Warrior of the Week: Airman First Class Jared Scheel

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  • By Senior Airman Xavier Navarro
  • 319th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. --  Rank and name: Airman 1st Class Jared Scheel

Unit: 319th Logistics Readiness Squadron

Duty Title: Vehicle Management and Analysis journeyman

Time as a Military Member: 1 year

Hometown: Vancouver, Wash.

Why is serving with the Air Force and its Airmen important to you?
Serving with the Air Force is important to me because I am passionate about our country and preserving our freedom. I am honored to be able to add my name to the long list of Airmen before me and to be part of the world's greatest Air Force.

What moment or accomplishment as a Warrior of the North are you most proud of and why?
I am most proud of being part of a vehicle control program. Every unit on base has two members that are in charge of maintaining vehicles and I have trained 30 Airmen the on VCP so far. I have received gratitude from co-workers and leadership for doing an excellent job, whether it was something small or big.

What is your favorite part of your job?
My favorite part of my job is being the focal point for vehicle mobility around the base. My job as a vehicle management and analysis journeyman is fulfilling. We manage and maintain 267 government- owned vehicles and General Service Administration vehicles on base including Cavalier Air Force Station, N.D. It feels good knowing what I do here greatly impacts the mission of other squadrons.

Who inspires you and why?
My inspiration comes from my father, Charles Scheel. He is a retired Air Force master sergeant, who was an air traffic controller. He guided me in the right direction to get me where I am now. At first I did not have any desire to take the path to join military, but somehow he got me here and I thank him for that. My dad and I have something in common with each other. We like to "press the gun," meaning we like to get things done as soon as possible without delay.

What's the first thing that made you think Grand Forks Air Force Base was a cool place other than the temperature or weather?
As soon as I was told I was assigned here, I went to look up how many vehicles the base had, which was a smaller number than most bases. At first I was wary because I thought I wouldn't learn as much as going to a base with a larger fleet of vehicles, but it turns out due to our size, I am able to learn a lot more from my co-workers and also fit time in for college and volunteer work.