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To Train a Mustang; Fulfilling A Childhood Passion

Staff Sgt. Melissa Sekerak, 7th Munitions Squadron stockpile management supervisor, rides her horse, Malibu, in Hawley, Texas, July 20, 2021. Sekerak spent an average of 21 hours a week training Malibu to build a relationship of trust and confidence between them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colin Hollowell)
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To Train a Mustang; Fulfilling A Childhood Passion

Staff Sgt. Melissa Sekerak, 7th Munitions Squadron stockpile management supervisor, leads her horse, Malibu, around a training ring in Hawley, Texas, July 20, 2021. Sekerak, who began riding horses at the age of six, has been learning how to train horses since she bought her first horse at 14-years-old. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colin Hollowell)
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To Train a Mustang; Fulfilling A Childhood Passion

Staff Sgt. Melissa Sekerak, 7th Munitions Squadron stockpile management supervisor, poses for a photo with her horse, Malibu, next to an inert munition at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 5, 2021. As a stockpile management supervisor, Sekerak manages and tracks the inventory of munitions, to include inbound shipments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colin Hollowell)
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To Train a Mustang; Fulfilling A Childhood Passion

Staff Sgt. Melissa Sekerak, 7th Munitions Squadron stockpile management supervisor, poses for a photo with her horse, Malibu, and an inert munition at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 5, 2021. At the age of 14, Sekerak discovered her passion of working with horses in her childhood hometown of Kodiak, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colin Hollowell)
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To Train a Mustang; Fulfilling A Childhood Passion

Staff Sgt. Melissa Sekerak, 7th Munitions Squadron stockpile management supervisor, pets her horse, Malibu, in Hawley, Texas, July 27, 2021. Sekerak began training Malibu as an untouched mustang as part of a competition that judges a horse trainer’s ability to tame a mustang over a span of 100 days. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colin Hollowell)
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To Train a Mustang; Fulfilling A Childhood Passion

Malibu, a wild mustang in training, is led over a ground pole by Staff Sgt. Melissa Sekerak, 7th Munitions Squadron stockpile management supervisor, in Hawley, Texas, July 27, 2021. The ground poles are used to assist in teaching the horse to be mindful of where they are walking and to be cognizant of their surroundings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colin Hollowell)
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To Train a Mustang; Fulfilling A Childhood Passion

Malibu, a wild mustang in training, is led across a wooden training bridge by Staff Sgt. Melissa Sekerak, 7th Munitions Squadron stockpile management supervisor, in Hawley, Texas, July 27, 2021. Sekerak would routinely lead Malibu across the bridge to improve the horse’s confidence around obstacles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colin Hollowell)
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To Train a Mustang; Fulfilling A Childhood Passion

Staff Sgt. Melissa Sekerak, 7th Munitions Squadron stockpile management supervisor, rides her horse, Malibu, in Hawley, Texas, July 20, 2021. Sekerak has spent approximately 100 days, training Malibu as part of a competition that judges a trainer’s ability to tame a previously untouched mustang. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colin Hollowell)
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7th MUNS places second at AFCOCOMP

U.S. Air Force Airmen, assigned to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, stand together in a group during the first-ever Air Force Combat Operations Competition at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., June 13, 2018. During the events of the competition, Airmen were scored on time, technical accuracy and safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tristan D. Viglianco)
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7th MUNS places second at AFCOCOMP

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kristopher Tremaine, 7th Munitions Squadron senior munitions controller, stands next to an inert bomb during the first-ever Air Force Combat Operations Competition at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., June 13, 2018. The competition was created to test the readiness capabilities of ammunition troops across their career field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tristan D. Viglianco)
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7th MUNS places second at AFCOCOMP

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, unload an inert bomb during the first-ever Air Force Combat Operations Competition at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., June 13, 2018. The AFCOCOMP lasted three days with seven teams from seven Air Force bases competing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tristan D. Viglianco)
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7th MUNS places second at AFCOCOMP

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Sams, 7th Munitions Squadron munitions inspector, unhooks an inert bomb during the first-ever Air Force Combat Operations Competition at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., June 13, 2018. During the competition, Airmen were tested on building a munitions conveyor assembly, small-bomb building, big-bomb building, their line and storage capabilities, forward deployment capabilities and an ammo relay. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tristan D. Viglianco)
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