AMC Safety Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, MSgt Jessica M. Deal, 19th Airlift Wing, Little Rock Air Force Base, AR

MSgt Jessica M. Deal, Occupational Safety Superintendent, 19th Airlift Wing, Little Rock Air Force Base, AR, distinguished herself as a leader in occupational safety while serving as Superintendent and Acting Occupational Safety Manager. She expertly managed 112 unit representatives and programs and ensured compliance across 518 structures and forty-six aircraft.

Her leadership extended to the oversight of two hundred motorcycle riders and she served as a safety subject matter expert for five working groups.

Among her accomplishments, Deal averted a soldering lab health risk, ultimately driving a ventilation system renovation that supports eighty-seven Airmen annually. She also intervened in a three-year lighting compliance backlog for multiple hangars, leading to a 757 percent increase in job site visibility within five months.

Her influence extended Air Force-wide when selected by Headquarters Air Force Safety for a mishap reporting tiger team.