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Airman rewarded with incentive flight

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Name:
Staff Sgt. Timothy Franseen

Unit: 703rd Munitions Support Squadron

Duty title: NCO in charge custody forces training

Hometown: Kokomo, Ind.

Years in Service: 5 years

Why joined: I joined to serve my country.

Family:
Wife, Tech. Sgt. Vanessa Franseen, and my baby girl, Alessia

Hobbies: Triathlons, marathons and family time

Favorite aspect of job: Camaraderie and teamwork amongst all the different career fields at a MUNSS.

Most memorable Air Force experience: My flight in the F-16 Fighting Falcon

Favorite part of F-16 flight: Pulling G's

Previous flying experience: None

What award earned the flight: 52nd Fighter Wing Airman of the Year

Description of experience: It was a very physically demanding hour. However, I still got to see a lot of awesome sites, the castles along the Rhein and Mosel rivers, the rolling hills, and another F-16 flying right next to me. The pilots make it look easy, but it's not. I gained more respect for fighter pilots in a single hour than I have in five years.