Combat Airlifter of the Week: Tech. Sgt. Kelly Vasel

Tech. Sgt. Kelly Vasel, 19th Medical Group executive officer, is recognized as the Combat Airlifter of the Week at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Nov. 30, 2020. Vasel championed the wing disease management plan and acted as the liaison for communication in the medical field about COVID-19 which led to less than a one percent COVID-19 positive rate allowing the mission to continue.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aaron Irvin)

Combat Airlifter of the Week: Tech. Sgt. Kelly Vasel

Published Dec. 11, 2020
By Senior Airman Kristine M. Gruwell
19th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. --

Name and Rank: Tech. Sgt. Kelly Vasel

Unit: 19th Medical Group

Official Duty title: Executive Officer

Hometown: Glendale, Arizona

Time in service: 11 years

Time at Little Rock: 2 years

Goals: Retire as a command chief

Hobbies: Body building

19th Airlift Wing priority portrayed and why?

Vasel championed the wing disease management plan and acted as the liaison for communication in the medical field about COVID-19 which led to less than a one percent COVID-19 positive rate allowing the mission to continue.