Comat Airlifter of the Week: Staff Sgt. Alias Arzuaga

Staff Sgt. Alias Arzuaga,19th Maintenance Squadron unit deployment manager, is recognized as the Combat Airlifter of the Week October 25, 2021. Arzuaga supported Operation Allies Refuge by mobilizing six personnel and 10 pieces of ground equipment to Qatar within 36 hours, assembled four personnel in less than 12 hours to aid the evacuation efforts of 122,000 Afghan nationals in support of Operation Allies Welcome and managed the deployment of 13 Airmen from seven different career fields to sustain Africa Command's operational capabilities while simultaneously readying a 26 member and six item equipment package for a separate deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aaron Irvin)

Combat Airlifter of the Week: Staff Sgt. Alias Arzuaga

Published Oct. 22, 2021
By Senior Airman Jayden Ford
19th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Name and Rank: Staff Sgt. Alias Arzuaga

Unit: 19th Maintenance Squadron

Official Duty title: Unit Deployment Manager

Hometown: Chicago, Illinois

Time in service: 6 Years

Time at Little Rock: 6 Years

Goals: Actively pursuing Community College of the Air Force degree

Hobbies: Playing the piano

19th Airlift Wing priority portrayed and why?

Arzuaga supported Operation Allies Refuge by mobilizing six personnel and 10 pieces of ground equipment to Qatar within 36 hours, assembled four personnel in less than 12 hours to aid the evacuation efforts of 122,000 Afghan nationals in support of Operation Allies Welcome and managed the deployment of 13 Airmen from seven different career fields to sustain Africa Command's operational capabilities while simultaneously readying a 26 member and six item equipment package for a separate deployment.