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Lakeisha Price My mother, Master Sergeant (Ret.) LaKeisha Price served in the United States Air Force for multiple years. I was born on her fifth assignment in Hampton, VA and have some questions about her career. Today, she joined me in my home office to answer some unknown questions. 1.Why did you decide to join the Air Force? I decided to join the world’s most elite Air Force because of my elementary school’s education partners. They were a group of Airmen from Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, AL who would visit us and talk about their careers. During the holidays, the Air Force band would come to our school and play carols. I was impressed by their leadership and blue uniforms. 2. How long did you serve and what were your assignments? I served a total of 20 years. My first assignment was to Lackland AFB, San Antonio, TX
for Basic Military Training. My second Assignment was to Langley AFB, Hampton, VA. My third assignment was my first to an overseas location and that was Al Udeid AB, Qatar. There I learned a lot about the Middle East and enjoyed shopping in their markets called “Souqs”. My fourth assignment was to Keesler AFB, Biloxi, MS. During that assignment, Hurricane Katrina hit the area and I was there for only six months. Because of the devastation in the area and lack of resources, I was relocated to Langley AFB, Hampton, VA for my fifth assignment. That’s where my handsome son Ashton was born. From there you and I traveled through West Virginia and Kentucky to Scott AFB, Belleville, IL. You made your first friend “KJ” there. Sadly, you could not accompany me on my next assignment and you moved to Augusta, GA to live with your grandparents. I traveled solo to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and resided at Eskan Village AB for one year. After that assignment, we joined forces and traveled to Hickam AFB, Honolulu, HI. There we got to island hop and explore volcano caves together. Next and finally we to Maxwell 2020 AFB, Montgomery, AL. It was quite amazing to end my 46 moved August/September career in the very location that I started it.
