Combat Airlifter of the Week: Tech. Sgt. Brandon Thelen

Tech. Sgt. Brandon Thelen, 913th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance craftsman, is recognized as the Combat Airlifter of the Week June 25, 2021. Thelen is the go-to structural maintenance craftsman in the 913th Airlift Group and 19th Maintenance Group. Most recently, he led a team of technicians in the repair of a damaged C-130J after the aircraft encountered significant structural damage to components on the belly of the aircraft following a hard landing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Major Ashley Walker)

Combat Airlifter of the Week: Tech. Sgt. Brandon Thelen

Published June 25, 2021
By Senior Airman Aaron Irvin
19th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Name and Rank: Tech. Sgt. Brandon Thelen

Unit: 913th Maintenance Squadron

Official Duty title: aircraft structural maintenance craftsman

Hometown: Wichita Falls, TX

Time in service: 13 years

Time at Little Rock: 10 years

Goals: Finish Bachelors of Science in Engineering

Hobbies: Hunting, Fishing

19th Airlift Wing priority portrayed and why?

Thelen is the go-to structural maintenance craftsman in the 913th Airlift Group and 19th Maintenance Group. Most recently, he led a team of technicians in the repair of a damaged C-130J after the aircraft encountered significant structural damage to components on the belly of the aircraft following a hard landing.