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Wingman of the Week

  • Published
  • By 1st Lt. Lisa Ferguson
  • 43rd Airlift Wing Public Affairs
Senior Airman John Vacarro 

Job description: I am a fuels distribution operator and flight sergeant at Base Honor Guard. 

Date you entered military: March 3, 2003. 

Reason you entered the military: My father was a recruiter. 

Most influential in your career: My involvement at the Honor Guard. 

Short-term goals: To make staff sergeant. 

Long-term goals: To have a family someday, to pursue a degree in computer engineering and make chief master sergeant. 

If you could change one thing at Pope, what would it be, and why: I think uniform standards should be better enforced to promote a better image of the Air Force.