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An administrative assistant for the 435th Air and Space Communications Group will celebrate 50 years of service to the Department of Defense during a ceremony today on Ramstein.
Lynne Wimberly, who has been working for the 435th ACOMG since 2005, will hit the actual milestone on June 5.
“I’ve had about 50 bosses during my time working in the Air Force, to include deputies,” Wimberly said. “I’ve been fortunate to have had really great bosses, for the most part, which is why I guess the time feels like it has flown by.”
“Lynne epitomizes awesomeness,” said Col. Mark Langenderfer, 435th ACOMG commander. “Her best quality … she really cares about Airmen. She takes the time to get to know them when they come up and ask a question and then makes sure they don’t leave with more questions, but more answers. She is truly an amazing person.”
Wimberly started her Air Force secretarial career at Stony Brook Air Force Station, Mass., where she worked as an assistant to the 3048th Aviation Depot Group personnel director. About 16 years later, she resigned from civil service only to start back up again two years later after a hiring freeze.
“That’s when I had my son Brian,” said the Springfield, Mass., native. “When I tried to get back into civil service I had to wait because of the hiring freeze. But I was fortunate enough to start working again at Scott (AFB), Ill.”
Throughout her career, Wimberly worked as an administrative assistant for the Air Force, mostly for communications squadrons, and is now well-versed in secretarial duties.
“I’ve been in comm almost my whole career; it’s where I feel comfortable, it’s where I fit,” Wimberly said.
Her duties while working as an administrative assistant include scheduling the commander’s calendar and travels, editing enlisted performance reports and decorations, clerical work, scheduling, planning for future “big rocks” and a host of other items not included in her job description.
“I love what I do and I want to see the mission succeed,” she said. “I’ve been in Germany now for about 27 years and I am by no means a workaholic, but just love my work. I love to travel, too. It’s not always about work.”
She continued about what makes the job easy to stay.
“It’s the people. They can make or break an assignment,” she said. “With overseas rotations, I get to meet new people all the time; they are who make it enjoyable.
“It’s been a great 50 years — how much longer, I don’t know,” she continued. “Nothing is sure except death and taxes.”
