Airman of the Week: Senior Airman Philip Smith

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Name/rank:
Senior Airman Philip Smith 

Squadron: 436th Communications Squadron

Job description: Cyber Surety Journeyman

Dream assignment and why: Scott Air Force Base, Ill., to work with Air Force Network Integration Center. That is where all the decisions are made for our career field.

Favorite movie: Inception

Favorite food: Anything my mom has cooked.

Favorite book: "Another River, Another Town" by John Paul Irwin. A great book about my grandfather's experience in World War II.

Who inspires you?: Gen. George Patton Jr. "Accept the challenge so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory."

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?: Working on my Ph.D and running a fortune 500 company's network.

Senior Airman Philip Smith is the type of Airman every supervisor hopes they will receive. He is the top Airman in the Wing Information Assurance Program. Airman Smith's drive and optimism keeps our program running like a well oiled machine. He has continually worked at a level beyond his rank. For six months, Airman Smith single-handedly ran the Information Assurance and Emissions Security Program, as well as building the 166th Air National Guard Emissions Security Program from the ground up. Airman Smith displays great selflessness, putting in long hours preparing for our upcoming Information Assurance Assessment and Assistance Program inspection, while still preparing for his deployment. All of Airman Smith's efforts directly impact the security of our network, preventing any classified information from entering the wrong hands. He has proven to be a tremendous asset to Team Dover and will be greatly missed during his deployment.
-Staff Sgt. Eric Hawley
Supervisor