445th Airlift Wing December Spotlight Performer Published Dec. 9, 2013 By 445th Airlift Wing Public Affairs WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Rank/Name: Senior Airman Karolyn Cichantek Unit: 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Duty Title: Aeromedical Evacuation Technician (Primary); Standard Evaluation Liaison Office support staff Hometown: Bailey, Colo. Civilian Job: Until school started I was a civilian EMT. Now I'm a full-time graduate student. Hobbies: Table shuffle board at the VFW, reading, baking banana and other sweet breads, geeky science fiction TV shows Education: Bachelor of Science degree in Biopsychology, Mills College, 2009; In progress: Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology, University of Louisville Career Goal: To become a speech-language pathologist What you like about working at the 445th? I transferred last May from Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., and the 445th made me feel like part of the family before my first unit training assembly. The 445th is also a much larger unit, so I have opportunities that I didn't have before. Why did you join the Air Force? My cousin, Cpl. Matthew Commons, was killed in action during Operation Anaconda, March 2002. I was a freshman in high school and the stories about Jason Cunningham saving who he could as long as he could, stayed with me. When I graduated undergrad and we were still there, I decided I had to do what I could to bring people like Matt home. I obviously couldn't be a PJ, but AE is a better fit anyway.