Faces of Fairchild: 2nd Lt. Michael Brittan

Brittan’s job title – cyberspace maintenance officer for the 92nd Communication Squadron – sounds like something out of a science fiction movie. But he plays it down.

“The comm squadron here is kind of like the IT department at any business,” said Brittan, a 25-year-old from Mattawan, Michigan, who became a commissioned officer in 2015.

He arrived at Fairchild about a year ago and is now instrumental in maintaining the base’s internet servers and communication infrastructure.

Fairchild, he said, is “its own little community” and he enjoys working with people “from every facet of life.”