Photo By Staff Sgt. Parker Dubois | U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Arron Schultz, 1st Maintenance Squadron unit deployment...... read more read more
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Tucked down a lengthy hallway, an Airman types persistently at the keys, working diligently to ensure every member of the 1st Maintenance Squadron is ready to deploy.
From setting up medical appointments to ensuring Service members complete required training, U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgts. Arron Schultz and Matt Duvall, 1st MXS unit deployment managers, , provide the tools for deploying Airmen to continue their mission anywhere in the world. As a UDM, they work closely with the commander of the maintenance squadron to keep up with the constant movement of individuals in and out of the squadron.
“Everything that the UDM does helps [Airmen] get out the door and gets them prepared for what they have to do,” said Schultz. “We play a very vital role in ensuring that the commander is in the know and is knowledgeable about where his squadron is as far as readiness to get out the door and do what we have to do,”
With a squadron of more than 500 members, Schultz said, trying to get up to 60 Airmen to complete what they need to in a timely manner can be quite stressful. He does; however, finds helping members of his unit to be rewarding.
“The people are what drives us to help prepare them and get them ready for their mission,” said Schultz. “The biggest thing is always taking care of the people.”
Duvall said when the position became available he took the opportunity to get outside of his primary duty in ammunitions to get a sense of what other Airmen do throughout the squadron.
“This job opens up your eyes to the behind the scenes work that goes on in the squadron to ensure that everyone is up to date and prepared for the mission at hand,” said Duvall. “I just like helping out everybody. I just like to help make the process easier, because they have enough stresses, such as leaving their families.”
According to Schultz, who was formally in low observable aircraft structural maintenance, he feels that being a UDM is a good tool for those who want to be in a leadership position because it gives insight to how everything comes together to get the mission done.
| Date Taken: | 06.14.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 06.14.2016 16:38 |
| Story ID: | 201122 |
| Location: | HAMPTON, VIRGINIA, US |
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