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IN FOCUS: Senior Airman Jenna Roueche

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  • By Staff Sgt. Heather Skinkle
  • 419th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, UTAH --  Senior Airman Jenna Roueche from the 419th Civil Engineering Squadron recently sat down with Public Affairs to discuss winning Air Force Reserve Command's Emergency Manager of the Year award. 'Carpe diem' or 'seize the day' should be this Airman's motto. She has been twice honored with Emergency Manager of the Year, she is training for a marathon, is on the Sunset City, Utah fire department board of directors and is working on her doctorate's. Now that is a full schedule.

How long have you been in the 419th Fighter Wing?

I have been in 3.5 years, I will hit my four-year mark in December.

Why did you join the Air Force?

I had always wanted to be in the military. My brother is a Marine. He talked me out of joining the Marine Corps, so I weighed my options and decided on the Air Force. I didn't join for the educational benefits, I wanted the Air Force to work around my schooling not provide my schooling. Right now I am working on my doctorate in behavioral medicine.

Describe your job:

I teach chemical warfare courses and help prepare for ORIs and OREs during peace time. When deployed we deal with the EOC, par teams, and decon stuff. When I deployed to Kirkuk in 2007 for a six month rotation we did a lot of nuclear chemical plotting. When people call in a mortar attack we essentially map out the coordinates of where the mortar hit.

What is the most challenging aspect of your job?

The most challenging aspect of my job currently is redesigning the emergency management program. We are tweaking minor things and adding stuff to it. The program is always changing, for instance, we have been adding new CBTs to it.

Do you have any advice for award seekers?

Keep track of your training, work, and volunteer bullets because nobody else will do it for you.

Where do you see yourself in five years?

 I would like to get out in a couple years, after I finished my six year enlistment. I might also try and cross over to the officer side or work as a civilian government employee.

Where do you volunteer?

Sunset City fire deptartment, sit on board of directors and am in the Davis County Reserve medical corps.

When you have free time do you want to stay at home to relax or go out on the town?

I am either doing homework or I go out with a small circle of friends I have known forever. We usually go to Salt Lake City on Saturdays to listen to the Spazmatics, a rad 80s cover band at Liquid Joe's.

Do you prefer dogs or cats?

I hate cats! I have two teacup poodle puppies, Liberty and Paisley Grace. My dogs are great because they are low maintenance. All they need is food, water, and a little love.

If you were in the middle of the Pacific on a capsizing ship and could bring five things with you before you were marooned on a desert island, what would you bring?

My significant other would swim with me and we would probably want to bring my poodles, a ham radio, food, water and a laptop.