Combat Airlifter of the Week: Staff Sgt. Shawn M. Dostie

  • Published
  • By Airman 1st Class Saisha Cornett
  • 19th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. --  

Name and Rank: Staff Sgt. Shawn M. Dostie

Unit: 19th Airlift Wing Contracting Squadron 

Official Duty title: Contracting Officer

Hometown: Bowdoinham, Maine

Time in service: 10 years

Time at Little Rock: 2 years

Goals: Get step promoted to Technical Sergent

Hobbies: Golfing, computer games, and basketball

As a contracting officer with the 19th Airlift Wing Contracting Squadron, Dostie consistently demonstrates functional expertise and leadership, earning the trust of his squadron leadership and entrusted with a two-million-dollar warrant authority.

Additionally, Dostie has led and trained a nine-member team responsible for 69 contracts valued at 20 million dollars. He was also responsible for the 714th Training Squadron emergency wasp removal contract and completing a 30-day acquisition standard to five. This ensured continuity of operations, averting 80,000 dollars in simulator equipment damage and remediating an aircrew training pipeline stoppage. As a result of this action, Dostie was coined by the 714th TRS/CC.

Finally, Dostie secured 700,000 dollars in contracted IT services to support the local DHS network during the transition of medical services at Little Rock Air Force Base.
 

Combat Airlifter of the Week: Staff Sgt. Shawn M. Dostie

  • Published
  • By Airman 1st Class Saisha Cornett
  • 19th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. --  

Name and Rank: Staff Sgt. Shawn M. Dostie

Unit: 19th Airlift Wing Contracting Squadron 

Official Duty title: Contracting Officer

Hometown: Bowdoinham, Maine

Time in service: 10 years

Time at Little Rock: 2 years

Goals: Get step promoted to Technical Sergent

Hobbies: Golfing, computer games, and basketball

As a contracting officer with the 19th Airlift Wing Contracting Squadron, Dostie consistently demonstrates functional expertise and leadership, earning the trust of his squadron leadership and entrusted with a two-million-dollar warrant authority.

Additionally, Dostie has led and trained a nine-member team responsible for 69 contracts valued at 20 million dollars. He was also responsible for the 714th Training Squadron emergency wasp removal contract and completing a 30-day acquisition standard to five. This ensured continuity of operations, averting 80,000 dollars in simulator equipment damage and remediating an aircrew training pipeline stoppage. As a result of this action, Dostie was coined by the 714th TRS/CC.

Finally, Dostie secured 700,000 dollars in contracted IT services to support the local DHS network during the transition of medical services at Little Rock Air Force Base.