Combat Airlifter of the Week: Airman 1st Class Richard Oberg

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Richard Oberg, 19th Logistics Readiness Squadron individual protective equipment journeyman, is recognized as the Combat Airlifter of the Week at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Feb. 3, 2020. Oberg works to get personnel geared up and out the door to support contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristine M. Gruwell)

Combat Airlifter of the Week: Airman 1st Class Richard Oberg

Published Feb. 14, 2020
By Senior Airman Kristine M. Gruwell
19th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. --

Name and Rank: Airman 1st Class Richard Oberg

Unit: 19th Logistics Readiness Squadron

Official Duty title: Individual protective equipment journeyman

Hometown: Skowhegan, Maine

Time in service: 1 year, 6 months

Time at Little Rock: 1 year, 3 months

Goals: Make senior airman below the zone and complete Community College of the Air Force degree

Hobbies: Working out and watching movies

19th Airlift Wing priority portrayed and why? Oberg works to get personnel geared up and out the door to support contingency operations. He is responsible for receiving, issuing, storing & inventorying mobility assets supporting Team Little Rock warfighters and 19th Airlift Wing exercises. Additionally, Oberg governs the wing weapons account, securing 100 percent accountability of the assets ensuring 24/7 mission readiness.