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CAPT JACOB H. REDITO, Tactics Assistant Flight Commander, Fairchild Air Force Base (AFB), WA, was selected as the AMC nominee for the Koren Kolligian, Jr. Trophy, which recognizes outstanding feats of Airmanship by aircrew members who exhibit exceptional alertness, ingenuity, or proficiency, averted accidents, or minimized the seriousness of the accidents in terms of injury, loss of life, aircraft damage, or property damage.

CAPT PATRICK L. FRENCH, 40th Airlift Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, TX, has been announced as the winner of the Air Mobility Command Safety Officer of the Year Award. French led his team to win the U.S. Air Forces Central Command Flight Safety Award of the Quarter through exemplary attention to detail and fleet readiness standards. With a keen eye for identifying critical deficiencies and providing actionable solutions, French managed the revisions and applicable translation for multiple flight and flightline safety protocols and procedures for internal personnel, partner nations, and host airfield use.

MSGT MADISON G. LEONARD of the 6th Air Refueling Wing, MacDill Air Force Base (AFB), FL, has been announced as the winner of the Air Mobility Command (AMC) Safety Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year Award for 2023.

TSGT ZACHARY K. HERICK, Noncommissioned Officer in Charge, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, has been announced as the winner of the Air Mobility Command Safety Noncommissioned Officer of the Year Award for 2023.

MR. DAVID C. O’NEIL of the 6th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), MacDill Air Force Base (AFB), FL, is the Air Mobility Command Safety Civilian Professional of the Year.

THE 8th EXPEDITIONARY AIR MOBILITY SQUADRON, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, has been announced as the winner of the Air Mobility Command Safety Outstanding Achievement Award, Category V.

THE 62D AIRLIFT WING SAFETY OFFICE (62 AW/SE), Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA, led by Col Sergio E. Anaya, has been announced as the winner of the Air Mobility Command Safety Outstanding Achievement Award, Category IV. The wing consistently championed a safety message of “Aggressive Safety,” supporting approximately 3,000 personnel and 40 C-17s worth $8.6 billion, resulting in crucial contributions to the completion of 6,767 worldwide sorties and more than 24,946 flying hours.

THE 6th AIR REFUELING WING SAFETY OFFICE, MacDill Air Force Base, FL, led by Col Adam D. Bingham, has been announced as the winner of the Air Mobility Command (AMC) Outstanding Achievement Award, Category III. The team identified a 95 percent increase in near mid-air collision reporting, led four conferences with five local airports, and briefed 250 pilots and nine controllers on real-time avoidance, reducing hazards to zero for more than 100 days in the U.S.’s 11th busiest airspace.

THE 436th AIRLIFT WING SAFETY OFFICE of Dover Air Force Base (AFB), DE, led by Col William C. McDonald, received this year’s Air Mobility Command (AMC) Safety Outstanding Achievement Award, Category II.

CAPT WESLEY W. CRAWFORD, 305th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB MDL), NJ, has been announced as the winner of the Air Mobility Command (AMC) Safety Special Achievement Award.

THE 22d AIR REFUELING WING SAFETY OFFICE (22 ARW), McConnell Air Force Base (AFB), KS, led by Lt Col Rey Heron, has been announced as the winner of the Air Mobility Command (AMC) Risk Management Achievement Award and the AMC Safety Office of the Year.

FY23 AIR MOBILITY COMMAND Annual Safety Award Winners and Department of the Air Force Nominees