Bio: Tiamson, Master Sgt. Jennifer L. (Military - 2011)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon

Email: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Tiamson, Meddaugh, Walker

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) August 24, 2011

Tiamson, Master Sgt. Jennifer L. (Military - 2011)

Air Force Master Sgt. Jennifer L. Tiamson is deploying in support of Operation Enduring Freedom as part of a Provincial Reconstruction Team.

Mountainous terrain, soaring temperatures, hostile forces and foreign culture face Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Kunar as they deploy to Afghanistan this summer.

PRTs play a vital role in NATO’s counter-insurgency and stabilization mission in Afghanistan. While conventional forces face the insurgent threat head-on, PRTs interface with local government and people to help them build their security and basic services.

The mission of PRT Kunar is to enhance the effectiveness of Afghan governance in Kunar Province, Afghanistan.  The team mentors their Afghan partners at the local and regional levels to help develop relationships with the government and local people and build a trust that is vital to the future of Afghanistan.

Tiamson, an aviation resource management craftsman with 11 years of military service, is regularly assigned to the 153^rd Airlift Wing at Cheyenne, WY.

She is the daughter of Larry Meddaugh of Granton and Laura Walker of Neillsville.

The master sergeant graduated in 2000 from Granton High School and received a Bachelor’s Degree in 2006 from the University of Alaska, Anchorage.