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Fairchild’s Finest: Senior Airman Craig Maertens

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FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. --  

Name: Senior Airman Craig Maertens

Unit: 66th Training Squadron

Duty Title: Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape Specialist

Home town: West Chicago, Ill.

Years in Service: 4 years

What do you do at Fairchild Air Force Base? Teach water survival.

Favorite aspect of job: I enjoy my job because it allows me to be active at work and teach others. Teaching has always been a passion of mine.

Why did you choose to serve in the military? I actually joined the military for SERE. Once I found out that SERE was a job in the Air Force I immediately went to the recruiter and joined.

Family: My fiancé: Paige Simpson, mother: Leanne, father: Dean, two sisters: Lauren and Megan, and brother: Eric

Greatest accomplishment: Graduating SERE specialist training, Navy SCUBA School and working toward my degree.

Goals you want to achieve or meet at Fairchild Air Force Base: Make staff sergeant and finish my degree.

Hobbies: Climbing, working out, hiking and mountain biking

Your best habit: Working out.

Favorite Quote: "Don't measure your work off of others, always work your hardest." -- Unknown

Favorite movies: Beverly Hills Ninja

Who is your favorite mentor and what did you learn from him/her: Definitely my father because he taught me what a work ethic should be and not to make excuses for anything.

If you could spend one hour with any person, who would it be and why: Jesus because he is Jesus!!!