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Warrior of the Week: Tech Sgt. Erica Larsen

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  • By Airman 1st Class Daniel Phelps
  • 20th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. --  Editor's note: The Warrior of the Week program recognizes outstanding Airmen here who exemplify the Air Force's Core Values.

This week's Warrior of the Week is Tech. Sgt. Erica Larsen, 20th Aerospace Medicine Squadron public health flight NCOIC of preventive health assessment, originally from Hopewell, Va.

Sergeant Larsen is the liaison between the base and the clinic to ensure all Airmen are up-to-date on their PHA.

"I love that my job has something different every day," she said.

"Sergeant Larsen has been essential in improving Shaw's overall individual medical readiness rate," said 1st Lt. Jaclyn Guess, 20th AMDS public health flight commander.

When Sergeant Larsen took on the task of NCOIC of PHA, she increased the appointment availability by 350 percent and decreased the number of overdue members from 150 to 30, said the lieutenant. As a result of her efforts, the IMR rates reached 84.8 percent and placed Shaw as number one in Air Combat Command.

Sergeant Larsen recently implemented "PHA week" to expand the capacity within PHA to see even more members in order for the 20th Fighter Wing to have more Airmen medically ready to deploy.

"Sergeant Larsen is an excellent NCOIC and a model NCO for the U.S. Air Force," said Lieutenant Guess.

Family: Husband, Tech. Sgt. Gary Larsen, 9th Air Force executive communications, 9 year old son, Gary, and 6 year old daughter, Lillian

Hobbies: Extreme couponing

Favorite music: Top 40

Favorite movie: Comedy and horror

Guilty Pleasure: Biggest Loser Couples Edition and Mob Wives

Hero/mentor: "My dad. He's always there for me. He taught me about the small things in life. It's the small things that build to the bigger."

Goals: She wants to finish her bachelor's degree in health care management and be able to provide for her kids to go to college.

If you could spend one hour with anyone, who would it be and why? "President Lincoln, I would like to sit and get his perspective of things."

Favorite food: Swiss Cake Rolls

Biggest accomplishment: "Being in college. No one in my family has gone to college."

If you could only have three things while stuck on a desert island, what would they be? A knife, matches and her husband.