Unit: 19th Maintenance Squadron
Official Duty title: Repair and Reclamation
Hometown: Pell City, Alabama
Time in service: 7 years
Time at Little Rock: 6 years, 7 months
Goals: Obtain a bachelor’s degree in computer science
Hobbies: Vehicle maintenance, playing Elden Ring, and spending quality time with the family.
Staff Sgt. Storey mentored two Airmen and coordinated between the 314th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the Metals Technology shop to replace degraded C-130 ramp bushings. His exceptional leadership restored the aircraft’s airworthiness ahead of Air, Education and Training Command’s surge week, enabling on-time Fiscal Year 2024 pilot training completion.
Additionally, he directed the repair of an in-flight emergency for a left-hand landing gear “will not retract” anomaly. He analyzed and instructed three technicians through fault isolation techniques and procedures to pinpoint a faulty ball screw and inoperable main landing gear motor, along with driving the fixes.
Finally, Storey commanded his team through 962 carded items in the restoration of two C-130J’s worth $151M, reinforcing 136 sorties across 720 hours flown per month. His leadership maximized aircraft availability and backed a 0.0 repeat/recur rate, besting AMC’s 1.4 standard.