Voices of the VaANG: Staff Sgt. Edward Porter III

Photo By Tech. Sgt. Lucretia Cunningham | Staff Sgt. Edward Porter III, 192nd Maintenance Squadron munitions systems technician, builds a munitions assembly conveyer as part of annual training on March 11, 2020, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. The MAC is one of the first objectives a munitions team will accomplish upon arrival in an area of responsibility. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Lucretia Cunningham)  

HAMPTON, VA, UNITED STATES

06.05.2020

Story by Tech. Sgt. Lucretia Cunningham 

192nd Wing

“I’ve been here [in the Virginia Air National Guard] since 2015. I’ve also served in the Reserve and was active duty for 10 years, but I was not doing this. I was in the medical field and I’m a CT Scan technician; I work at Sentara [Healthcare]. I’m from Virginia and live in Newport News, so I wanted to pick a job in the Guard at Langley but there were no medical jobs available. And I wanted to stay in the military and finish my time so I could retire.

Being in munitions is more fast-paced than medical, and it’s much more physical. But it’s affected me in a positive way; it’s always nice to learn something new and how different parts of the Air Force operate.

My advice to new Airmen would be to absorb all the experiences you can, learn all you can, and be attentive to what people are telling you -- just stick with it and you’ll do well. ”

--Staff Sgt. Edward Porter III, 192nd Maintenance Squadron munitions systems specialist

• Date Taken: 06.05.2020
• Date Posted: 06.19.2020 13:19
• Story ID: 371563
• Location: HAMPTON, VA, US