AMC Occupational Safety Civilian of the Year

Ms. Susan E. Turek
6th Air Refueling Wing, MacDill Air Force Base, FL

Ms. Susan E. Turek is the Occupational Safety Specialist for the 6th Air Refueling Wing at MacDill Air Force Base, FL, and the fiscal year 2025 Air Mobility Command (AMC) Occupational Safety Civilian of the Year nominee. During fiscal year 2025, she validated controls for twenty-nine injects during a Nuclear Operational Readiness Inspection, supporting seven launches and ten alert responses without incident. Turek led Phase 1 of the Integrating Risk and Readiness Campaign, producing a two-hour facilitator package adopted by five AMC wings. She reviewed life-safety plans for three KC-46 facilities valued at $117 million, preventing rework and protecting beddown timelines. After Hurricane Milton, she coordinated the evacuation of 21,000 personnel, assessed 113 facilities, and restored mission-essential status within ninety-six hours. Oversight across thirty-seven units and 413 facilities identified seventy-two discrepancies and accelerated corrective actions. Turek’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration respiratory protection training improved fuel-cell entry compliance.