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Fairchild's Finest: Staff Sgt. Nicholas E. Hollingsworth

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FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. --  Fairchild's Finest is a weekly recognition program that highlights top-performing members of Team Fairchild.

Rank/Name:
Staff Sgt. Nicholas E. Hollingsworth

Unit of assignment:
92nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

Duty title:
Hydraulic Systems Craftsman

Hometown and state:
Bonney Lake, Washington

What do you do on a daily basis at Fairchild AFB?
I maintain KC-135 Hydraulic Systems.

What do you enjoy about your job?
I enjoy being given the responsibility and having the ability to make the people around me better and in turn, fueling freedom.

Why did you choose to serve in the military?
I chose to serve to broaden my horizon, experience new places and cultures and to serve my country.

Time in military:
Seven and a half years

Goals you want to achieve or meet while at Fairchild AFB?
I would like to become a Field Training Detachment instructor and earn a promotion to technical sergeant.

Hobbies:
Playing basketball, working on my home and property, and spending time with family.

Your best habit:
Punctuality in my everyday tasks.

Who is your favorite mentor and what did you learn from him/her?
Tech. Sgt. Steve Manning, because he showed me how to be a successful supervisor.

If you could spend one hour with any person, who would it be and why?
A past or the current president in order to understand how decisions and actions are made and executed at that level.