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Airman Spotlight: Staff Sgt. Kenneth Frasca

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  • 51st Fighter Wing Public Affairs
OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea --  

Unit: 51st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

Job title: 25th Aircraft Maintenance Unit building NCO in charge, ration monitor, information assurance officer, record custodian

Job description and its impact on the overall mission: I fix buildings to ensure that the aircraft are protected from any attacks and are mission ready, keep our main building up and running properly, and improve the functionality of the building and crew shacks.

Time in the military: Nine-and-a-half years

Time at Osan: 18 months

DEROS: Feb. 2014

Family: My wife Mami, and my daughter Aimi

Hometown: Belleville, Ill.

Hobbies: I enjoy working, home brewing, archery, music, and playing with my family.

Why did you join the military? I joined because I wanted to travel the world and help make a difference in people's lives.

Where do you see yourself in 10 or 20 years? In 10 or 20 years I will be retired and starting a brewery or I'll be a teacher.

What do you do for fun here? I like to spend time with my family.

What's your favorite Air Force memory or story? My favorite memory is meeting my wife while on leave in Okinawa, Japan, because I would not have met her if it wasn't for the Air Force.

What accomplishment are you most proud of? I am most proud of the fact that, while deployed to Afghanistan, I was sent to a French FOB to repair a battle-damaged HH-60 Pave Hawk. I repaired a T-701C motor that had taken multiple AK-47 rounds to the engine. I helped repair a propeller blade and a hydro pump all within 24 hours. This just happened to be the same day that Osama Bin Laden was killed.

Who are your role models? I try to be my own role model, but look up to my leadership.