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Warfighter of the Week: Staff Sgt. Jonathan Allen

Tech. Sgt. Heather R. Redman                         however, enjoy moving frequent-          provided stability and job security, as  of this unit, Staff Sgt. Allen has always
                                                     ly. Growing up, I was able to live       well as opportunities for me to grow     excelled in all aspects of his position,”
12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) Public Affairs  throughout the continental U.S., Ha-     both personally and professionally. I    said Master Sgt. Nichelle Hunter
                                                     waii, and Japan.”                        do not know what I would be doing        Nichols, 12th AF (AFSOUTH) ex-
   DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE                                                                    if I had not joined”                     ecutive support superintendent. “It’s
BASE, Ariz. -- Staff Sgt. Jonathan                       Despite Allen’s original apprehen-                                             not easy to fill a position that has to
Allen, 12th Air Force (Air Forces                    sions on joining the military, the de-      As a Client Systems Technician        meet the mission requirements and
Southern) Client Systems Techni-                     sire for a change in his life led him    and Executive Communications             expectations of both the 355th Com-
cian and Executive Communications                    to consider the military as a possible   Support staff member, Allen pro-          munications Squadron and 12th AF
Support staff member, was recog-                      career choice.                           vides communications support to          (AFSOUTH) headquarters, but he’s
nized as the Warfighter of the Week,                                                           the 12th AF (AFSOUTH) headquar-          done so seamlessly. “
Jan. 19, 2016.                                          “I joined the military primarily for  ters command and staff members.
                                                     a sense of purpose and to become a                                                   Warfighter of the Week is an op-
   Allen was introduced to the mili-                 responsible adult,” said Allen. “I also     “My job is to ensure everyone has     portunity for the Airmen through-
tary lifestyle at a very young age, with             wanted the benefits such as travel,       the ability to log into their worksta-   out 12th AF (AFSOUTH) to share
his father serving in the Navy. But                  pay, education, and promotion op-        tions every day and that all devices     their story. The Warfighter of the
it was the time spent separated from                 portunities. I honestly only wanted      are up to date with local and Air        Week initiative aligns with the 12th
friends and family that nearly kept                  to do one enlistment and use my GI       Force policy,” said Allen. “Whether      AF (AFSOUTH) commander’s pri-
him from joining.                                    bill to go to school, and here I am 10   it’s here at 12th AF (AFSOUTH)           ority of creating a work environment
                                                     years later still proudly serving.”      or downrange throughout the U.S.         where someone knows you both
   “Growing up, I had no desire to                                                            Southern Command’s area of re-           professionally and personally. These
join the military,” said Allen. “It was                 Although Allen has had his share      sponsibility, the communications ca-     outstanding Airmen are selected by
mostly the deployments that my dad                   of tribulations, he has not regretted    pabilities I provide are limitless.”     their directors based on their contri-
went on that discouraged me from                     his decision to join the Air Force.                                               butions to the Air Force’s mission.
joining. I couldn’t comprehend hav-                                                              When it came to choosing a Warf-
ing to leave for six or more months                     “Serving in the military has defi-     ighter of the Week, Allen’s section
at a time and being away from my                     nitely had its fair share of ups and     had no problems choosing him to
friends and family and being in an                   downs, but for the most part it has      represent them.
entirely new environment. I did                      been great,” added Allen. “I met my
                                                     wife through the Air Force, been            “Knowing the tempo and demands

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