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

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nikoleta Steblak, 19th Force Support Squadron services apprentice, is recognized at the Combat Airlifter of the Week at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, March 4, 2019. Steblak’s core value is integrity first. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kristine M. Gruwell)

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

Published March 11, 2019
By Airman 1st Class Kristine M. Gruwell
19th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. --

Name and Rank: Airman 1st Class Nikoleta Steblak

Unit: 19th Force Support Squadron

Duty title: Services Apprentice

Hometown: Mukachevo, Ukraine

Time in service: 1 year, 8 months

Time at Little Rock: 1 year, 4 months

Goals: Commission as an officer, go on another Defense Threat Reduction Agency TDY/special duty assignment, and finish her master’s degree

Hobbies: Puzzles and working out

Air Force Core Value portrayed: Integrity First

How does the individual portray the core value? Airman 1st Class Nikoleta Steblak puts honesty above all else and was raised to place value in integrity. Steblak says it is better to admit when you have failed in an area than lie about it because it takes courage to be honest.