One Military Day - Holloman AFB, N.M.

(HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M.) Airman 1st Class Kimberly Rogers, 49th Security Forces entry controller, clears her M-4 carbine rifle prior to shift change at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. April 8, 2015. Choosing to serve has given Rogers a greater respect for the military. “Joining the military has made me realize what is needed and what is not needed in life,” said Rogers. She explained that the making her father proud and showing him all she is capable of doing keeps her motivated in serving in the military “I told him that one day he will salute me, so that is one of my goals,” said Rogers. Her father, a 28 year Navy veteran was a driving factor in her decision to enlist. Rogers stated that as a security forces member, it is part of her responsibility to protect the base and its operations, which aids to the bigger overall picture. Rogers joined to help support her spouse, for education opportunities, to be a part of something bigger than herself and to gain life experiences she would not have gotten in the civilian world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. E’Lysia A. Wray/Released)