SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany --   Rank / Name: Senior Airman Patrick Gilbert

Unit: 52nd Communications Squadron

Duty title: Communications Security (COMSEC) accountant

Hometown: Bitburg, Germany

Years in Service: 4.5

Why joined: Family tradition

Family: Father, mother and brother

Hobbies: Snowboarding, surfing, working out and traveling

Favorite aspect of job: Providing cryptographic items to the base and seeing the impact of my job.

Most memorable Air Force experience: Inspecting and briefing a three-star general's private residence for Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet) installation.

How do you make responsible choices: Weighing the pros and cons of a choice and taking accountability for the outcome.