In his shop on the flight line, Airman Kieran Denehan, B-1 Lancer avionics specialist stationed at Dyess AFB, Texas, was the lowest ranking member in his shop.
“I was young and ignorant, and my director and NCO’s weren’t the most nurturing,” Denehan recalls.
The direction of his life changed, however, when a technical sergeant and chief master sergeant took Denehan under their wing and steered him away from hanging out with the wrong crowd and encouraged educational opportunities. And when it came to complaining about his base, his mentors said simply, “You might not like your location, but if you’re good at what you do, you can change that.”