Fire officer tops in field — again

(EXCERPT) , By Franklin Fisher, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition,
Tuesday, October 14, 2003

These days, young airmen call him “sergeant two-time.”

It started in August after Air Force Master Sgt. Michael L. Rosser
earned a top-level military fire services award.

Rosser, the operations chief for the 8th Civil Engineer Squadron at
Kunsan Air Base, was chosen the 2003 Department of Defense Military
Fire Officer of the Year for outstanding service in the military
firefighting field. He also won the award in 1997 as a staff sergeant.

“Everybody seems to be calling me ‘sergeant two-time’ now,” said
Rosser. “It’s kind of fun, you know, they give me a hard time and
stuff.”

In the event of a fire or aircraft emergency at the base, Rosser’s
main job is to take charge at the scene.

“I won it in ’97, and I didn’t really think it would happen twice...

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