Combat Airlifter of the Week: Staff Sgt. Connery Carroll

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  • By Airman 1st Class Aaron Irvin
  • 19th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Name and Rank: Staff Sgt. Connery Carroll

Unit: 913th Force Support Squadron

Duty title: Logistics plans, NCO in charge

Hometown: Little Rock, Arkansas

Time in service: 14 years, 6 months

Time at Little Rock: 14 years, 6 months

Goals: Complete a bachelor’s degree in transportation and logistics

Hobbies: Woodworking and backpacking

Air Force Core Value portrayed: Service Before Self

How does the individual portray the core value? Carroll constantly goes above and beyond in dedicating himself to his trade. He has volunteered for two deployments in the last two years, filling critical 1-deep positions. He recently took a new position at Little Rock AFB with the Air Force Reserves as an Active Guard Reserve; filling a critical vacancy. He also was a guest speaker, on behalf of the Reserves, at conferences to brief his logistics planner peers on deployments and how to execute the job successfully.