Name: Tisha M. Crespin, protocol specialist, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala.

Age: 37

Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colo.

Years of federal service: 11 years, five months (a little over a year with the command)

Education: Some college

Marital status: Single

Children: Three

Activities/hobbies: Photography, live music, scrapbooking, hiking, traveling

Favorite movie: What Dreams May Come

Favorite TV show: House

Favorite band: Tool

Favorite thing about working for the Army: To know that I am part of an organization that makes a difference, not just here at home, but throughout the entire world. I tell my son I work with superheroes who beat up the bad guys and protect us… and that is exactly how I see Soldiers -- as heroes.

What made you want to work for the Army: I was living in Germany trying to figure out what I wanted to do when I grew up… I got a job working in a G-3 shop a month before September 11, and I knew right away that working for the Army was where I was meant to be.