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Warrior of the Week: Airman 1st Class Teirra Camacho

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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 Airman 1st Class Teirra Camacho, 20th Force Support Squadron force management, who is originally from Guam.

She works with enlisted and officer performance reports, Air Force Specialty Code updates, unfavorable information files and other paper work.

"Airman Camacho has provided continuous outstanding support as the lone personnelist in the force management section," said Tech. Sgt. Barbara Whitaker, 20th FSS. "Her shop recently had one member depart for deployment and her NCOIC was out for an entire week. During that time, the mission never suffered. She works tirelessly to ensure all customers get what they need."

While she was working alone, she prepared 47 UIFs for legal review, ensured 56 evaluations were uploaded and updated more than 120 duty status changes.

"I have personally witnessed her staying late on several occasions and coming in on the weekends," said Whitaker. "She has done all of this with not one complaint. While help was offered, she never asked for it. Her efforts display leadership skills that are rare among her peers, and she is more than deserving to be our Warrior of the Week."

Camacho's favorite part of her job is staying busy and working with a lot of great people.

Family: Husband, Senior Airman Calvin Camacho, 79th Aircraft Maintenance Unit

Hobbies: Volunteering for whatever opportunities she can on base. On the weekends she enjoys spending time with her husband.

Favorite music: Island music and rhythm and blues

Quote: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you"

Favorite movie: "My Best Friend's Wedding"

Hero/mentor: "My mom, she raised my brother and I as a single parent. She did all that she could do to provide for us."

Goals: "I plan on retiring from the Air Force and being the best at whatever I do."

If you could spend one hour with anyone, who would it be and why? "My grandma. I want to spend just one more hour with her since she passed."

Favorite food: Sea food

Biggest accomplishment: "Getting where I am today. I never saw myself doing this. I was terrified."

If could only have three things while stuck on a desert island, what would they be? Floater, sunglasses and lip balm