Square D Spotlight: Staff Sgt. Amber Witt

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RAF MILDENHALL, England --  

Name and Rank: Amber Witt, SSgt

Unit: 100th Operations Group

Duty Title: NCO in charge of Current Intelligence and Force Protection

Time in Service: 7 years

Time at Mildenhall: 2 years, 3 months

Hometown: Des Moines, Iowa and Sierra Vista, Ariz.

Hobbies: Spending time with my husband Chris, and daughter Caroline.

Core Value Portrayed: Excellence in all we do

How does the individual portray that core value?
SSgt Witt's performance has been phenomenal, and her actions have been key to the intelligence support provided to the 100 Air Refueling Wing during both homestation and deployment operations, said Master Sgt. Bradley Barnes, 100th OG superintendent of 100th ARW intelligence. Witt analyzed threats to possible deployment operating locations which was key to providing the wing commander with actionable intelligence to determine future beddown for RAF Mildenhall forces. Witt also leads the current intelligence section which provides wing leadership with daily situation briefings on rapidly changing developments across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.

Why is serving in the Air Force important to you?
I'm the first female in my family to be in the military and first in my family to join the Air Force. It was important to me that I follow my family in military service.

What accomplishment during your Air Force career are you most proud of?
I am most proud of working joint service in Afghanistan and Iraq with our sister services. Learning from their perspectives and applying it to operations here has been extremely rewarding.

What are your personal and/or professional goals?
Personally, I would like to attend the National Intelligence University and earn a masters degree in strategic intelligence. Professionally, I would like to serve as a First Sergeant.

What is your favorite part of your job?
I enjoy working with security forces and the installation force protection entities to make RAF Mildenhall a more secure place to live and work.