Hello all,
My name is TSgt Timothy J Adams. I served with MSgt (Ret) Ken Zeno for roughly four years. In that time, I forged a strong bond with him not only as my flight chief, but as a Mentor and friend. I learned a great deal on leadership and followership during our time together. We served a nearly seven month tour of Afghanistan together. During that deployment, I was dealing with a great deal of personal problems and I was always able to seek guidance from him. If nothing else he got me out of my own head and provided humor. He always pushed me to be a better, stronger person and NCO both physically and mentally. He taught me how to lead my airmen and always achieve the mission goal. He truly was one of the greatest mentors of my career. He has always shown me a great deal of respect and caring on a personal level. I remember that he bought and had a flag flown in an F-15E during Operation Enduring Freedom for every single member of our flight. With those flags came a certificate and a word of thanks from him. I will never forget that. Going back to the personal issues I was dealing with, he made contact with my mom who was worried about me with the stresses of being in a combat zone and dealing with issues back home and put her mind at ease knowing he was going to ensure I was taken care of. There are people you meet in your career that fade away as time passes and then there are people like Ken Zeno, a man I will never forget, a man that has helped me through difficult times and a man that I am proud to call my brother.
Very Respectfully,
Timothy J Adams, TSgt, USAF
355 FW Flight Safety NCO
Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 85707
My name is TSgt Timothy J Adams. I served with MSgt (Ret) Ken Zeno for roughly four years. In that time, I forged a strong bond with him not only as my flight chief, but as a Mentor and friend. I learned a great deal on leadership and followership during our time together. We served a nearly seven month tour of Afghanistan together. During that deployment, I was dealing with a great deal of personal problems and I was always able to seek guidance from him. If nothing else he got me out of my own head and provided humor. He always pushed me to be a better, stronger person and NCO both physically and mentally. He taught me how to lead my airmen and always achieve the mission goal. He truly was one of the greatest mentors of my career. He has always shown me a great deal of respect and caring on a personal level. I remember that he bought and had a flag flown in an F-15E during Operation Enduring Freedom for every single member of our flight. With those flags came a certificate and a word of thanks from him. I will never forget that. Going back to the personal issues I was dealing with, he made contact with my mom who was worried about me with the stresses of being in a combat zone and dealing with issues back home and put her mind at ease knowing he was going to ensure I was taken care of. There are people you meet in your career that fade away as time passes and then there are people like Ken Zeno, a man I will never forget, a man that has helped me through difficult times and a man that I am proud to call my brother.
Very Respectfully,
Timothy J Adams, TSgt, USAF
355 FW Flight Safety NCO
Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 85707
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