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TEAM POPE HIGHLIGHT: This #TeamPopeHighlight features Staff Sgt. Rachel Patterson, 49th Combat Training Squadron. She is a C-130 Hercules loadmaster. Patterson is a part of the team that organizes the quarterly Battalion Mass Tactical Week (BMTW). The exercise focuses on simulating challenges that may occur in a deployed environment. Air Force units from other bases and international allies like Canada come to Pope to gain training from BMTW. Patterson brings the different agencies involved together and keeps the different gears working together. While working to plan BMTWs, she is also the security manager for the squadron. To ensure proper security for BMTWs, she checks to ensure all members involved have the proper security clearance for different levels of participation. Once BMTW starts, she helps oversee the exercise and makes sure it runs smoothly. Hobbies: Gaming and hanging out with her dogs Hometown: Beaufort, South Carolina Reason for Joining: Choice between the military or college and I chose the military
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