Profiles
Stories of Those Gowen Impacts.

Tom Shuler
Corporal, Boise Police Department
Colonel, Director of Strategic Plans, Idaho Air National Guard

"Moving back to Boise was huge for my wife and I. The fact that Gowen Field exists let me do that."
Travel the nation. Experience the world. For most members of the Idaho National Guard, the allure of new destinations is a benefit of enlisting. For Tom Shuler, it represented an opportunity to return home from the active-duty Army to Boise — where he grew up admiring the F-4s flying overhead — and land a flying position at Gowen Field. Since then, both the jets and his role have evolved, with A-10s replacing the F-4s and Shuler moving from flying to becoming responsible for developing and forecasting the future needs of the Air National Guard at Gowen Field. 
"Gowen Field is our connection to the military… it's our opportunity to be prideful, to understand what the military does for us and have respect for the level of professionalism and leadership out there." - Chris Taylor

Chris & Jenny Taylor
Fisher's Technology

Gowen Field plays an integral part of Chris and Jenny Taylors’ personal lives and Boise-based business. As the daughter of a regionally and nationally recognized Guardsman, Jenny’s fondest memory of Gowen Field is her father’s retirement ceremony — where she fully learned the “great honors and accolades” he received as a Master Sergeant of Mechanical Warfare. Today, their business, Fisher’s Technology, provides copiers, printers, scanners and other equipment to the base.
“As a citizen, I think it’s pretty cool to see military jets. It’s a pretty impressive, powerful display to show what people are capable of.” - Jeff Heath

Jeff Heath
Business Interiors of Idaho

“Not only does [Gowen] provide jobs and income for businesses like us, but Guardsmen who want to be able to participate in Air Guard activities can still live in an amazing place where they can mountain bike, ski on the weekends, fly-fish and do their training once a month.” Jeff Heath shares his story of the benefits of Gowen Field for Boise and the role it’s played in his Boise-based company’s success and 30-year history.