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Airman Spotlight: Senior Airman Eric Aguirre

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OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea --  

Unit: 51st Maintenance Operations Flight

Job title: Weapons system controller

Job description and its impact on the overall mission: I coordinate maintenance actions between flight line production superintendents, expeditors, and backshop specialists through monitoring and tracking aircraft status, daily sortie production and flight scheduling effectiveness rates for 24 A-10 Thunderbolts and 28 F-16 Fighting Falcons. In essence, my job is to coordinate between the flight line and flight line support agencies to keep maintenance and flying moving as smooth as possible.

Time in the military: Three years

Time at Osan: Five months

DEROS: May 2014

Family: My mom, Alma, and little sister, Olivia

Hometown: Tustin, Calif.

Hobbies: I enjoy riding my skateboard, playing ping pong, and darts.

Why did you join the military? I joined the Air Force to explore other countries.

Where do you see yourself in 10 or 20 years? I see myself back in California owning my own boardshop.

What do you do for fun here? Here, I enjoy play ping pong, darts and exploring.

What's your favorite Air Force memory or story? My favorite memory was when I first deployed to the UAE.

What accomplishment are you most proud of? I'm most proud of being involved with the first F-22 Raptor combat generation in the UAE.

Who are your role models? My role models are my mom and James Braddock.