AIR MOBILITY COMMAND WELL DONE AWARD Presented to the Joint Base Charleston Crash Damaged or Disabled Aircraft Recovery and Airfield Management Team

The Air Mobility Command (AMC) Well Done Award is presented to the Joint Base (JB) Charleston Crash Damaged or Disabled Aircraft Recovery (CDDAR) and Airfield Management team in recognition of their outstanding performance responding to the Charleston County Sheriff’s Department helicopter crash on JB Charleston. On August 1, 2023, the Charleston CDDAR and Airfield Management team swiftly responded to the crash site within six minutes of the in-flight emergency declaration by the pilot. The pilot was wounded in the crash and taken to the hospital, where he was treated for minor injuries. The JB Charleston team worked with first responders, the National Transportation Safety Board, and the international airport to minimize disruptions to flight operations to less than ninety minutes. The team removed twelve thousand pounds of debris for a safety investigation analysis while avoiding injury to all responders. Such actions swiftly restored flight operations to a joint-use field that services 118,000 military and commercial flights per year and enabled a Presidential support mission to depart immediately after reopening runway operations. The safety awareness and risk management tactics exhibited reflect great credit on the JB Charleston CDDAR and Airfield Management team, AMC, and the United States Air Force.