Alicia Sobotka Promoted to Master Sergeant

Recently, Northeast Nodaway grad Alicia (Welch) Sobotka was promoted to Senior Master Sergeant, the May 26th edition of the St. Joseph News-Press reported. She serves in the 139th Airlift Wing in St. Joseph. They did a feature and multimedia video about her. She has served there since 2001, and is one of three people to supervise the mechanics for the division. They are responsible for maintaining the wings’ C-130 Hercules crafts, which are responsible for troop transports, air refueling, and can operate as gunships. She is the first woman to hold that rank for the wing’s maintenance group.