Airman of the Week: Nathaniel Parker

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DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. --  

Name/rank: Nathaniel Parker

Squadron: 436th Force Support Squadron

Job description: Chief of unit readiness

Family: My wife, Claudia, my 16-year-old son, Nathaniel, my 14-year-old son, Trey, and my 12-year-old daughter, Halle.

Favorite movie: "The Ten Commandments"

Favorite food: Shrimp and salmon

Favorite book: "Angels and Demons"

Who inspires you? First, my wife and children, and then people who live life and not those who just want to be in it.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Still smiling, with good health, and mentoring my kids and people around me.

Parker leads an office of four, ensuring all assigned 436th FSS and 436th Mission Support Group staff, personnel and equipment are qualified and ready to meet Air Expeditionary Force and Air Mobility Command tasking requirements. He manages a deployment equipment account valued at $163,000 and a training equipment account valued at $188,000. His previous experience as an Air Force personnel member pays dividends every day, as he also trains 103 personnel on Self-Aid-Buddy-Care and home station readiness training.
- 1st Lt. Brianna Rodriguez
Supervisor