Pathway to purpose
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Zachary Pletcher, 6th Logistics Readiness Squadron petroleum, oil and lubricant flight quality compliance section chief, holds a Soviet-era pocket watch, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 11, 2024. The pocket watch was gifted from his mother as a reminder of her trip to Berlin, Germany, in the 1990s. Pletcher has a passion for history and strives to preserve his family’s story. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Foster)