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- I am Tech Sergeant Shawn Johnson

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from Radar Airfield and
Weather Systems, NCIC.

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I'm originally from
Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

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Whew, Lakenheath is high
speed, let me tell you.

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Work-wise, it's been non
stop since I got here.

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Landed in June last year
and immediately rolled in to

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upgrading all of our Air to Ground radios.

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I had to keep making sure
that the Acer was operational.

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And there's three shifts
over the course of 24 hours

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where there's zero lapse in
coverage from day to day,

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including weekends.

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And then when you have
projects that have to go on

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which you have to
allocate bodies for them,

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like, my guys are keeping
this, what do I do?

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You're always busy and there
is an opportunity to learn.

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There's an impact which you
see and you hear everyday.

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It's great.

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(thunderous air craft sound)

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Charlotte is the second
fighter base I've been to.

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It's been a while since
I've been able to hear

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the roar of jet engines.

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The attitude is different too.

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Work attitude is, you know, let's work.

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Let's get these things done.

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Let's meld as a team and
that's the main thing for me.

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My guys are a great team workers.

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They are the Airforce, but I
feel like they're my family.

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You know?

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They go out and they get things done.

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(bluegrass music)