Combat Airlifter of the Week: Senior Master Sgt. James Cohea

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  • By Master Sgt. Jeff Walston
  • 913th Airlift Group Public Affairs

NAME: Senior Master Sgt. James Cohea

UNIT: 913th Operations Support Squadron

POSITION: 913th OSS superintendent

HOMETOWN: Cabot, Arkansas

TIME ON STATION/ TIME IN SERVICE: 3.8 years / 18.5 years

CORE VALUE: Cohea exemplifies the core value of Integrity First. He represents the highest level of enlisted leadership in the 913th OSS, advising the commander on all matters concerning the readiness, morale welfare and effective management of more than 30 Reservists. He also serves as the intelligence superintendent performing and managing intelligence duties such as developing, evaluating, and providing actionable intelligence to leadership and aircrews. He routinely takes on additional duties such as unit deployment manager, unit health manager, and force protection manager.