LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. -- Name and Rank: Senior Airman Alex Hardgrove
Unit: 19th Maintenance Group
Official Duty title: Maintenance Operations Center Controller
Hometown: Wenatchee, WA
Time in service: 6 years, 9 months
Time at Little Rock: 6 years, 6 months
Goals: Making Staff and becoming a Flying Crew Chief
Hobbies: Video games and hiking
Within the past six months, Hardgrove has operated as the senior controller for three deployments in support of emerging events.
Additionally, Alex recently completed his Green Belt training and is pursuing a CPI event to complete his certification.
Finally, Hardgrove is actively pursuing his Community College of the Air Force, most recently achieving an ‘A’ in College Algebra which leaves him with four classes left to complete his degree in Aviation Maintenance Technology.