Airman Spotlight: Senior Airman Evelyn Chavez

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Job title: Still Photographer journeyman

Job description and its impact on the overall mission: I'm a Public Affairs still photographer who provides digital imagery to tell the Air Force story not only to the base population but to the external population as well. I provide photographic support to the 51st Fighter Wing, 7th Air Force & all tenant units located on Osan AB. I also research and compile factual data for articles and captions for the Osan Web site and Crimson Sky newspaper.

Time in the military: Three years

Time at Osan: Five months

DEROS: July 2011

Family: My parents currently live in Texas. I have two brothers and two sisters.

Hometown: El Paso, Texas

Hobbies: Running, photography, sports, traveling.

Why did you join the military?
I have always wanted to be part of something bigger than myself.

Where do you see yourself in 10 or 20 years?
In 20 years I hope to be an Air Force retiree and starting my new career as a recreational sports center manager.

What do you do for fun here? Travel to different places around the peninsula and run.

What's your favorite Air Force memory or story? Being an Air Force photographer provides you with many opportunities to see what all the different career fields entail. One of those opportunities was flying with an AC 130 gunship squadron in N.M. during a training exercise and being able to sit in the sensor operator seat and perform a basic surface attack.

What accomplishment are you most proud of? Contributing to the local communities I have belonged to during the last three years and being a good example to my younger brother and sister.

Who are your role models?
My mother because she is so selfless in all she does and has taught me to do believe that anything is possible when my heart and mind are in the right place.