Combat Airlifter of the Week: Staff Sgt. Connery Carroll
By Airman 1st Class Aaron Irvin , 19th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
/ Published August 16, 2019
LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. -- 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.