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Senior Master Sgt. Michael Parker, 86th Communications Squadron postal plans and resources flight chief, won an Air Force-level award for information dominance.
The award spans from Oct. 1, 2011, to Sept. 1, 2012. Parker received this award for his oversight of three post offices for the 2nd Air Postal Squadron, Ramstein north and southside post offices and Kapaun Air Station.
“This award is great, but I would prefer that my personnel or my post offices receive the Air Force award,” Parker said. “No award can be won without your Airmen. To be a great leader, you have to have outstanding followers.”
Parker said he believes as a leader, the job comes before personal desires.
“We need to put the mission first. Accomplishing the mission, accomplishing it the right way the first time and all the time will set you up for success,” he said. “Put the service before yourself and the awards will come.”
KMC post offices serve more than 50,000 patrons throughout the community. Postal workers unload mail trucks seven days a week and work well into the night sorting the mail that comes in every day.
Parker has been in the postal special duty for more than 14 years. There are a variety of exotic duty stations, which made Parker want to stay in the career for as long as he has, he said.
“My goal is to be the best, but you can never do that alone. To be the best you need the right people around you,” Parker said. “I’m proud to be postal and proud of my postal team.”
