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Name: Staff Sgt. Joe Tainatongo

Unit: 52 Medical Support Squadron

Duty title: Pharmacy frontline supervisor NCOIC

Hometown: Bad Windsheim, Germany

Years in Service: 14 years.

Why joined: Continue the military service time honored tradition of the Tainatongo name,

Family: wife Maggie and son Matthew.

Hobbies: cooking, playing organized sports, traveling.

Favorite aspect of job: being able to interact and educate patients, learning about drug therapy in depth.

Most memorable Air Force experience: the experience of deploying to Iraq

How do you make responsible choices: always remember that I have a family that loves me so if I don't make the right choice every day, they will feel the most impact, and it has been very effective for me.