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Show AWARD SUPPLEMENT TO THE HILLTOP TIMES THURSDAY, March 3, 2011 9 419th Fighter Wing's best honored at annual banquet BY PUBLIC AFFAIRS STAFF 419th Fighter Wing T he 419th Fighter Wing announced winners of the 2010 Outstanding Airmen of the Year awards at a special event Feb. 26. 419th Fighter Wing First Sergeant of the Year is Master Sgt. Chris Sayre, 419th Security Forces Squadron. First sergeant of more than 80 security forces members, Sayre ensured the completion of more than 190 personnel-related taskings, making certain the squadron maintained heightened operational tempo. He expertly developed and maintained continuity in a wide array of programs, including the mission-critical Family Care Program. His efforts ensured all Airmen in his unit had essential plans in place for their dependants in the event of deployments or emergencies. 419th Fighter Wing Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year is Master Sgt. Drue Titensor, 419th Maintenance Squadron. As structural aircraft maintenance section chief, Titensor led 84 Air Force members to the successful generation of more than 9,000 sorties and nearly 13,000 flying hours. He also supervised the replacement of 18 F-16 wing enclosure ribs, saving more than $60,000 in depot repair costs and about 78 hours in down time. Additionally, he completed more than 100 core tasks in aircraft structural maintenance cross-training, and achieved an end-of-course examination score of 85 percent. 419th Fighter Wing NCO of the Year is Tech. Sgt. Ronald Beard, 419th Security Forces Squadron. Beard, a security forces craftsman, led a four-person fire team and combat patrol training team in October's Operational Readiness Exercise. His efforts eliminated simulated mortar and sniper attack threats to ongoing F-16 flight missions and operations. His superlative combat leadership skills resulted in his being recognized as an outstanding performer by the Exercise Evaluation Team. 419th Fighter Wing Airman of the Year is Senior Airman Sterling Broadhead, 67th Aerial Port Squadron. Broadhead, an air transportation journeyman, was one of the first to volunteer for a 65-day deployment to Portau-Prince, Haiti, in support of Operation Unified Relief. While deployed with the 24th Air Expeditionary Group, he was instrumental in off-loading 12,000 tons of humanitarian aid, processing 15,000 passengers, and providing aid to more than 7,000 displaced evacuees. 419th Fighter Wing Company Grade Officer of the Year is Capt. Shad Stromberg, 466th Fighter Squadron. F-16 pilot Stromberg volunteered to deploy with the 34th Fighter Squadron to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, where he flew more than 16 combat sorties in support of U.S. and coalition forces throughout the theater of operations. Flawlessly performing under pressure, he was instrumental in rescuing a forward operating base from being overrun by terrorists, and saved an F-16 with an engine oil system malfunction and navigation failure over the Atlantic Ocean. ALEX R. LLOYD/U.S. Air Force Winners of the 419th Fighter Wing's Outstanding Airmen of the Year awards include (from left to right): Master Sgt. Drue Titensor, Cooper Remkes, Master Sgt. Dave Graham, Master Sgt. Chris Sayre, Tech. Sgt. Ronald Beard, Master Sgt. Mark Bates, Capt. Shad Stromberg, Senior Airman Sterling Broadhead, Capt. Jill Stout and Brian Cink. Not pictured: Tech. Sgt. Justin Adams. 419th Fighter Wing Civilian of the Year is Cooper Remkes, 419th Maintenance Squadron. Remkes is an office services assistant and functional area records manager. He spearheaded his squadron's initial implementation of electronic finance for the submission of orders and travel vouchers, tracking all submissions throughout the year. His contribution in training traditional reserve personnel on support staff processes, coupled with his outstanding management of his squadron's orders and financial records, resulted in the elimination of 20 overdue reports, the creation of 35 updated mobility folders, and zero discrepancies noted during the 2010 Staff Assistance Visit. Other awards presented during the event include the following: Master Sgt. Sayre Master Sgt. Titensor Tech. Sgt. Justin Adams, 67th Aerial Port Squadron Honor Guard Member of the Year Master Sgt. Dave Graham, 419th Medical Squadron Wing Commander's Servant Leadership Award Capt. Jill Stout, 419th Operations Group Diamond Excellence Award Employer of the Year Master Sgt. Mark Bates, 419th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Brian Cink, Delta Airlines Capt. Stromberg Remkes Promotions 2nd Combat Camera Squadron: Staff Sgt. Stephany Miller Air Force 372nd Recruiting Group: Tech. Sgt. Sean Pitts 388th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron: BY RYAN LARSEN Tech. Sgt. Joseph Giordano, Staff Sgt. Jeffory Kenneth Calder Jr., Staff Sgt. David McAdams, Senior Airman Cody Carpenter, Senior Airman Deandre Ford, Senior Airman Elijah Inman, Senior Airman Steven Oliver, Senior Airman Aaron Sabin, Senior Airman Nickolas Stevens, Senior Airman Adrian Wyand Hilltop Times correspondent T See CONTEST I page 10 Senior Airman Broadhead Chief's Award Engineers put aerodynamics to the test on paper 1111111111111 "pm Rant____ s rarrarg-H-itJH Imnigi sin ianum mu L ¥-i- Master Sgt. Steve A. Laird Jr., Staff Sgt. Anakapon Patikamanant, Staff Sgt. Joshua Wheatley, Airman 1st Class Thomas Sabol L •••••1011 • 388th Component Maintenance Squadron: 388th Equipment Maintenance Squadron: Master Sgt. Aaron Coll, Master Sgt. Troy Hoffman, Tech. Sgt. Brock Allton, Tech. Sgt. Robert Fudge, Tech. Sgt. Jeb Reeder, Staff Sgt. Kyle McBride, Staff Sgt. Joshua Vasquez, Senior Airman Ronald Lee 441111 o celebrate National Engineers Week a number of Hill Air Force Base Engineers launched and flight tested 14 new aircraft designs. The aircraft were of the paper variety constructed out of standard 8 1/2 by 11 inch copy paper. Tests were conducted at the Warrior Fitness Center basketball court on the afternoon of Feb. 22. Rather than gaining scientific data and information from these tests, they were as Earl R. Hoffman put it, "to have fun and to stretch the engineering brain." Hoffman also served the contest as the Center Test Authority and as such was given the right to disqualify any aircraft for lack of aerodynamic surfaces. Therefore crumpling the paper into a ball and throwing it was not allowed. Although mostly for fun, the competition tested the participant's knowledge of engineering, aerodynamics and origami skills. Tech. Sgt. Beard 388th Maintenance Group: Master Sgt. Debra Lloyd, Staff Sgt. Michael Long ALEX R. LLOYD/U.S. Air Force Contestant No. 12 Michael Anderson, OO ALC/GHAEB, launches his airplane at the Warrior Health and Fitness Center Feb. 22 for a contest sponsored by the Hill Air Force Base Engineers. - 388th Maintenance Operations Squadron: Tech. Sgt. William Helton, Staff Sgt. Javaurus Ray, Senior Airman Amanda Openshaw See PROMOTIONS I page 10 |