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Intel Airman sets record

Staff Sgt. Rachelle Blake

55th Wing Public Affairs

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. -- For the average Airman, the be- U.S. Air Force photo by Jeff W. Gates
ginning of their career looks pretty similar: complete basic military train-
ing and technical school and then at their first duty station, knock out ca- Airman 1st Class Nathan Dunster, 55th Intelligence Support Squadron electronic warfare systems
reer development courses. apprentice, follows the “power on” checklist for the reconnaissance equipment on the RC-135 Riv-
et Joint Aug. 6 at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. He recently earned a 95 percent on his career
When Airman 1st Class Nathan M. Dunster, 55th Intelligence Support Squad- development course end of course exam, the highest score ever recorded in his career field.
ron electronic warfare systems apprentice, arrived at Offutt in August 2014, after
finishing basic training and technical school, he had already set the bar high. plex system and help out whenever he can. He always goes above and beyond.”
Dunster is grateful to his leadership and said he still has a few things he
“It did not surprise me to learn he graduated top of his class from his
six-month-long technical school and prior to that, earned honor graduate would like to achieve in the near future.
at BMT,” said Staff Sgt. Raymond Holmer, 55th ISS RC-135 systems main- “I am proud of my leadership for encouraging and empowering me to do
tenance instructor, and Dunster’s supervisor.
my best,” he said. “Next I would like to work on becoming an officer or at
It wasn’t long before he set it even higher. After tackling four volumes of least earning my bachelor’s degree.”
CDCs, comprised of 562 pages, Dunster took his end of course exam.
But whatever he decides to do, his supervisor is confident he will go far.
He earned a 95 percent, the highest EOC score ever recorded in his ca- “Dunster has under one year of time on Offutt Air Force Base, but I be-
reer field. But, it was no easy feat. lieve he will shine in the ‘RJ’ program and the Air Force,” Holmer said. “He
truly strives for excellence in all we do.”
“I studied at least an hour a day and did in-depth reviews with my supervi-
sors,” Dunster said. “I knew I wanted to do well on my CDC’s. I felt that the
Air Force was paying me to perform and so I should do the best job I can.”

And that is exactly what he did.
“Getting the EOC score he did is awesome,” Holmer said. “Throughout his
CDCs he was also going through eight months of RC-135 systems training, scor-
ing equally as high with an average of 94 percent and graduating top of class.
From day one, Airman Dunster has shown a lot of motivation to learn our com-

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