KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Staff Sgt. Devin Baker, 35th Fighter Generation Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon dedicated crew chief, was selected as Kunsan Air Base’s Pride of the Pack for the week of Feb. 12-16.

“I am extremely thankful to my leadership I didn’t even know they were putting me up for the award,” said Baker. “I’ve only been here for two months so it’s nice to know that my leadership values the work that the team and I have done.”

Upon arrival to the Wolf Pack, Baker has been determined to make a difference in his unit and improve how his team generates aircraft and improve aviation capacity at Kunsan AB and beyond. He trained 20 F-15C Eagle crew chiefs, assigned to the 44th Fighter Generation Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, on F-16 aircraft servicing procedures.

Recently, Baker was hand-selected to lead a 17-person Multi-Capable Airmen initiative, supporting daily maintenance tasks, and flying operations for F-16s assigned to Kunsan AB. His selfless leadership was immediately felt, as he was pivotal in establishing and maintaining two additional aircraft refueling locations. These new locations enabled the rapid refueling of the squadron’s F-16s increasing their agility to respond to mission objectives anywhere in the United States Indo-Pacific Command region region.

“This job can sometimes feel like a thankless job but I really enjoy doing it,” said Baker. coming in every day to learn about the different parts of the aircraft, getting to know the pilots and at the end of the day seeing the jets in the sky… there is no better feeling.”

Currently, his main goal is to complete his education and keep expanding into various jobs within the flight line to grow professionally. However, that doesn’t mean he wants to stop doing what he is currently doing.

“I have been in for six years and still wake up and love my job every day,” said Baker. “At this time there is no other job I would rather have in the Air Force.”

Kunsan Air Base