Dragon of the week Published Aug. 27, 2009 81st Training Wing Public Affairs KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- Name -- Staff Sgt. Burke Mills Unit -- 81st Training Wing Position -- command post controller Time in Air Force -- eight years Time at Keesler -- seven months Why did you join the Air Force? It represented the best choice at the time and still remains just that. Noteworthy -- I'm nine classes away from completing my bachelor's degree. Hometown -- San Diego, Calif. What are your short- and long-term goals? short-term, finish my bachelor's degree; long-term, earn my master's degree. What's your favorite quote? "There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why... I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" -- Robert Kennedy What are your hobbies? school, gym, surfing, Chargers, Padres