Combat Airlifter of the Week
Staff Sgt. Richard Prestia, a 19th Communications Squadron airfield systems supervisor, receives a commander’s coin from Col. William Otter, 19th Airlift Wing vice commander, for his selection as Combat Airlifter of the Week Sept. 3, 2013, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Prestia led three major airfield systems upgrade projects valued at more than $730, 000 and decreased the work centers’ maintenance footprint by more than 100 hours annually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Russ Scalf)