Sharks rake in awards Published May 25, 2007 PAFB, Fla. -- 45th Space Wing Awards in 2006 or for 2006 AIR FORCE-LEVEL AWARDS Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for Meritorious Achievement Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2005 Awarded to the 45th Space Wing in June 2006 Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for Meritorious Service Oct. 1, 2005 - Sep. 30, 2006 Awarded to the 45th Space Wing in November 2006 2006 Space Safety Award 45th Space Wing Outstanding Medical Logistics Small Activity Account of the Year (Fiscal Year 2006) 45th Medical Logistics Flight Outstanding Paralegal Airman of the Year Tech Sgt. Dawn Wolfe 45th SW Legal Office Civilian Personnel Officer of the Year Lyn Dixon 45th Mission Support Squadron Enlisted Space Operator of the Year Tech. Sgt. Christian Pardue 1st Range Operations Squadron Organizational Excellence Award Manned Space Flight Support Office (now Human Space Flight Support Office) NATIONAL CIVILIAN ASSOCIATION AWARDS Air Force Association's Best Space Operations Crew Award STS-114 Return to Flight Crew 45th Operations Group AIR FORCE SPACE COMMAND AWARDS General Robert T. Herres Award (2006) 45th Space Wing Schriever Trophy (2006) 45th Space Wing 45th SPACE WING STAFF History Office Award for 2006 2006 Alan S. Major Award for History Program Excellence Mark Cleary Public Affairs Awards for 2006 Commentary Article (1st Place) Ken Warren Tabloid-Format Publication (2nd Place) 45th SW Missileer Feature Article (2nd Place) Capt. Kevin Tuttle Outstanding Public Affairs Field Grade Officer (Wing) Lt. Col. Maria Carl Outstanding Contribution to Public Affairs Programs Deborah Stillwell 45th MISSION SUPPORT GROUP AWARDS AFSPC Mission Support Squadron Awards for 2006 Outstanding Mission Support Squadron Award Category II: 45th Mission Support Squadron Gerrit D. Foster, Jr., 45th MSS Outstanding Military Personnel Flight Achievement Award Category II: 45th MSS/MPF Outstanding USAF Personnel Manager of the Year Award Category I-B: Maj. Diane Benavidez Category IV-B: Tech. Sgt. Anthony Carrender Outstanding Airman and Family Readiness Flight/Family Readiness Office Awards Category II: 45th MSS/AFRC Outstanding Family Support Individual Award Category I-A: Master Sgt. Mercedes Morris Air Force Education and Training Flight Individual Awards Category III: Kenneth Sylva Category IV: Sheldon Russell USAF Military Equal Opportunity Office Award Category III: 45th SW Outstanding USAF Military Equal Opportunity Individual Award Category I-B: CapT. Rachel Castellon Category II-B: Master Sgt. Stephen Love Manpower and Organization Awards for Professional Excellence Small Manpower and Organization Flight/Office of the Year 45th MSS Civilian Personnel Awards Category I-B: Lyn Dixon 45th MSS Civilian Personnel Office Category III-B: Darlene Berger 45th MSS Civilian Personnel Office Category I-C (mid-to-large civilian personnel flight) 45th MSS Civilian Personnel Office 45th Civil Engineering Squadron Awards for 2006 General Thomas D. White Restoration Award (Installation Category) 45th Civil Engineer Squadron General Thomas D. White Cultural Resources Management Award (Installation Category) 45th CES General Thomas D. White Cultural Resources Management Award (Team Category) 45th CES General Thomas D. White Environmental Quality Award (Overseas Category) 45th CES Maj. General Robert C. Thompson Award for Outstanding Resources Flight 45th CES National Society of Professional Engineers Federal Engineer of the Year Robert Elliot Outstanding Civil Engineer Manager of the Year (Civilian Technician Category) Timothy Henderson Society of American Military Engineers Newman Medal Capt. Aaron Reifsnyder Chief Master Sgt. Larry Daniels Award Master Sgt. Jeffrey Jones Society of American Military Engineers Goddard Medal Master Sgt. Gregory Bordeaux Air Force Design Excellence Award (Military) Master Sgt. James Clark 45th Services Squadron Awards for 2006 Civilian Manager of the Year Susan Pollock Child Development Program of the Year 45th Services Division Information Ticket & Travel Program of the Year 45th SVD Specialized Program of the Year 45th SVD Resource Management Flight of the Year 45th SVD 45th Security Forces Squadron Awards for 2006 Outstanding Support Staff Senior NCO Award Master Sgt. Paul Carraro Outstanding Support Staff NCO Award Tech. Sgt. Enrique Barrera, Jr. Outstanding Security Forces Civilian Employee Award Sharon Young Elizabeth N. Jacobson Award Airman 1st Class Dwayne Solis Best Antiterrorism Program - Operational Unit Award (2005, awarded 2006) 45th SFS 45th Communications Squadron Awards for 2006 General Edwin W. Rawlings Team Award 45th Space Communication Squadron AF Communications Computer Systems Outstanding NCO