Combat Airlifter of the Week
Staff Sgt. Matthew Gierak, 19th Logistics Readiness Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of fuels environmental safety office, is congratulated by Col. William Otter, 19th Airlift Wing vice commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Erskine, 19th Security Forces Squadron security forces manager, for his selection as Combat Airlifter of the Week Nov. 18, 2013, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Gierak, a Livonia, Mich., native, engineered & implemented a flight lockout/tag out program ensuring 31 hazardous assets were safely used while also ensuring no fuel contamination. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Condit)