Andersen Airfield Ops Capture 5 PACAF Awards

Staff Sgt. Dominique Bonapart, 36th Operations Support Squadron, has been named the Pacific Air Force's Airfield Management Airman of the Year for 2007. Some of Sergeant Bonapart's accomplishments include deploying to Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. While deployed, he rewrote a pilot liaison program that enhanced fight safety, and on Andersen, he supported 21 exercises composed of more than 230 aircraft while ensuring flight plan accuracy and ground support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nichelle Griffiths)

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Andersen Airfield Ops Capture 5 PACAF Awards

Capt. Billy Wilson, 36th Airfield Operations Flight commander, was recently awarded the 2007 Colonel Derrel L. Dempsey Officer of the Year award. Some of Captain Wilson's accomplishments include managing airfield improvements valued at more than $45 million and leading the Navy Strike Fighter Readiness Program Exercise that included 32 Navy F/A-18 Hornets and 400 sailors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nichelle Griffiths)

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Andersen Airfield Ops Capture 5 PACAF Awards

Pacific Air Force officials awarded Master Sgt. James Colson, 36th Operations Support Squadron, with the 2007 Air Traffic Control Training Achievement Award. Sergeant Colson's achievements include preparing the air traffic control tower staff for four joint exercises, developing 20 air craft specific simulations and managing a training program that prepared controllers for 21 joint and bilateral exercises. Additionally, he revived a tower simulation system that prepared data and ground positions and created 10 scenarios in only a week to enhance air traffic control proficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nichelle Griffiths)

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Staff Sgt. Sandra Achivida, 36th Operations Support Squadron, has been named the Pacific Air Forces' 2007 Air Traffic Control Watch Supervisor of the Year. Staff Sgt. Achivida played a key role in Valiant Shield by sequencing 17 in-flight emergencies and aided in guaranteeing Navy's Strike Fighter Readiness Program Exercise by mixing 40 fighter and heavy aircraft with two Air Expeditionary Force rotations. She also ensured Cope North success by managing language barriers for the 1st Japanese Air Self-Defense Force and de-conflicted ground support for the Japanese F-2/FSX deployment composed of more than 730 operations in two weeks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nichelle Griffiths)

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Senior Master Sgt. Darron Williams, 36th Operations Support Squadron Airfield manager, overlooks Andersen's flightline March 25. Sergeant Williams was recently named the Pacific Air Force's Airfield Management Senior NCO of the Year. A few of Sergeant Williams' accomplishments are guiding an airfield overhaul plan that minimized the impact to Andersen's airfield, completed eight airfield improvement projects valued at more than $38 million managed a new runway opening ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Class 1st Nichelle Griffiths)

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Andersen's Airfield Operations captures 5 PACAF awards

Published April 1, 2008
By Airman 1st Class Nichelle Griffiths
36th Wing Public Affairs

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Airmen from the 36th Operations Support Squadron Airfield Operations Flight captured five 2007 Pacific Air Force awards.

Andersen's Airfield Operations Flight was the the only unit to win more than one award in airfield operations at the PACAF level, according to Lt. Col. David Hornyak, 36th Operations Support Squadron commander.

The unit truly swept the board with awards ranging from the Airfield Management Senior NCO of the year and the Colonel Derrel L. Dempsey Officer of the Year award to the Air Traffic Control Training Achievement Award.

"This is an outstanding achievement by everyone involved, and it goes to show the professionalism, dedication and commitment to duty exemplified by our Airmen," Colonel Hornyak said.

Andersen's PACAF Airfield Operations Awards were as follows:

Colonel Derrel L. Dempsey Officer of the Year: Capt. Billy Wilson

Airfield Management Senior NCO of the Year: Senior Master Sgt. Darron Williams

Airfield Management Airman of the Year: Staff Sgt. Dominique Bonapart

Air Traffic Control Watch Supervisor of the Year: Staff Sgt. Sandra Achivida

Air Traffic Control Training Achievement Award: Master Sgt. James Colson

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Andersen Airfield Ops Capture 5 PACAF Awards

Andersen Airfield Ops Capture 5 PACAF Awards

Andersen Airfield Ops Capture 5 PACAF Awards

Andersen Airfield Ops Capture 5 PACAF Awards

Andersen Airfield Ops captures five PACAF awards