U.S. Navy Teammate is Edwards Warrior of the Week

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  • By Meredith Mingledorff
  • 95th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. --  

Name:  Andrew Johnson

Rank: Petty Officer 2nd Class

Rate: Hospital Corpsman Second Class (Air Warfare)

Position: Squadron Corpsman

Unit: Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 764

Hometown: Roswell, New Mex.

Previous Assignments:

VAQ-163, Squadron Corpsman, Atsugi, Japan (Forward deployed on USS Kitty Hawk, May 2005 - May 2007)
VAW-116, Squadron Corpsman, Point Mugu, California (Deployed on USS Abraham Lincoln, March 2008 - September 2008)
MAG 41, HMM 764 Squadron Corpsman, Edwards AFB, California (August 2010 - Present)

What do you like most about your job?
What I like most about my job is the camaraderie with fellow servicemembers; the ability to have the knowledge to help them and their families -- both within and outside my unit; and my opportunity to travel.

Favorite off-duty activities:
Some of my favorite off-duty activities are hiking, going to the beach, exploring the sights in and around Los Angeles, taking in a new restaurant, or a movie from time to time, and spending time with friends and meeting new ones.
 
Warrior Highlights:
HM2 (AW) "Doc" Johnson as done nothing less than spectacular work since his arrival last August, taking over a good medical section and making it exceptional. Doc Johnson is a one-man show who manages and tracks all medical requirements of 92 active duty and 107 Reserve Marines. His organizational skills, tireless work ethic, and ability to multi task have taken the detachment and squadron medical readiness averages from the low 70 percents to above 90 percent in less than 12 months -- a Herculean effort for a reserve unit.

-- Sergeant Major Charles L. Dillree, sergeant major, MAG 41, Detachment Alpha