Combat Airlifter of the Week: Staff Sgt. Jessica Pacheco

Staff Sgt. Jessica Pacheco, 19th Operations Support Squadron NCO in charge of aircrew flight equipment, is recognized as the Combat Airlifter of the Week October 11, 2021. Pacheco coordinated six alert aircraft to support Afghanistan refugees and Haiti relief efforts, filled an SNCO billet for one month maximizing support for two airlift squadrons and briefed Airmen on suicide prevention, as well as conducted one-on-one counseling sessions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Isaiah Miller)

Combat Airlifter of the Week: Staff Sgt. Jessica Pacheco

Published Oct. 8, 2021
By Senior Airman Jayden Ford
19th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. --

Name and Rank: Staff Sgt. Jessica Pacheco

Unit: 19th Operations Support Squadron

Official Duty title: NCO in charge of aircrew flight equipment

Hometown: Madison, Wisconsin

Time in service: 10 years and 6 months

Time at Little Rock: 2 years and 9 months

Goals: Complete sociology degree in two years and become a yoga instructor

Hobbies: Yoga, scrapbooking, and genealogy

19th Airlift Wing priority portrayed and why?

Pacheco coordinated six alert aircraft to support Afghanistan refugees and Haiti relief efforts, filled an SNCO billet for one month maximizing support for two airlift squadrons and briefed Airmen on suicide prevention, as well as conducted one-on-one counseling sessions.