LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. -- Name and Rank: Maj. Austin Merkel
Unit: Detachment 3 Air Mobility Command Air Operations Squadron
Official Duty title: Simulator certification instructor pilot
Hometown: Merrill, Wisconsin
Time in service: 10 years
Time at Little Rock: 4 years
Goals: Read more and spend more time outdoor with his kids
Hobbies: Running, hiking, hunting, and fishing
19th Airlift Wing priority portrayed and why?
Merkel ensures the highest quality of training devices worldwide for the C-130J Super Hercules and incorporates the next level of modernization to increase readiness for future conflicts,