Capt Rajan Dulamal, U.S .Army JPED, Senior Wing Mentor; TSgt Geffrey Witt, 736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Mentor- Briefer; Mr. Ken Shinn, Sgt of Arms, Green Knights Chapter 49; Mr. Larry Bortner, Vice President, Green Knights Chapter 49; Mr. Michael Ende, President, Green Knights Chapter 49; MSgt Fred Raffaelli (Retired), Senior Wing Mentor; Col Mathew Husemann, 436 AW Commander; Mr. Jim Ciolek, Delaware Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV); Mr. Robert Silvania, Delaware DMV; CMSgt Jarrod Getz, 436th Security Forces Squadron; Cpl Jonathan Hummel, City of Dover Police Dept.; Master Corp Joseph Lane, Delaware State Police; Cpl Troy Maull, City of Dover Police Dept.; Tim Hahn, 436 AW Safety, Motorcycle Safety Program Manager; Lt Col John Gerlach, 436 AW Chief of Safety; and Lt Dewayne Ragland Jr, 436 AW Chaplain. Photo by Roland Balik, Dover AFB Public Affairs

AMC DISTINGUISHED MOTORCYCLE SAFETY AWARD

By STAFF WRITER

436 AW/SEG
DOVER AFB, DE

THE 436th AIRLIFT WING OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY SECTION, Dover Air Force Base, DE, led by Lt Col John Gerlach, has been announced as the winner of the 2023 Air Mobility Command Distinguished Motorcycle Safety Award.

Among other accomplishments, the section authored wing mentorship policies to pair novice riders with highly experienced mentors for a minimum of 90 days; hosted five mentorship poker run events, fulfilling the 5-year refresher training requirement for 77 riders; lobbied the Delaware Office of Highway Safety to conduct a safety review of a highway guardrail where two fatalities and one near-fatal Air Force mishap occurred during a 10-year period; and created a “Be a Wingman” themed video for the “DAFRider” Pre-Season Kickoff Campaign, highlighting responsible motorcycle operation and training. The video reached 36,100 views.