Top Saber Performer Published Sept. 4, 2009 SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- Staff Sgt. Rebecca Nicole Blalock, 52nd Operations Support Squadron, is the 52nd Fighter Wing's Top Saber Performer for the week of Sept. 11-17. Name: Rebecca Nicole Blalock Unit: 52nd Operations Support Squadron Duty title: NCO in charge, supply, aircrew flight equipment Hometown: All over ... I'm a military brat Years in service: Nine years Why joined: My family was stationed at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, when the Gulf War broke out, and I got to see firsthand what the Air Force was all about. After that, and through watching my father serve proudly as an officer, I knew I wanted the same sense of duty and pride he had but, as I always tell him ... I want to be a Chief! Family: My wonderful 6-year-old daughter, Jessica, and our cat, Nemo. Hobbies: Cooking -- love it! Favorite aspect of the job: The trust and respect you earn from the fighter pilots after working on their life-saving equipment every day, managing the AFE supply section for five separate facilities, and the constant new challenges I face each and every day. Most memorable Air Force experience: Being deployed to Iraq and having the pilots wave at you from the cockpit of the F-16 after returning from a mission ... that is a "rock on!" feeling.