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Show HILLTOP TIMES 8 TlMES July 8, 2010 TODD CROMAR/U.S. Air Force Col. Patrick Higby, 75th Air Base Wing commander, presents Tech. Sgt Benjamin Wilhelm, of the 775th Civil Engineering Squadron, two Bronze Star Medals and accompanying certifications on June 28. MEDALS From page 1 Along with exhibiting "exceptional leadership as an EOD team leader," Upton and his team were also responsible for "clearing six IEDs during the largest offensive in Afghanistan, helping to restore ... freedom of maneuver in areas previously held by the enemy." Wilhelm received two Bronze Star Medals on June 28. The first medal had been awarded in 2008 for his meritorious service in a combat zone from April 2008 to October 2008. However TODD CROMAR/U.S. Air Force Col. Patrick Higby presents Tech. Sgt. Joseph Upton, also of the 775th Civil Engineering Squadron, a Bronze Star Medal and its accompanying certification on June 28. due to his high operations tempo and many temporary duty assignments, this first medal was not formally presented until now. Wilhelm earned his second medal for his service while deployed to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, from July 2009 to January 2010. At Kandahar, his "steadfast leadership was critical to the successful execution" of a counter insurgency operation, which secured "freedom of movement across 71,000 square kilometers of battle space and (safeguarded) the lives of Coalition forces and Afghan Nationals ..." his narrative states. Wilhelm also "supervised the safe execution of 66 combat missions in ... one of Afghanistan's most deadly battle spaces." "As a direct result of Staff Sgt. Wilhelm's involvement with all phases of this operation, no Soldiers were injured and mission objectives were met.." OO-ALC nominates ICBM program for Robert T. Mason award able ICBM fleet through the year 2020 and beyond to support the nuclear triad and the defense of the nation. RIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, The 76th MXW is located at TinOhio — Air Force Materiel ker AFB, which serves as Oklahoma's Command has designated largest single-site employer, contribits three Air Logistics Centers' deuting more than $2.9 billion annually pot maintenance wings as nominees the state's economy and employing to to compete in the annual Robert T. Mason Award for Depot Maintenance 27,000 military and civilian personnel. Integral to the Oklahoma City Excellence. Air Logistics Center's mission, the The Robert T. Mason Award is 76th MXW is the largest industrial sponsored by the Secretary of Decomplex in the Air Force, performing fense and is presented to the outprogrammed depot maintenance on standing program from a major Air four aircraft systems, phased mainForce, Army, Navy or Marine Corps tenance on Navy E-6 aircraft and organic depot-level maintenance maintenance repair and overhaul of facility that exemplifies responsive, transformed, depot-level maintenance seven engines for the Air Force, Air support to Department of Defense op- Force Reserve, Air National Guard, Navy and foreign military sales to erating units. allies. Among its many accomplishThe Ogden Air Logistics Centerments, the ALC quality standard met nominated the Minuteman III Interand exceeded those of industry and continental Ballistic Missile Propulsion Replacement Program; Oklahoma was the first Air Force installation to City Air Logistics Center, Tinker Air achieve the International StandardizaForce Base, Okla., nominated the 76th tion for Organization AS9110 standard Maintenance Wing; and Warner-Rob- for Aerospace maintenance repair and overhaul facilities. ins Air Logistics Center, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., nominated the C-130 As part of the 560th Aircraft MainGunship Production Team for this tenance Squadron at Robins AFB, the prestigious award. C-130 Gunship Production Team demThe Minuteman III intercontinental onstrated outstanding mission support ballistic missile makes up an integral for Air Force Special Operations Compart of the United States' nuclear mand AC-130H and AC-130U Guntriad. Located at Hill Air Force Base, ship Mission Design Series aircraft Ogden Air Logistics Center employs operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. more than 180 maintenance personnel Through collaborative efforts, the that support this ICBM effort — 82 560th AMXS team developed standard government civilians work in direct work processes, optimized and prisupport of the Propulsion Replaceoritized schedules, and compressed ment Program in the munitions storproduction time on key inspections age area, and more than 100 other and repairs, resulting in 88 additional technicians and support personnel days of C-130 gunship mission availwork and manage the $2.6 billion ability for joint operational support. program. The PRP team delivered 42 With a program budget approaching Minuteman III refurbished boosters $200 million, 560th AMXS is a major to the three Air Force operational in- part of the Air Force's depot repair intercontinental ballistic missile wings, frastructure and serves a vital role in sustaining the full range of C-130 airensuring the United States has a vi- Air Force Materiel Command Public Affairs Report W craft, employing approximately 1,000 skilled direct labor technicians performing more than one million manhours of production work annually. The Robert T. Mason Award for Depot Maintenance Excellence — along with the Phoenix Trophy, Department of Defense's highest award for fieldlevel maintenance — will be presented on Nov. 17, at the Secretary of Defense Maintenance Awards Banquet, held during the 2010 Department of Defense Maintenance Symposium and Exhibition in Tampa, Fla. 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