Kelly Valachovic

I am a senior at Troy University. Currently, I am a full-time student and Disabled Veteran. Pursuing my degree thanks to the VAs Chapter 31 vocational rehab. My Major is in Criminal Justice, with Minors in Military Operations and Social Science. My wife, Ginger got married on the 11 of June 2016. Together we have six children, ages 11 to 25, five boys and my princess. We reside in Taylor Alabama, my wifes hometown. I retired from the United States Air Force after 24 years of "Hanging the Bang" as an Aircraft Armament Systems Specialist "Load Toad." Work a variety of aircraft, The OV-10 Bronco, A/OA-10 Warthog, F-16 Viper, the mighty B-52 BUFF "Big Ugly Friendly Fellow" maintaining and loading conventional and special tactical munitions. Proudly I had the chance to serve as a First Sergeant for the Airmen that maintaining the Minuteman III Nuclear Warheads. Travel all over the world to the exotic location such as Kunsan AFB ROK, Howard AFB Panama, Al Dhafra Air Base UAE, Minot AFB ND, Malmstrom AFB MT, and Ahlhorn AB West Germany, just to name a few. I have spent time in the field with the grunts, dropping mortars and calling in Air Strikes while assigned to a Forward Air Control Unit (FAC).