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March 13, 2002 News & Features » Cover Story

Airman Randy Caruso, 19 

Firefighter, U.S. Air Force, Langley Air Force Base

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"We do daily patrols to make sure the planes are safe. You have to rely on teamwork, like any fire department. My whole family is firefighters. My uncle is a fire chief. I went to Kent State on a baseball scholarship but left to join the military. I could have been a Marine. But my Air Force recruiter got me a job as a firefighter first. I'm ready to go if I'm deployed. I'm jumping at the opportunity."
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