48th CONS Airman practices Excellence in All We Do

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ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England --  Airman 1st Class William Faulkner, 48th Contracting Squadron contracting specialist, was nominated for the Liberty spotlight by his chain of command because he portrays the Air Force core value of "Excellence in All We Do."

Commander: Lt. Col. William Lorey

Time in Service: 1 year, 8 months

Time at Lakenheath: 1 year, 3 months

Hometown: Ruston, La. 

Hobbies: Foreign language

Core Value Portrayed: Airman Faulkner is constantly driven to meet the customers' needs. He will take all additional steps required to complete each requirement to the best of his abilities. Airman Faulkner researches all available avenues that will provide the best outcome for the customer, the government and the tax payer. The squadron has received many thanks from customers, and contractors alike, lauding his work and communication skills during all transactions. Airman Faulkner truly embodies the core value, Excellence in All We Do.

Why is serving in the Air Force important to you?
I'm the eldest child in my family and it is definitely important to me that I set an example for my brothers and sister. It's easy for me now to look back at the lazy, pessimistic state I was in before I joined the Air Force and see the changes it has made in me in only two years. I hope by serving in the Air Force I will motivate my siblings to be more responsible and lead a better life.

Also, I whole heartedly believe in being proud of where you come from. Serving my country as a member of the Air Force fulfills this for me as an American. I can't imagine being anywhere else in my life than right here.

What accomplishment during your Air Force career are you most proud of?
Before I joined the Air Force I was barely going to college and barely working a part time job. I didn't have any real direction or aspirations in my life. I never expected myself to be in charge of anything. One of the requirements I have to do as a contracting specialist is conduct site visits. Still to this day I get the greatest feeling of accomplishment when I am leading five or six vendors around a site and everyone is looking to me for answers. Me, a 22-year-old college dropout, leading men and women around who have been doing business and working for a living for years. I am most proud of the responsibility I have been given as a contracting specialist to have the latitude to lead these visit all on my own without supervision.