LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. -- 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.