Sergeant Roberts is the Warrior of the Week Sept. 5

Staff Sgt. Chelsea Roberts, 319th Logistics Readiness Squadron, reaches for the steering wheel as she pulls herself up onto the driver seat of a Halvorsen k-loader used for transporting heavy cargo onto military aircraft, Sept. 5, 2012, at the terminal operation building on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. Roberts helps manage material handling equipment valued at approximately $3 million. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Luis Loza Gutierrez)

Sergeant Roberts sits inside a Halvorsen k-loader used for transporting heavy cargo onto military aircraft

Staff Sgt. Chelsea Roberts, 319th Logistics Readiness Squadron, sits inside a Halvorsen k-loader used for transporting heavy cargo onto military aircraft, Sept. 5, 2012, at the terminal operation building on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. Roberts is in-charge of managing training scenarios during exercises used to prepare Grand Forks AFB Airmen for operational readiness inspections . U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Luis Loza Gutierrez)

Warrior of the Week: Staff Sgt. Chelsea Roberts

Published Sept. 6, 2012
By Senior Airman Luis Loza Gutierrez
319th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Name and Rank: Staff Sgt. Chelsea Roberts

Unit: 319th Logistics Readiness Squadron

Duty Title: NCO in-charge of Air Terminal Operations

Time in Service: 6 years

Hometown: Rice Lake, Wis.

1. Why is serving in the Air Force important to you? Serving is important to me because it's a job that provides for both my family and the Air Force's needs.

2. What accomplishment as a Warrior of the Week are you most proud of and why? The accomplishment I'm most proud of is completing joint inspections for all units on base. This helps teach the units how their cargo should look and also ensures the wing will have no difficulties if and when a real world situation occurs, along with preparing for operational readiness exercises and inspections.

3. What is your favorite part of your job? My favorite part of my job is increasing the knowledge of base personnel on the deployment process.

4. Who inspires you and why? My mom inspires me because she has always been a very strong, hardworking person and I strive to be the same.

5. What's the first thing that made you think Grand Forks Air Force Base was a cool place other than the temperature or weather? Being from Wisconsin, I was excited to get back to a small town atmosphere where everyone knows everyone.