Kevin Cooper:  

Life Sergeant Kevin L. Cooper is the Operations Superintendent, 2d Space Operations Squadron, Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado. Sergeant Cooper is a native of Lakewood, California, and received his Graduation Equivilency Diploma from Artesia High School in 1981. Sergeant Cooper entered the Air Force in January 1982. He completed basic military training at Lackland AFB, Texas. He completed the Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE) Technician course at Chanute AFB, Illinois. His first assignment was to the 47 Field Maintenance Squadron, Laughlin AFB, Texas, as an Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE) technician. He was then reassigned to 39 Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Incirlik AB, Turkey, in December 1985 where he worked as a Quality Assurance inspector. In December 1988, he was reassigned to the 93 Field Maintenance Squadron, Castle AFB, California. There he performed as the Power Generation Crew Leader responsible for eight technicians and over 138 pieces of power generation equipment. In August 1991, Sergeant Cooper was reassigned to the 606 Air Control Squadron, Basdahl, Germany. There he served as the AGE Flight Chief in a highly mobilized unit. He was responsible for 25 technicians and over 38 generator sets providing electrical power necessary to support air control operations while in a field deployed configuration. In January 1995 until October 1995, Sergeant Cooper transferred to the 52 Equipment Maintenance Squadron, Spangdahlem AB, Germany where he was swing shift supervisor for four unique and distinctive Combat AGE Teams consisting of over 80 technicians. Upon completion of his tour in October 1995, Sergeant Cooper was transferred to the 7 Equipment Maintenance Squadron, Dyess AFB, Texas. He earned a position as the Squadron Production Superintendent. There he managed all of the squadron’s maintenance activities, resources, and personnel across five separate flights and nine separate Air Force Specialties in d...Expand for more