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12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern)Warfighter of theWeek:

Master Sgt. Leah Chavez

Staff Sgt. Adam Grant perintendent. You have direct influence on (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Adam Grant)
the livelihood of our Airmen and there’s no
12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) Public Affairs one better for the job than Chavez; to put Master Sgt. Leah Chavez, 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) A1 contingency
it simply she’s amazing and we’re happy to operations and planning manager, has been selected as the 12th AF (AF-
Master Sgt. Leah Chavez, 12th Air have her as a part of our team.” SOUTH) Warfighter of the Week, at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., Aug. 07, 2015.
Force (Air Forces Southern) A1 contin- War Fighter of the Week is an opportunity for the Airmen who represent 12th
gency operations and planning manager, In her personal time, Chavez loves chal- AF (AFSOUTH) to share their own story. The Warfighter of the Week initiative
was recognized as the Warfighter of the lenging herself both physically and men- aligns with the 12th AF (AFSOUTH) commander’s priority of creating a work
Week, July 10, 2015. tally. She loves to workout and run mara- environment where someone knows you both professionally and personally.
thons, and has found ways to inspire others
Chavez, a native of Houston, Texas, has through these hobbies.
been serving in the Air Force for 12 years.
She served five years with the Air National “I love to motivate people and I love fit-
Guard and seven years with the Air Force ness, so being able to workout with my
Reserves. She has always known that serv- fellow Airmen, or pace them during their
ing in the Air Force is what she wanted to do physical fitness test, means a lot to me,”
so after graduating high school she enlisted. said Chavez.” “No Airman left behind truly
means a lot to me.”
As an A1 contingency operations and
planning manager for 12th AF (AFSOUTH), In the future Chavez would like to be-
she works with the Installation Personnel come a First Sergeant and also plans on pur-
Readiness office and Unit Deployment Man- suing her education by getting her Master’s
agers to make sure Airmen have all of their Degree in Homeland Security.
pre-deployment requirements taken care of
before being deployed. She also keeps ac- Warfighter of the Week is an opportu-
countability for all Air Force personnel that nity for the Airmen throughout 12th AF
travel through the United States Southern (AFSOUTH) to share their story. The Warf-
Command area of responsibility. ighter of the Week initiative aligns with the
12th AF (AFSOUTH) commander’s prior-
“Being a contingency operations and ity of creating a work environment where
planning manager can be a very complex someone knows you both professionally
job, you have a lot of responsibility and there and personally. These outstanding Airmen
are a lot of moving pieces that go in to get- are selected by their directors based on their
ting the job done,” said Senior Master Sgt. contributions to the Air Force’s mission.
Dorothy Cole, 12th AF (AFSOUTH), A1 su-

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