Combat Airlifter of the Week: Combat Airlifter of the Week Airman 1st Class Erica Alvord

Airman 1st Class Erica Alvord, 19th Comptroller Squadron financial analysis technician, is recognized as the Combat Airlifter of the Week at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Oct. 14, 2020. As a key member of the financial analysis flight closeout team, Alvord is responsible for researching and clearing delinquent travel orders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aaron Irvin)

Combat Airlifter of the Week: Airman 1st Class Erica Alvord

Published Oct. 30, 2020
By Senior Airman Kristine M. Gruwell
19th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. --

Name and Rank: Airman 1st Class Erica Alvord

Unit: 19th Comptroller Squadron

Official Duty title: Financial analysis technician

Hometown: Defiance, Missouri

Time in service: 1 year, 9 months

Time at Little Rock: 1 year, 3 months

Goals: Finish bachelor’s degree, give back to the community and seek personal growth

Hobbies: Spending time with family, hiking and coloring

19th Airlift Wing priority portrayed and why?

As a key member of the financial analysis flight closeout team, Alvord is responsible for researching and clearing delinquent travel orders. Thanks to her relentless work-ethic, she reduced open orders 29 percent leading the 19th Airlift Wing to be ranked first out of 11 wings in Air Mobility Command for two consecutive months.