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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Susan Dietz (right), 145th Medical Group, hugs her son, Senior Airman Jonathan Dietz (left), 145th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, on the flightline before he boards a C-130 Hercules aircraft at the North Carolina Air National Guard Base, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Feb. 23, 2017. Airmen of the 145th Airlift Wing are deploying in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel to provide tactical airlift in the region.A family within a family
                        
                        
                        Chief Master Sgt. Susan Dietz (right), of the 145th Medical Group, hugs her son, Senior Airman Jonathan Dietz (left), of the 145th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, on the flightline before he boards a C-130 Hercules aircraft at the North Carolina Air National Guard Base, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Feb. 23, 2017. Airmen of the 145th Airlift Wing are deploying in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel to provide tactical airlift in the region. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Senior Airman Sonia Clark)
                
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A family within a familyPublished March 9, 2017
                    
                    By Tech. Sgt. Julianne Showalter
                    
                    
                    145th Public Affairs
            **CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AFNS) --**A family atmosphere has long been rooted in the 145th Airlift Wing and the Dietz family champions this statement. Senior Airman Jonathan Dietz, of the 145th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, is the youngest son of Chief Master Sgt. Susan Dietz of the 145th Medical Group. Jonathan Dietz is deployed for the first time in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel as a crew chief on the C-130 Hercules aircraft, but he is different in that his mother has been there to support and guide him throughout the process. “We’re always here; in the Guard we don’t move like active military does every two years. You grow up through the ranks with each other. It’s like a brotherhood or sisterhood or an extended family whom you visit once a month. We push each other to succeed much like a family would,” said 1st Sgt. Jennifer Moreau, of the 145th AMXS. “I think she’s done a great job raising him. He’s a good person and is making his own way by doing the work. It’s tough when you have a family member with such a big name,” Moreau said.Susan Dietz joined the military in June 1980, and has witnessed both of her sons David and Jonathan follow in her footsteps.  As a child, Jonathan Dietz remembers, with nostalgia, his mother serving in the North Carolina Air National Guard. “I used to come out here as a kid all the time with my mom, I grew up here, and because of her, I knew I always wanted to join,” he said. Jonathan Dietz did just that and enlisted in June 2013.“When I saw the name on the training roster, I recognized it. When he came back from technical training I confirmed that, yep, that’s her son. I made sure he understood I wouldn’t give him any leeway just because his mom is a chief,” Moreau said.Jonathan Dietz recalls the reactions of his fellow Airmen after initially enlisting, “It’s interesting having my Mom work in the same unit and they picked on me sometimes.” Despite the banter, he’s forged his own path and is now deployed maintaining aircraft readiness for tactical airlift missions. With a demanding work environment, increased on-duty hours, and higher stress, a deployment offers more experience compared to the day-to-day home station missions. Moreau said with pride, “I think he’s going to come back with so much growth. He’s going to come back even better than where he is now. It’s great to deploy these younger Airmen because they come back ready for leadership and being a non-commissioned officer.” Susan Dietz attended the departure of her son and over 100 other members of the 145th AW. She hugged her son on the flightline just before he boarded a C-130 to his deployed location.“From a mom’s perspective you’re always worried. That’s my baby boy, he’s my youngest; so it’s a little scary to see him deploy, but he’ll be alright because he’s going with a great group of guys,” Susan Dietz said.family 



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