Air Force officials recently released the winners of the 2013 Air Mobility Command Safety Awards and Joint Base Lewis-McChord came away with a team and individual award.
The 62nd Airlift Wing won the AMC Distinguished Ground Safety Award for large wings and Thomas E. Thompson, 62nd AW, won AMC's Nuclear Surety Individual of the Year.
Meet Thomas E. Thompson here.
Director of Safety Aircrew of Distinction
Crew of Bolt 35, 6 AMW,
91 ARS, MacDill AFB, FL
Aviation Maintenance Safety Award
MSgt Chad P. Jensen
22 ARW, 22 MXG, McConnell AFB, KS
Safety Officer of the Year
Maj Anthony Mariapain
22 ARW, McConnell AFB, KS
Flight Safety NCO of the Year
MSgt Christopher L. Gill
19 AW, Little Rock AFB, AR
Risk Management Achievement Award
3 AS, 436 AW, Dover AFB, DE
Outstanding Safety Civilian
of the Year (Primary)
Mr. Richard S. Myers
19 AW, Little Rock AFB, AR
Outstanding Safety Civilian
of the Year (Additional Duty)
Mr. Kim L. Lilly
437 AW, 437 MXS, Joint Base Charleston, SC
Safety Office of the Year
436 AW, Dover AFB, DE
Safety Special Achievement Award
TSgt Calvin B. Grade Jr.
515 AMOW, 730 AMS, Yokota AB, Japan
AMC Ground Safety Awards
Distinguished Ground Safety Award
(Large/Composite Wing)
19 AW, Little Rock AFB, AR
Distinguished Ground Safety Award
(Small Wing)
92 ARW, Fairchild AFB, WA
Distinguished Ground Safety Award
(Associate/Tenant Organization)
62 AW, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA
Distinguished Ground Safety Award (Geographically Separated Unit)
732 AMS, 515 AMOW
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, AK
Ground Safety NCO of the Year (Primary)
TSgt Calvin B. Grade Jr.
515 AMOW, 730 AMS, Yokota AB, Japan
Ground Safety NCO of the Year
(Additional Duty)
SSgt Travis W. Danahy
521 AMOW, 729 AMS, Lajes Field, Portugal
Distinguished Motorcycle Safety Award (Large Organization)
628 ABW, Joint Base Charleston, SC
RiderCoach of the Year
SSgt Daniel L. Grove
436 AW, Dover AFB, DE
Explosives Safety Individual of the Year
TSgt Byron K. Allen
375 AMW, Scott AFB, IL
Nuclear Surety Individual of the Year
Mr. Thomas E. Thompson
62 AW, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA