Marcus Nims

My name is Marcus Harold Nims. I was born and raised in Sacramento California. I was born in to a large family of six 1 brother and 4 sisters. as a child I traveled around the US racing motocross for 16 years. I turned pro at the age of 18 but due to financial struggles I had to step away from the sport. I later joined the military to try to get some police experience but I found the job Boom Operator. I fell in love with the job and the excitement of touching two planes together in the sky. Once in the military I married my lovely wife Fabiola Nims and 5 years later we welcomed our beautiful daughter Aurora. We are looking for a place to lay our roots and are hoping for some place in California.

My first Base I was stationed at was Scott AFB. I was in the TFA unit under the 126ARW. The 906 was a great squadron and it was a pleasure working along side of the people of the 108 ARS. I worked hard in the scheduling shop and flew as much as I can. I also volunteered in as many things as I could. This hard work allowed me to earn SrA below the zone and continue on to becoming a SSgt in just 3 and a half years. I wanted to challenge my self so I went to Instructor upgrade to further my aircraft and job knowledge. I had 2 deployments in the 906 ARS both to Qatar. I wanted a taste of the "Real" tanker lifestyle so when the time came I picked Fairchild for my next duty location. At Fairchild I worked in the Training shop, deployed once to Turkey and am now working in OST training MQT students for operational missions .

• Currently hold Top secret security clearance
• Rescued a F-22 over the pacific by preforming emergency pressure AR, assuring the recovery of a 141 million dollar aircraft and 1 USAF pilot
• Offloaded 57k lbs of fuel to 18 USN receivers to help certify the USS Abraham lincoln in global operations.
• Scheduled 2.8k TFA flight hours, 910 missions, 297 sims and 26 TACC missions.
• Instructor upgrade complete in march 2021.
• Took 18 JROTC cadets on a training sortie and demoed the capabilities of the KC-135.
• Volunteered for a 2 day career fair and inspired 1.2k students.
• Instructed 25 students on MPRS/BDA refueling.
• Offloaded 107k lbs of fuel in 2.5 hours to 14 fighter aircraft while deployed to ensure they stayed current on training.
• Planned and generated 242 combat missions to ensure 1,400 hours of air superiority in the deployed location.
• Managed the Training shop as NCOIC and conducted training folder creation, review and certification of 116 members.
• Lead a fundraiser and raised 1,300 dollars for 190 deployed members to have a holiday party while away from family.
• Mentored and provided guidance on military/personal hardship for 4 young airman.