LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. --
Rank and name: A1C Emmanuel Okindo
Unit: 19th Contracting Squadron
Official Duty Title: Contract specialist
Hometown: Burnsville, Minnesota
Time in Service: 1 year
Time at Little Rock: 8 months
Goals: Commission through ROTC, earn $50K before turning 20 years old, explore the world and meet new people
Hobbies: Going to the gym, reading novels, sleeping
Airman 1st Class Okindo, 19th Contracting Squadron contract specialist, managed a $2.8 million contract portfolio, outperforming his peers by executing 59.8% of the nine-member team's workload.
Additionally, he proactively engaged with three mission partners to bypass a six month supply chain delay, executing $44,000 in aircraft part contracts in four days, returning four grounded C-130s to fully mission capable status and supporting the 19th and 314th Wing mission sets.
Finally, as Dorm Council Vice President, Okindo solicited dorm resident initiatives to Wing and Group leadership and the Shirt Council, securing $860 in funding for morale events and championed the launch of "Grab & Go" DFAC meals, fortifying Airman quality of life.