Warrior of the week -- 366th LRS

Published July 19, 2007

MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- Senior leaders with the 366th Logistics Readiness Squadron here recently selected the following person as one of its warriors of the week:

1st Lt. David Birckhead

Unit and occupation: 366th Logistics Readiness Squadron traffic management officer

Time in service: Three years

Time at Mountain Home Air Force Base: Three years

Hometown: Columbia, Ill.

Hobbies: "Being an awesome dad, running and photography"

What service do you provide Gunfighters: "I provide outstanding logistics support for all cargo and passengers moving to and from the base by all methods of transportation."

Most memorable Air Force moment: "The day I was commissioned because I was officially a member of the world's greatest Air Force"

Interesting personal fact: "When I was 12, I could name all the ships in the Japanese navy during WWII -- and I can still do it today"

Why does 1st Lt. David Birckhead deserve to be selected as a warrior of the week? "Lieutenant Birckhead is a low key professional officer who always gets the job done"
-- James F. Battenfelder, 366th LRS traffic management flight chief