AMC Safety Noncommissioned Officer of the Year

TSgt Nicholas G. Creighton
521st Air Mobility Operations Wing, Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany

TSgt Nicholas G. Creighton, Occupational Safety Noncommissioned Officer In Charge, Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany, served as superintendent for seven months, led unprecedented safety operations, and absorbed a 267 percent workload surge across two squadrons and the headquarters of the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Operations Wing. His leadership earned recognition for spearheading a major fatality investigation that drove command-wide safety improvements, resolved seventy-two risks, and directed forty-three mishap investigations valued at $19 million. His actions launched 1.9 million pounds of hot cargo supporting 2,862 missions.

Creighton won the Air Mobility Command Safety “Well-Done” Award for directly protecting $2.4 billion in air assets and preventing a $10 million mishap. Due to Creighton’s oversight, $42 billion in Military Satellite Communications infrastructure was safeguarded, C-17 en-route capabilities were enhanced, illegal explosive movements were exposed, and deployment readiness was strengthened with a ninety-four percent training deficit.