Prides of the Pack: Save Korean's life

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KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea --  Editor's Note: Pride of the Pack Airmen are performers chosen by leadership for demonstrating the Air Force's Core Values: Integrity First, Service Before Self, and Excellence in All We Do.

Rank and name: Staff Sgt. Brandi Watson
Unit: 35th Fighter Squadron
Duties: 35th Intelligence NCO in-charge
Hometown: Astatula, Fla.
Hobbies: Swimming, Biking, Surfing, Snowboarding, Hiking, Cooking
Favorite music: Punk Rock
Follow on: Wright-Patterson, Air Force Base, Ohio
Last good movie you saw: Pacific Rim
Best thing you've done here: Hiking Mt. Naejang and visiting a Buddhist temple on Community Activity Center tour

Rank and name: Airman 1st Class Caleb Spataro
Unit: 35th Fighter Squadron
Duties: Aviation Resource manager
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Hobbies: Working out, watching anything sports related, bike riding
Favorite music: Anything with a beat
Follow on: Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England
Last good movie you saw: The Great Gatsby
Best thing you've done here: Becoming part of the Wolf Pack

Rank and name: Airman 1st Class Jarod Dawson
Unit: 80th Fighter Squadron
Duties: Aviation Resource manager
Hometown: Lake Charles, La.
Hobbies: Skateboarding, making music
Favorite music: I like all music
Follow on: Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England
Last good movie you saw: Hitch
Best thing you've done here: Met really good people including one of my best friends

What they did: Spataro, Dawson and Watson were visiting Busan, Republic of Korea, when they noticed that a local Korean national had a seizure in the water. The lifeguard did not see it, but Watson, a previous lifeguard, noticed and recruited Spataro and Dawson to all enter the water, rescuing the drowning man. Once they reached the beach, the Korean lifeguards took over.