Airman Spotlight: Staff Sgt. Kristine Clawson

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OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea --  Name: Kristine Clawson

Unit: 51 OSS

Job title: Aviation Resource Manager/ HARM NCOIC

Job description and its impact on the overall mission: Oversee Jump/Flight pay for 200+ members and ensure aircrew have met all training requirements for real world missions

Time in the military: 7 ½ Years

Time at Osan: 4 Months

DEROS: Feb 2015

Family: SSgt Allen Clawson- Currently deployed to Afghanistan

Hometown: Prescott, AZ

Hobbies: Reading, Working-out, traveling

Why did you join the military? Carry on the family tradition of serving our country and the education benefits

Where do you see yourself in 10 or 20 years? Hopefully as a Superintendent of a Sq. and hopefully my MBA will be complete

What do you do for fun here? Travel and read

What's your favorite Air Force memory or story? Touring Air Force One and meeting President Obama

What accomplishment are you most proud of? Earning the 2012 AMC 1C0X2 NCO of the year

Who are your role models? My dad who was a POW during the Vietnam War and continued to serve in the Marine Corps for 23 years. He has shown me that no matter how hard life gets there is a silver lining and hard work does pay off in the end.