Eighteen different award categories were presented during the ceremony, which recognized 142 individual nominees and 26 team nominees with 391 team members, including personnel from: Buckley, Eglin, Hanscom, Hill, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Maxwell, Offut, Peterson, Robins, Tinker and Wright-Patterson Air Force Bases.
This year’s award winners are:
Junior Military Engineer Award: Capt. Zachary Westerfield, Special Operations Forces and Personnel Recovery Division, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Special Operations Forces Directorate, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia
Mid-Career Military Engineer Award: Maj. Eric Baker; MC-130J Terrain Following/Terrain Avoidance Radar Program, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Special Operations Forces Directorate, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Senior Military Engineer Award: Maj. Luke Stockton, Human Resources Systems Division, Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
Junior Civilian Engineer Award: Lincoln Anderson, Enterprise IT and Cyber Infrastructure Division, Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, and Networks Directorate, Maxwell Air Force Base-Gunter Annex, Alabama
Mid-Career Civilian Engineer Award: Mike Himmelein; Special Operations Forces and Personnel Recovery Division, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Special Operations Forces Directorate, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia
Senior Civilian Engineer Award: Brian Welch; Avionics Engineering Division; Technical Engineering Services Directorate, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Engineering Technician Award: Che Dacalio; Product Support Division, Metals Technology Office; Technical Engineering Services Directorate; Robins Air Force Base
Chief Engineer Award: David Mittlesteadt; Special Operations Forces and Personnel Recovery Division; Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Special Operations Forces Directorate; Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Technical Management Award: Edward Crosby; Cybersecurity, Human Resource Systems Division; Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph
Technical Leadership Award: Michael Randel; Support Equipment and Vehicles Division; Agile Combat Support Directorate Robins Air Force Base
Support Award: Staff Sgt. Christina Shinaut, Commander's Support Staff, 645th Aeronautical Systems Group, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Special Operations Forces Directorate, Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado
Mentor's Award: Karl Schutter, Propulsion Acquisition Division, Propulsion Directorate, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Reservist/Individual Mobilization Augmentee Award: Maj. Oba Vincent, Aerospace Dominance Enabler Division, Battle Management Directorate, Hill Air Force Base, Utah
Frederick T. Rall Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award: Timothy Menke; Simulation and Analysis Facility, Planning Development and Integration Directorate, Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Engineering Jorge F. Gonzalez Engineering Analysis Award: Dr. Robert Racca, Strategic Warning & Surveillance Systems Division, Battle Management Directorate, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
Technical Management Team Award: Intelligence Processing and Data Relay Branch, Command and Control, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Division, Battle Management Directorate, Hansom Air Force Base, Massachusetts
Engineering Team Award: BLU-111ECP Team, Direct Attack Division, Armament Directorate, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida
AFLCMC/EN Director's Award: Michael Smith, B-21 Program, Fighters and Bombers Directorate, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
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