Tech. Sgt. Michael Holloway AF Outstanding Electromagnetic Spectrum Manager Richard Akers Financial Management Awards for 2006 Air Force Space Command's Financial Management Superintendent of the Year 2006 Senior Master Sgt. Karen Gandy Air Force Space Command's Financial Management Senior NCO of the Year 2006 Master Sgt. Shemethia Strange Air Force Space Command's Financial Management Airman of the Year 2006 Senior Airman Jamie Reilly 45TH MEDICAL GROUP AWARDS FOR 2006 Clinical Optimization Team Award Surgeon General's Medical Information Services Team of the Year Outstanding Resource Management Team of the Year Outstanding Medical Logistics Account of the Year (small activity) Colonel Gary Wasem Physical Medicine Team of the Year Pharmacy of the Year Laboratory Team of the Year (Category II) Outstanding Small Dental Clinic of the Year Team Aerospace Award Health Promotion Large Base Program Outstanding Dental Officer of the Year Lt. Col. Craig Rice Maxine Beatty USAF Pharmacist of the Year Lt. Col. Kenneth Russell, Jr. John C. Flanagan Senior Psychologist of the Year Maj. Celene Fyffe Health Care Integrator of the Year Maj. Margaret Carey Education and Training Nurse of the Year Maj. Cheryl Gentile Company Grade Physical Therapist of the Year Capt. Michael Holmes Jesse Edwards Company Grade Physician Assistant of the Year Capt. John MacGregor Brigadier General Peter C. Bellisario Young Health Care Administrator of the Year Capt. Daniel Bowen Outstanding Medical Logistics Company Grade Officer of the Year Capt. James Ulrich Outstanding Health Plan Management Officer of the Year Capt. Tametria Whaley Medical Service IMA Nurse Corps Officer of the Year Capt. Debra Meltzer Chief Master Sgt. Lewis W. Dunlap Outstanding Senior NCO of the Year Master Sgt. James Cook Chief Master Sgt. Lewis W. Dunlap Outstanding NCO of the Year Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Ewertz Outstanding Enlisted Health Services Management Senior NCO of the Year Master Sgt. John Duncan USAF Senior NCO Pharmacy Technician of the Year Master Sgt. Michael Strange Surgeon General's Medical Information Services Senior NCO of the Year Master Sgt. Todd Allen Surgeon General's Medical Information Services NCO of the Year Staff Sgt. Amine El Iahiai Colonel Donald D. Dunton Ophthalmic NCO of the Year Staff Sgt. Esteban Puga, Jr. Expeditionary Medical Operations Civilian of the Year Ronald Rodrigo Expeditionary Medical Operations NCO the Year Tech. Sgt. Jayron Love Brigadier General Sarah P. Wells Outstanding Airman of the Year Senior Airman Jeanette Harris Chief Master Sgt. Michael A. Gambuti Airman Pharmacy Technician of the Year Senior Airman Kelly Kinney Outstanding Dental Airman of the Year Senior Airman Elizabeth O'Neal USAF Clinical Laboratory Manager of the Year Maj. Debra Adams USAF Laboratory Airman of the Year Senior Airman Elyse Ford Outstanding Medical Materiel Airman of the Year Senior Airman Kristen Trujillo Chief Master Sgt. Anton Zembrod Award for Outstanding AF Diagnostic Imaging Technologist Airman of the Year Senior Airman Janine Phillips Outstanding Health Plan Management Airman of the Year Senior Airman Brandi Whiting 45TH OPERATIONS GROUP AWARDS FOR 2006 2006 Guardian Challenge "Schriever" Trophy 2006 AFA Space Operations Crew of the Year STS-114 Return to Flight Mission Crew 2006 14th AF Company Grade Officer of the Year Capt. Joy Kaczor 2006 14th AF "Tiger" Award Winner (NCO) Master Sgt. Joel Brown 2006 AFSPC Communications Computer Systems Outstanding NCO Tech. Sgt. Michael Holloway 2006 AFSPC Outstanding Electromagnetic Spectrum Manager Richard Akers 2006 General Edwin W. Rawlings Team Award ATCALS Maintenance Team 2006 AFSPC Outstanding Wing MILDEC Program 45th OSS 2006 AFSPC Military Deception (MILDEC) Officer of the Year 1st Lt. Will Driesslein 2006 AFSPC MILDEC NCO of the Year Tech. Sgt. (sel.) Fernando Marrero Airfield Operations Flight Complex of the Year 45th OSS Air Traffic Control Training Achievement of the Year Daniel La Force Air Traffic Control Watch Supervisor of the Year Tech. Sgt. Klane Pierce Air Traffic Controller of the Year Staff Sgt. Boone Stevens Air Traffic Control (Civilian) Controller in Charge of the Year Andrew Bron 45th Weather Squadron Awards for 2006 Weather Field Grade Officer of the Year Lt. Col. Gary Kubat Weather Civilian of the Year Katherine Winters Weather NCO of the Year Tech. Sgt. William Grissom Outstanding Technical Achievement in Weather Operations William Roeder 45TH LAUNCH GROUP AWARDS FOR 2006 AFSPC Individual Award of Distinction Tech. Sgt. Miguel Vega Brent Scowcroft Award for Space and C3I Maintenance and Logistics Tech. Sgt. Miguel Vega Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Stellar Award, Early Career Category Capt. Michele Beswick