Super Saber Performer Published Dec. 21, 2011 By Staff Reports 52nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs 12/22/2011 - SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- -- Name: Staff Sgt. Deven Poepperling Unit: 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Duty title: 480th Aircraft Maintenance Unit F-16 Avionics Craftsman Hometown: State College, Penn. Years in Service: Six years and nine months Why joined: I joined the military to serve my country and travel the world. Family: Wife, Jennifer; mother, Jacqueline; brother, Jarred. Hobbies: I enjoy gaming, astronomy, photography and traveling with my wife. Favorite aspect of job: Being able to repair a broken aircraft needed for combat operations and get it back into the fight. Most memorable Air Force experience: My most memorable experience was generating and preparing the aircraft tasked for Operation Odyssey Dawn. It felt rewarding to know I contributed to the combat operations to liberate the Libyan people. How do you make responsible choices: I think about how my decision will affect my family and I, and how it will affect others. Then I make the best decision.