Combat Airlifter of the Week: Staff Sgt. Rupert Ramon E. Lirag
Staff Sgt. Rupert Ramon E. Lirag, 19th Maintenance Group ancillary training instructor, is recognized as the Combat Airlifter of the Week, Dec. 20, 2021.Lirag fulfilled three short notice Tactical Combat Casualty Care courses in support of three major commands — training 19 Airmen that were deploying to become proficient in providing first line trauma care and prehospital medicine while in a combat zone. In addition, Lirag took on the task of training five Coast Guard Seaman, enabling them to continue their maritime operations consisting of more than 150 miles, spanning around the Lower Mississippi, Arkansas, and White River systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Isaiah Miller)