Combat Airlifter of the Week: Staff Sgt. Rupert Ramon E. Lirag

Staff Sgt. Rupert Ramon E. Lirag, 19th Maintenance Group ancillary training instructor, is recognized as the Combat Airlifter of the Week, Dec. 20, 2021.Lirag fulfilled three short notice Tactical Combat Casualty Care courses in support of three major commands — training 19 Airmen that were deploying to become proficient in providing first line trauma care and prehospital medicine while in a combat zone. In addition, Lirag took on the task of training five Coast Guard Seaman, enabling them to continue their maritime operations consisting of more than 150 miles, spanning around the Lower Mississippi, Arkansas, and White River systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Isaiah Miller)

Combat Airlifter of the Week: Staff Sgt. Rupert Ramon E. Lirag

Published Dec. 17, 2021
By Senior Airman Jayden Ford
19th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. --

Name and Rank: Staff Sgt. Rupert Ramon E. Lirag

Unit: 19th Maintenance Group

Official Duty title: Ancillary training instructor

Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii

Time in service: 5 years and 8 months

Time at Little Rock: 5 years and 6 months

Goals: Earn a master's degree in human resource management and commission through the Medical Service Corps

Hobbies: Spending quality time with family, reading, and traveling

19th Airlift Wing priority portrayed and why?

Lirag fulfilled three short notice Tactical Combat Casualty Care courses in support of three major commands — training 19 Airmen that were deploying to become proficient in providing first line trauma care and prehospital medicine while in a combat zone. In addition, Lirag took on the task of training five Coast Guard Seaman, enabling them to continue their maritime operations consisting of more than 150 miles, spanning around the Lower Mississippi, Arkansas, and White River systems.