The Mobility Forum Stories

Mrs. Petra J. Oliver of the 727th Air Mobility Squadron, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, Suffolk, UK, is the Air Mobility Command Safety Civilian Professional of the Year.

As Occupational Health and Safety Manager, Oliver conducted occupational health training courses for sixty-eight personnel.

Capt Lucas A. Lambrecht, Flight Safety Officer, 22d Air Refueling Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, KS, was named the 2024 Air Mobility Command Safety Officer of the Year. In paving the way, he supervised a thirteen-member team from six base agencies to resolve a critical non-standard aircraft parking oversight during the Air Force’s first KC-46/KC-135 Nuclear Operations Readiness Exercise.

SSgt Heather M. Harris, Occupational Safety Noncommissioned Officer in Charge of the 6th Air Refueling Wing (6 ARW) at MacDill Air Force Base, FL, authored nine publications and championed safety campaigns. She led four base-wide events with three wing support agencies and encouraged command involvement and the armed base population with key mishap prevention tactics.

MSgt Jessica M. Deal, Occupational Safety Superintendent, 19th Airlift Wing, Little Rock Air Force Base, AR, distinguished herself as a leader in occupational safety while serving as Superintendent and Acting Occupational Safety Manager. She expertly managed 112 unit representatives and programs and ensured compliance across 518 structures and forty-six aircraft.

TSgt Luis E. Artigas, Noncommissioned Officer in Charge of the 375th Air Mobility Wing (375 AMW), Scott Air Force Base, IL, exemplified safety professionalism as the lead of the largest Expeditionary Air Base Occupational Safety Team in the Air Force.

Jonathan M. Murphy, Occupational Safety Manager of the 22d Air Refueling Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, KS, innovated risk mitigation practices, ensured zero mishaps, and accelerated Agile Combat Employment initiatives supporting the Air Mobility Command Commander’s top priority as the risk manager for the Wing’s EXPLODEO exercise.

TSgt Steven M. Zomermaand of the 89th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Andrews, MD, demonstrated exceptional expertise in aviation maintenance safety, ensuring the readiness of the $3.2 billion Air Force One fleet across ninety-two presidential missions. He performed 172 evaluations, identifying twenty-eight standards-of-maintenance improvements for 248 Mission Ready Airmen across nine career fields.

The 721st Air Mobility Operations Group Quality Assurance Team, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, excelled in advancing aviation maintenance safety and efficiency.

The team established the Wing’s Hot Pit Program, creating a local checklist to streamline future certifications and ensure safe operations for personnel while allowing safe and rapid sixty-minute turnaround capability for C-17s.

MSgt Adam M. Willis of the 92d Air Refueling Wing (92 ARW), Fairchild Air Force Base, WA, was awarded this year’s Air Mobility Command (AMC) Individual Weapons Safety Award.

Willis’s roles at 92 ARW include inspector, trainer, mentor, and reviewer. The following are just a few of his many achievements.

The 22d Air Refueling Wing (22 ARW) Weapons Safety Office, McConnell Air Force Base (AFB), KS, has been presented with this year’s Air Mobility Command Team Weapons Safety Award.

The team led multiple working groups, ensured one hundred percent compliance, and boasted zero mishaps during critical operations, including mass weather evacuations.

MSgt Melinda E. Scanlon, Safety Superintendent, 89th Airlift Wing (89 AW), Joint Base Andrews, MD, is the 2024 Air Mobility Command (AMC) Flight Safety Noncommissioned Officer of the Year. As Safety Superintendent, she ensured the success of the 89 AW Commander’s safety program, synchronized efforts across four AMC wings, four major commands, and four federal agencies; completed four Aviation Safety Masters classes; and oversaw the safety of twenty-seven aircraft.

Dover Air Force Base (AFB), DE, Aero Club won the 2024 Aero Club Safety Certificate. With more than two thousand hours of mishap-free flying in fiscal year 2024, Dover Aero Club includes 185 members, ten flight instructors, one ground instructor, and 102 student pilots.