Combat Airlifter of the Week
Col. Patrick Rhatigan, 19th Airlift Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Margarita Overton, 19th AW command chief, congratulate 1st Lt. Christopher Bodtke, a 61st Airlift Squadron co-pilot, for being selected as the Combat Airlifter of the Week Sept. 16, 2013, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Bodtke, a Colorado Springs, Co. native, was selected for excelling in joint training, acting as interim chief of mobility and deploying personnel in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Bodtke also led the squadron to a high pass rate for their physical fitness test and prepared 151 sorties for joint and international training with Canadian and New Zealand forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Caleb Pierce)