Warrior of the Week: Airman 1st Class Diamand Ritchie

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  • By Senior Airman Xavier Navarro
  • 319th Air Base Wing Public Affairs


Name: Airman 1st Class Diamand Ritchie

Unit: 319th Logistics Readiness Squadron

Duty title: Logistics Planner Apprentice

Time in service: 1 year and 5 months

Time on station: 1 year and 1 month

Hometown:  Auburn, Wash.

Why is serving in the Air Force important to you?
Serving with the Air Force and its Airmen is important to me because I feel like I'm contributing to something that is bigger than myself.

What moment or accomplishment as a Warrior of the North are you most proud of and why?
The accomplishment as a Warrior of the North that I am most proud of is when I was the lead logistics planner for a wing-wide exercise processing 132 personnel.

What is your favorite part of your job?
My favorite part of the job is the critical role that I play in the deployment process.

How do you apply the wing commander's principles of 'passion, proficiency and professionalism'?
I apply the wing commander's principles of 'passion, proficiency and professionalism' by ensuring that all of the members deploying out of Grand Forks have missions to get to their deployed locations on time.

Who or what inspires you and why?
The person that inspires me the most is my manager from when I was working at Volkswagen before I joined the Air Force. She helped me to be more confident and comfortable with my abilities and as a person.

What's the first thing that made you think Grand Forks Air Force Base was a cool place other than the temperature or weather?
The first thing that made me think Grand Forks AFB was a cool place other than the weather was the people here and my unit. When I first got here, almost everyone that I talked to would tell me to take classes and start working toward my CCAF degree. The people and Airmen here really seem like they legitimately care.

Do you have any military service or anyone close to you? If so when and where did they serve?
My grandpa retired from the Air Force after 23 years as a master sergeant in services. Also my aunt served four years as security forces and her husband is currently a logistics readiness officer at Dyess AFB, Texas.