LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. -- Name and Rank: Tech Sgt. Michael Ford
Unit: 34th Combat Training Squadron
Duty title: Flight chief and loadmaster
Hometown: Strasburg, Colorado
Time in service: 14 years
Time at Little Rock: 8 years
Goals: be promoted to Senior Master Sgt. before retirement
Hobbies: riding motorcycles
Air Force Core Value portrayed: Service Before Self
How does the individual portray the core value?
Ford was mission-ready when he was given a 12-hour notice of a deployment to Peru even though he was not required to be. Although he was qualified for the mission, it was not his primary duty at the time of deployment. His readiness helped enable a humanitarian relief mission.