Rock Solid Warrior Published July 2, 2007 386th Expeditionary Contracting Squadron SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Master Sgt. Patrick Mock Master Sgt. Patrick Mock 386th Expeditionary Contracting Squadron Contingency Contracting Officer Home unit/base: 23rd Contracting Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Ga. How do you support the mission here? I serve as a Contingency Contracting Officer or in plain English "I buy stuff". How many times have you deployed and what makes this one unique? I have deployed four times. This is my first deployment as a Contingency Contracting Officer. How does your job differ in a deployed environment vs. home base? At home I am the Contracting Superintendent and spend my days being the Superintendent, First Sergeant, Unit Training Manager, Unit Deployment Manager, Orderly Room and the list goes on. Here I hold a warrant for the first time and am enhancing my contracting skills from training received in past years.