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Arizona Air National Guard member fulFacebook.com/DesertLightningNews lls life’s
dream of becoming an attorney

2nd Lt. Tinashe T. Machona

161st Air Refueling Wing

PHOENIX - For Senior Master Sgt. Alex Brown, a 20-year Air Force veteran (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Courtney Enos)
and Arizona Air National Guard member, a life-long calling to practice law set
him upon an arduous journey to fulfill a dream. Senior Master Sgt. Alex brown, front, leads the Arizona Air National Guard’s 161st Air Refueling
Wing during a march at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Ariz., Dec. 7, 2014. Brown’s prior experi-
e dream became reality when he passed the Arizona bar exam recently. ence as military training instructor made him the unit’s resident expert on drill and ceremonies
e newly minted lawyer is the material management superintendent for the and gave him skills that, he said, helped him graduate from law school.
161st Logistics Readiness Squadron at the 161st Air Refueling Wing here.
“I knew I wanted to be a lawyer since I was in high school. It’s never too late Summit Law School in Phoenix. He served full time in logistics while attend-
to follow your dreams,” said Brown. “When I found out that I passed the bar ing classes at night. However, the rigors of study and internships eventually
exam I was overwhelmed with joy and the first thing I did was call my mother.”
Earlier in his career, Brown served as a military training instructor, or MTI, See DREAM, Page 24
at Air Force basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio – Lackland, Texas.
“Being an MTI was one of the most rewarding jobs in my Air Force career,”
Brown said. As an instructor he worked up to 18 hours per day, and he said the
experience taught him time management among other skills.
“One of the things I learned as an MTI was the ability to speak in front of
people. I eventually became more comfortable because I had to consistently
talk in front of 65 trainees without hesitating,” he said. “When you make your
opening and closing argument in court, you are essentially telling a story to the
judge or jury and you have to have emotion in your story if you want them to
find in your favor.”
After joining the Arizona Air National Guard, Brown enrolled in Arizona

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