AMC Safety Outstanding Achievement Award, Category IV
By Staff Writer
43d Air Mobility Operations Group Safety Office
Pope Army Airfield, NC
The 43d Air Mobility Operations Group Safety Office, Pope Army Airfield, NC, led by Col Allen C. Morris, Jr., executed an extensive inspection program—thirty-three total inspections covering 616 items across fourteen safety programs and fifty-one buildings. They maintained flawless airfield discipline with zero controlled movement violations.
The office played a central role in Immediate Response Force readiness. They provided risk management for major joint airborne exercises, supporting training for over ten thousand soldiers and one thousand U.S. Air Force and North Atlantic Treaty Organization aircrew, and contributed to Exercise Storm Flag 25‑05, integrating 557 U.S. and coalition personnel.
The team strengthened wildlife hazard mitigation and advised U.S. Central Command airfields on wildlife issues. It advanced risk‑management culture through campaigns, training, and scenario development.
The office supported high‑level exercises like Storm Flag and Bamboo Eagle and reestablished the airfield Crash, Damaged, or Disabled Aircraft Recovery program, protecting $352 million in assets.