Coutu enlisted in the United States Air Force as an airman and completed the eight-month Avionics Guidance and Control Course at Keesler Air Force Base in 1995 . He then served within the 16th Special Operations Wing out of Eglin Air Force Base , Florida , from 1995 to 1998 . After his active duty service , Coutu served in the Air National Guard from 1998 to 2008 . He was deployed to Kuwait in support of Operation Southern Watch at the time of the September 11 attacks in 2001 . In 2004 , he achieved the rank of Technical Sergeant as a Journeyman Avionics Technician and a Craftsman Education and Training Manager for the 103rd Fighter Wing in East Granby , Connecticut
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Christopher Coutu