AMC RIDERCOACH OF THE YEAR AWARD

MR. BRIAN DONLEY
92 ARW, FAIRCHILD AFB, WA

MR. BRIAN DONLEY, retired Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) RiderCoach for the 92d Air Refueling Wing, Fairchild Air Force Base, WA, led by Col Chesley L. Dycus, has been announced as the winner of the 2023 Air Mobility Command (AMC) RiderCoach of the Year Award.

Donley served as lead instructor for AMC’s largest tanker base, supervising 12 MSF coaches, training 126 riders, and expanding AMC’s top motorcycle program. Additionally, he revitalized the on-base Advanced Rider Course, positioning the wing for eight annual classes and $15,000 in savings; optimized safety distribution procedures; and implemented proper tires and wheels, controls, lights and electrical, oil and fluids, chassis, and sidestand procedures, resulting in the successful inspection of 50 motorcycles with zero training mishaps, among other achievements.