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Video by Airman Sieana Mackiewicz

ATSEV Artist

AFN Superstation Sembach

March 12, 2014 | 1:29

Many people have hobbies like collecting coins or painting model cars. Airman Sieana Mackiewicz sat down with a staff sergeant who has a hobby that's made a big impact on his life and career. Staff Sergeant William Mangin spent the last year at Incirlik hustling cargo back and forth as an aerial porter, but he recently moved to a position as an air transportation evaluator.
I'm looking at everything from a completely new perspective. Where as I was an aircraft supervisor before, now I’m outside the job looking in and actually evaluating the process. It’s strange to see it from a different perspective. The transition wasn’t seamless and his perspective, as he puts it, may have changed some, but then again Sergeant Mangin is used to seeing things differently.
My drawings are, for me, it’s an escape. I’ve been doing it my entire life.”
As a top notch artist his work has been published in transformers comics, and featured in the video game blood rain two, but most important the art provides an outlet.
Hobbies are very important for stress relief. its that, at the end of the day, getting your mind off the things you’ve been stressed about. “
“Finding something that you really enjoy and honing your skill. Really kind of bring that stability back to your life through whatever means that you have, whatever hobby that you have.”
Mangin uses pen and pencils to help ease his transition…ultimately finding his balance within the sketches.
“It’s very important for your mental fitness i think.”
reporting from Incirlik Air Base, I’m Airman Sieana Mackiewicz.