Service before self garners fuels NCO spotlight Published Nov. 16, 2007 ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England -- Staff Sgt. Juan Navarrete, fuels distribution supervisor, was nominated for the Liberty spotlight by his chain of command because he "epitomizes the core value of Service Before Self." Unit: 48th Logistic Readiness Squadron Commander: Major Adrian Crowley Time in Service: 8 years Time at Lakenheath: 5 years Hometown: Alexandria, Virginia Hobbies: Working on vehicles, computers and spending time with his children Core Value Portrayed: Sergeant Navarrete epitomizes the core value of Service Before Self. He works hard to maximize the efforts of his Airmen using his vast personal leadership qualities. He truly cares about each person he supervises and makes a point to treat everyone with the utmost respect. --Tech. Sgt. Ellis Franks, supervisor Why is serving in the Air Force important to you? It gives me chance to do something for the country. I have been fortunate to have traveled the world and I make an impact everyday. Also it gives me a chance to mentor younger troops and to guide them towards becoming good NCOs one day. What accomplishment during your Air Force career are you most proud of? I recently returned from Iraq and I feel like I made a difference in the way our operations worked. I got the chance to maintain a war-time fleet and train my flight on these procedures. It was my first deployment since our career field merger and I was able to personally influence our overall ability to keep planes flying.