• Combat Airlifter of the Week: Airman 1st Class Savanna Smith

    Name and Rank: Airman 1st Class Savanna SmithUnit: 19th Medical Support SquadronDuty title: Acquisitions section leadHometown: Pinehurst, North CarolinaTime in service: 2 years, 11 monthsTime at Little Rock: 2 years, 8 monthsGoals: Obtain a Bachelor’s Degree in Hospital AdministrationHobbies:

  • Combat Airlifter of the Week: Staff Sgt. Jesse Lewis

    Name and Rank: Staff Sgt. Jesse LewisUnit: 19th Maintenance GroupDuty title: Maintenance schedulerHometown: Huntsville, AlabamaTime in service: 5 years, 4 monthsTime at Little Rock: 5 years, 1 monthGoals: Complete Community College of the Air Force degree and 20 years in the Air ForceHobbies: Video

  • Combat Airlifter of the Week: Airman 1st Class Candace Carrico

    Name and Rank: Airman 1st Class Candace CarricoUnit: 19th Civil Engineer SquadronDuty title: Emergency management journeymanHometown: Orland, CaliforniaTime in service: 2 yearsTime at Little Rock: 1 year, 6 monthsGoals: Earn a degree in nursing and commission Hobbies: Photography, reading, painting,

  • Combat Airlifter of the Week: Staff Sgt. Dustin Rice

    Name and Rank:   Staff Sgt. Dustin RiceUnit: 34th Combat Training SquadronDuty title: C130J instructor loadmaster and director of exercises mobility guardianHometown: Marshall, North CarolinaTime in service: 10 yearsTime at Little Rock: 5.5 yearsGoals: Improve C130J instructorship and promote to

  • Combat Airlifter of the Week: Tech. Sgt. Karen Tippett

    Name and Rank: Tech. Sgt. Karen Tippett  Unit: 314th Operations GroupDuty title: Unit deployment managerHometown: Biloxi, MississippiTime in service: 16 yearsTime at Little Rock: 10 yearsGoals: To improve herself a little bit every dayHobbies: Nature photography and hikingAir Force Core Value

  • Combat Airlifter of the Week: Senior Airman Jacob Fisher

    Name and Rank: Senior Airman Jacob FisherUnit: 189th Medical GroupDuty title: Bioenvironmental engineering technicianHometown: Vilonia, ArkansasTime in service: 2 years, 6 monthsTime at Little Rock: 2 years, 6 monthsGoals: Become an officer and fly for the Air Force.Hobbies: Hunting, fishing,

  • Combat Airlifter of the Week: Airman 1st Class Khim Mallari

    Name and Rank: Airman 1st Class Khim MallariUnit: 19th Comptroller SquadronDuty Title: Financial operations technicianHometown: PhilippinesTime in Service: 1 year, 11 monthsTime at Little Rock: 1 year, 6 monthsGoals: Short-term goals are to finish reading eight books on self-improvement and cosmic

  • Combat Airlifter of the Week: Senior Airman Matthew Basa

    Name and Rank: Senior Airman Matthew BasaUnit: 19th Medical Operations SquadronDuty title: Family Health team leadHometown: Pampanga, PhilippinesTime in service: 3 years, 6 months Time at Little Rock: 6 monthsGoals: Promote to staff sergeant and work toward becoming a physician assistantHobbies:

  • Combat Airlifter of the Week: Airman 1st Class Joshua Calderon-Cordon

    U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joshua Calderon-Cordon, 19th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron C-130J aerospace maintenance journeyman, is recognized at the Combat Airlifter of the Week at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, March 11, 2019. Calderon-Cordon's core value is Service Before Self.

  • Combat Airlifter of the Week: Airman 1st Class Nikoleta Steblak

    Name and Rank: Airman 1st Class Nikoleta SteblakUnit: 19th Force Support SquadronDuty title: Services ApprenticeHometown: Mukachevo, UkraineTime in service: 1 year, 8 monthsTime at Little Rock: 1 year, 4 months  Goals: Commission as an officer, go on another Defense Threat Reduction Agency