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A Rock Solid Warrior: Senior Airman Brittany Beltran

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  • By Staff Sgt. Jeremy Bowcock
  • 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs
SOUTHWEST ASIA --  This week's Rock Solid Warrior is Senior Airman Brittany Beltran. Beltran is a pass and registration specialist with the 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. The Toledo, Ohio native is deployed from the 81st Security Forces Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi.

Q: What is your family's military heritage (anyone else in your family who was/is in the military?):
A: Several members of my family served in the Army including my Father and older brother. My Grandfather served in the Navy. I am the first in my family to serve in the Air Force.

Q: What is your mission here (in general terms)?
A: My mission is to manage access control for 5 DoD bases and control entry into restricted and controlled areas. I also validate base access for all military and coalition members.

Q: What are some of the best parts of your mission?
A: I get to meet and interact with almost everyone who enters the installation.

Q: What are some of the challenges you face while conducting your mission, and how do you overcome them?
A: The language barrier can be a tough challenge at times; I've had to overcome it by learning some of the local language to better assist with the process.
Filling an NCO role as a SrA is a challenge but one I look forward to and do my best to excel at. It gives me a chance to grow as a person and a leader.

Q: How does your job differ in a deployed environment vs. home base?
A: I get to intermingle with Host Nation, Canadian and British Foreign Military here at The Rock.

Q: How many times have you deployed?
A: This is my second deployment.

Q: What makes this deployment unique?
A: This deployment is unique because I am not just doing my job and fulfilling the mission, but furthering my education as well and attending professional military education classes to become a better Airman. It has taught me a lot about time management.

Q: Why did you join the Air Force?
A: I joined the Air Force for many reasons including education, travel and to be a positive example to my nieces and nephew.

(The Rock Solid Warrior is a weekly spotlight focused on an outstanding member of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing. These unsung heroes have been nominated by their unit leadership to be recognized for their efforts while deployed.)