445th Airlift Wing August Spotlight Performer

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Rank/Name: 1st Lt. Bilal Temsah

Unit: 445th Security Forces Squadron

Duty Title: Training and Combat Arms Officer in Charge

Hometown: Beirut, Lebanon

Civilian Job: Federal Agent for the U.S. Department of Transportation

Education: Master of Science in international relations from University of Redlands, Bachelor of Science in construction engineering management from California State University at Long Beach, Bachelor of Science in management information technology from American University of Beirut.

Hobbies: Running, swimming, reading, cooking

Career Goal: My next career goal is to be a foreign area officer. I’m especially interested in the Central Command (CENTCOM) region since I am from there originally.

What do you like about working at the 445th?: I like the morale and positivity. I admire the commitment of the Airmen here. I also appreciate how family-oriented it feels, and that everybody cares about everybody.

Why did you join the Air Force?: I wanted to serve and to give back to the United States for the opportunity to come live here as a citizen. I was born in Beirut and spent a lot of time in the U.S. Embassy as a child because my dad was a federal agent for the U.S. Department of State. That planted a seed in me to want to serve, along with the mentorship of an Air Force Foreign Area Officer (FAO) who also worked there in the U.S. Embassy in Beirut. He made me want to be part of the Air Force, so I’ve had that goal since I was a kid. Since I arrived in the United States in 2006, I worked hard at my goal of commissioning in the Air Force.