Air Force Staff Sgt. Georgina Baldwin takes pride in knowing
that she is part of the team that takes care of the active duty personnel
defending America. She is an allergy and immunization technician with the 347th
Medical Operations Squadron at Moody Air Force Base in Valdosta, Ga. Photo by
Staff Sgt. Manuel Martinez, USAF
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Baldwin, an allergy and immunization technician, serves in the 347th Medical
Operations Squadron at Moody Air Force Base in Valdosta, Ga. She grew up living
the military life with a stepfather in the service. She also grew to love it.
"Ever since I was probably a sophomore in high school, I'd always wanted to
join the military," Baldwin said. "That was just something I'd always, always,
always planned on doing."
Baldwin is part of a team that works to ensure active duty personnel are up to
date on their vaccinations, or "worldwide qualified" for deployment. If
personnel are deployed on short notice, Baldwin and her team give needed
vaccinations on the flight line.
Her team also vaccinates the families of those active duty personnel, and, of
course, she takes care of the ever-needed allergy shots, too.
Baldwin said she joined the Air Force to work in the medical field and is
working toward the ultimate goal of getting her nursing degree. She said she is
thinking of using that degree to become a part of the Air Force Nurse Corps.
After having been in the Air Force for seven years, with plans to make it a
career, Baldwin still does not feel that she has sacrificed anything to serve
her country.
"Fortunately for me, my job has been pretty stable," Baldwin said. "I haven't
had to do anything out of the ordinary other than attending school here and
there and going out of town for different things."
Her husband also is an Air Force staff sergeant and therefore very
understanding when her job sends her out of town, she said.
Baldwin has a memory or two that will always stick with her.
"I got to participate in the presidential inauguration when President Bush was
inaugurated," Baldwin said. "I was part of the cordon."
While she has not yet been sent to any of the current hot spots, Baldwin said
she would like to go. But whether she'll go any time soon is unknown.
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