445th AW October Spotlight performer Published Oct. 5, 2012 445th Airlift Wing Public Affairs WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Rank/Name: Senior Airman Maura G. Phillips Unit: 87th Aerial Port Squadron Duty Title: Cargo specialist/training manager for cargo Hometown: Westlake, Ohio Civilian Job: Base Honor Guard Education: Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in biological sciences Hobbies: Diving, running, hiking and singing Career Goal: I would like to retire from the Air Force. I would like to put in as many years as they let me. I'd like to make the rank of Chief or receive my commission as an officer. What you like about working at the 445th? I enjoy working with all my co-workers. If it wasn't for my unit, I wouldn't be where I am today, and I wouldn't have progressed so quickly in my career field. Why did you join the Air Force? The military has been a part of my entire life. It has been a dream of mine since I was a child to be in the Air Force, and without it I feel like a part of me is missing.