Combat Airlifter of the Week: Staff Sgt. Nicholas Coburn

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

Name and Rank: Staff Sgt. Nicholas Coburn   

Unit: 19th Operations Group

Official Duty title: C-130J Super Hercules instructor loadmaster

Hometown: LaGrange, Indiana

Time in service: 9 years

Time at Little Rock: 8 years

Goals: Finish bachelor’s degree and become a wildlife management officer upon retiring from the Air Force

Hobbies: Hunting, fishing, camping and carpentry

19th Airlift Wing priority portrayed and why?

As a 19th Operations Group C-130J Super Hercules instructor loadmaster, Coburn instructs and mentors squadron Loadmasters on the C-130J during airlift and airdrop missions in support of national and Department of Defense objectives.