22nd AMDS Airman earns Faces of A/R recognition

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  • By Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker
  • 22nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs
MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. – For Airmen to earn a Faces of A/R recognition, they must be nominated by members of their leadership, who choose individuals based on their demonstration of the Air Force's Core Values: Integrity First, Service Before Self, and Excellence in All We Do.

Senior Airman Megan Gibson, 22nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron public health technician, received the Faces of Air Refueling recognition March 8.

Gibson oversees medical clearances for deploying personnel. She also conducts sanitary evaluations of food and other public facilities. She determines compliance with sanitary standards and communicates discrepancies to leadership. She also provides food handling, disease outbreak, community health education.

“Senior Airman Gibson is a phenomenal member of our team,” said Master Sgt. James Glickman, 22nd AMDS bioenvironmental flight chief. “She has such a positive attitude. Her personality radiates and spreads into her work, which serves to motivate any Airman she contacts during the duty day.”

The Quincy, Illinois, native joined the Air Force in November 2013 and arrived at McConnell in February 2016.

What are the best parts about the job?

Food facilities here on base are held to a higher standard than they would be in the civilian world. I love that my job ensures those standards are being followed in order to protect our base population. I would have to say the absolute best part of my job is training the new Airmen that arrive in our office. I am passionate about public health, and I love that I get to pass on what I’ve learned to the next generation of technicians.

How do you feel you contribute to the mission?

I believe that I contribute to the mission because my team and I ensure that every Airman here can feel comfortable eating at facilities on base. If an Airman got sick eating somewhere on base and was down for a couple days, the mission could be negatively impacted.

What are the keys to success in your Air Force career?

I think the keys to success for me and my career are maintaining a positive attitude and loving what I do. I don’t know how I got so lucky to have a job that I love doing every day, but I can say it makes a huge difference in the work I do, and it motivates me to continue to learn more every day.

What is one goal that you have already accomplished, or would like to accomplish, during your Air Force career?

I would love to be a first sergeant someday.