Staff Sgt. Kristina M. Levy dons her motorcycle gear and gets ready for a ride as part of a quarterly SMDC Colorado Springs Motorcycle Mentorship Program. Levy is an operations noncommissioned officer in charge of Detachment 2, 1st Space Brigade, U.S...

Staff Sgt. Kristina M. Levy discusses training regimen at the Fort Carson, Colo., range. Levy is an operations noncommissioned officer in charge of Detachment 2, 1st Space Brigade, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Com...

Name: Staff Sgt. Kristina M. Levy, training/operations noncommissioned officer in charge, Detachment 2, 1st Space Brigade, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.

Age: 24

Hometown: Pensacola, Fla.

Joined the Army: Jan. 15, 2003

Basic Training Location: Fort Jackson, S.C.

MOS: 25B - Information systems operator

Education: Pursuing a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice with a concentration in forensics from American Military University

Marital Status: Yes

Children: None

Activities/Hobbies: Reading, softball, cross-stitch

Favorite movie: A League of Their Own

Favorite TV show: NCIS

Favorite band: Sugarland

Favorite thing about the Army: Being able to lead Soldiers

What I've learned being a Soldier: That it's not always about you

What inspires you to be a Soldier: My family and my Soldiers