Air Combat Command officials recently announced the ACC Safety annual award winners for fiscal year 2019. The safety awards recognize individuals, teams and units for their efforts in mishap prevention.
Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., received two awards:
ACC Outstanding Aircrew Award
Royal 34, 34th Weapons Squadron
ACC Occupational Unit Safety Representative of the Year Award
Tech. Sgt. Jacqueline R. Molyneaux, 855th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Both winners also represented the command at the Air Force-level safety awards competition.
Other winners are:
ACC Outstanding Airmanship Award
Maj. Eric F. Prechtl, 99th Reconnaissance Squadron, Beale Air Force Base, Calif.
ACC Safety Special Achievement Award
Tyndall Air Force Base Support Agency Team, 325th Safety Office, Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla.
ACC Safety Noncommissioned Officer of the Year Award
Staff Sgt. Rachel A. Graf, 55th Wing Safety Office, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.
ACC Safety Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year Award
Senior Master Sgt. Jakob Q. Kurtz, 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing Safety Office, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
ACC Outstanding Achievement Award for Weapons Safety
Master Sgt. Joshua M. Gurchiek, 388th Fighter Wing Safety Office, Hill Air Force Base, Utah
ACC Outstanding Achievement Award for Occupational Safety, Category II
633 Air Base Wing Safety Office, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
ACC Aviation Maintenance Safety Award
334th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, Tactical Aircraft Maintenance Section, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.
ACC Commander’s Award for Safety
16th Air Force, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas
ACC Wing Safety Program of the Year Award
455th Air Expeditionary Wing Safety Office, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan
ACC Wing Chief of Safety of the Year Award
Lt. Col. Patrick B. Lysaght, 325th Fighter Wing Safety Office, Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla.
ACC Crew Chief Safety Outstanding Achievement Award
Staff Sgt. Shane M. Ginther, 334th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.
ACC Flight Safety Officer of the Year Award
Capt. Ryan P Schleiden, 461st Air Control Wing Safety Office, Robins Air Force Base, Ga.
ACC Flight Safety Noncommissioned Officer of the Year Award
Master Sgt. Douglas P. Johnson, 461st Air Control Wing Safety Office, Robins Air Force Base, Ga.
ACC Flight Line Safety Outstanding Achievement Award
Tech. Sgt. Cassandra D. Nagy, 93d Air Ground Operations Wing, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia
ACC Occupational Safety Special Achievement Award
Staff Sgt. Justin A. Lawson, 9th Reconnaissance Wing Safety Office, Beale Air Force Base, Calif.
ACC Cyber Safety Award
27th Intelligence Squadron, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.