medical equipment. Maintains first responder equipment for Fire Department and Security Forces. Primary technician for the Public Access Defibrillator program at Osan AB and Deagu AB. Oversees maintenance of 127 War Reserve Material packages at 5 locations. Directs the maintenance of 286 Air Evacuation Patient Movement Items. Also runs the AF's only CPS hospital.

Time in the military: 9 Years

Time at Osan: This is my second time here and I have been here 8 months.

DEROS: 10 Feb 15

Family: All of my fellow BMET's

Hometown: Sacramento, CA

Hobbies: Working out, playing basketball, Video games, Animation, traveling/site seeing, learning world history

Why did you join the military? Pay school loans, learn a trade, and serve my country

Where do you see yourself in 10 or 20 years? I see myself happily married

What do you do for fun here? Work out, travel/site see and experience the culture

What accomplishment are you most proud of? The part I was able to play in saving lives during my deployment

Who are your role models? Gail Devers, Bruce Lee, John F. Kennedy