Lance Cpl. Walter Givan III. U.S. Marine expeditionary force

Lance Cpl. Walter Givan III, facilities manager, is assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 14. He is from Selma, Ala., and joined the Marine Corps at age 25, March 30, 2009. While Marines across the air station are hard at work, Lance Cpl. Walter Givan III, a facilities maintenance manager with Marine Air Group 14, ensures the buildings and hangars they work in are properly maintained. “As the facilities maintenance manager, I am responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of approximately 50 buildings,” said Givan. “I work closely with civilian contractors to ensure building repairs get made in a timely manner,” he said. “It’s hard keeping an eye on all the buildings,” he said. “The hardest part of my job is staying on top of all of the maintenance requests that I submit.” He maintains buildings such as barracks, hangars and storage facilities by performing fire safety system inspections and reconciling minor plumbing and repair issues. Givan says he enjoys his job because he likes to interact with other Marines and ensure their problems get resolved.