Combat Airlift of the Week: Airman 1st Class Nicholas Goalen

  • Published
  • By Senior Airman Kristine M. Gruwell
  • 19th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Name and Rank: Airman 1st Class Nicholas Goalen

Unit: 19th Operations Support Squadron

Duty title: Weather journeyman

Hometown: Tarpon Springs, Florida

Time in service: 2 years

Time at Little Rock: 1 year, 2 months

Goals: Complete his master’s degree and hike the Appalachian Trail

Hobbies: Hiking and hockey

Air Force Core Value portrayed: Service Before Self

Why was the individual selected and how do they display the core value? Since arriving at Little Rock Air Force Base, Goalen has epitomized Service Before Self by consistently stepping up to take on projects much higher than his pay grade. Recently, Goalen participated in an exercise, where he expertly delivered real time executable weather to all aviators involved.