AMC Flight Safety NCO of the Year

TSGT ADAM R. SERYDYNSKI
6th Air Refueling Wing, MacDill Air Force Base, FL

TSGT ADAM R. SERYDYNSKI, Flight Safety Noncommissioned Officer (NCO), 6th Air Refueling Wing, MacDill Air Force Base (AFB), FL, is the 2025 Air Mobility Command Flight Safety NCO of the Year. Among his many achievements, Serydynski served as a pivotal flight safety advisor during the Category 3 Hurricane Milton response efforts and directed proactive risk mitigation strategy for Andersen AFB, Guam, during an impending typhoon. He collaborated with four Major Commands to guide recovery, tie-down, evacuation, and shelter-in-place procedures for 134 aircraft.

Additionally, he corrected explosive siting discrepancies at six locations; implemented an aircraft mishap mitigation plan that garnered visibility from Pacific Air Forces; investigated twelve mishaps totaling $2.5 million; performed hazard controls for fourteen bird strikes; authored a risk assessment for the largest U.S. Indo-Pacific Command exercise; and determined root causes for fifteen incidents, resulting in a zero-percent increase the subsequent quarter.