AAAA, together with the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence (USAACE), recognized the 2016 National Functional Awards winners Feb. 3 during the annual Aviation Senior Leaders Forum at Fort Rucker, AL.
AAAA’s President, BG (Ret.) E.J. Sinclair, and MG Michael D. Lundy, Aviation Branch chief and USAACE commanding general, were joined by CW5 A. Randy Godfrey, chief warrant officer of the branch; CSM Eric Thom, branch command sergeant major; and industry partners, association members and many of the branch’s senior commanders, chief warrant officers and non-commissioned officers to honor this year’s individual and unit winners.
Thanks to the Aviation Center Chapter team led by president, COL (Ret.) Michael N. Riley, for another great event.
The Raytheon Company sponsors all of the Air Traffic Control awards; COL (Ret.) Mike Riley, Army and Special Operations Aviation Lead, represented the company.
Air Traffic Control Unit of the Year, (l-r) MG Lundy, CPT Howell, 1SG Moire, BG (Ret.) Sinclair, and COL (Ret.) Riley. The Air Traffic Control Unit of the Year is Company F, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment. CPT Hayden A. Howell, the commander, and 1SG Jonathan J. Moire, accepted the award on behalf of the unit Soldiers.
Air Traffic Control Manager of the Year, (l-r) MG Lundy, CW2 Guiterrez, BG (Ret.) Sinclair. The Air Traffic Control Manager of the Year is CW2 Ruben R. Gutierrez with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, Fort Riley, Kansas.
Air Traffic Control Facility of the Year, (l-r) MG Lundy, Mr. Arroyo, BG (Ret.) Sinclair. The Air Traffic Control Facility of the Year is Davison Army Airfield Control Tower, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, managed by The Army Air Operations Group-Airfield Division. Mr. David Arroyo accepted the award on behalf of the facility members and division chief, Mr. L. Corey McCullom.
Air Traffic Controller of the Year, (l-r) MG Lundy, SGT Holenchick, BG (Ret.) Sinclair. The Air Traffic Controller of the Year is SGT Michael C. Holenchick with Company F, 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, Fort Drum, New York.
Air Traffic Maintenance Technician of the Year, (l-r) MG Lundy, SGT Schwartz, BG (Ret.) Sinclair. The Air Traffic Maintenance Technician of the Year is SGT Michael S. Schwartz with Company F, 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, Fort Drum, New York.
Army Aviation DUSTOFF Flight Medic of the Year, (l-r) MG Lundy, SGT Tsaregorodtsev, BG (Ret.) Sinclair, and LTC (Ret.) Jim Wingate, Air Methods Corp.The Army Aviation DUSTOFF Flight Medic of the Year award, sponsored by Air Methods Corporation, was presented to SGT Vitaly A. Tsaregorodtsev, Company C, 6th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, Task Force Shadow, Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan.
Army Aviation Medicine Award, (l-r) MG Lundy, COL Salmon, BG (Ret.) Sinclair, and Mr. Mark Jones from Gentex. The Army Aviation Medicine Award is sponsored by the Gentex Corporation and was presented to COL Scott A. Salmon with the U.S. Army School of Aviation Medicine at Fort Rucker, Alabama.
Army Aviation Trainer of the Year, (l-r) MG Lundy, SFC Sager, BG (Ret.) Sinclair, and COL (Ret.) Bill Gavora, L-3 Communications. The Aviation Trainer of the Year is sponsored by L-3 Communications Link Simulation & Training and was presented to SFC Theodore L. Sager with Company A, Special Operations Aviation Training Battalion, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Army Aviation Air/Sea Rescue Award, (l-r) MG Lundy, CPT Dickson, SSG Pettus, SGT Jackson, BG (Ret.) Sinclair, Mr. James Milligan, and COL (Ret.) Edward McKee, UTC Aerospace Systems. The Army Aviation Air/Sea Rescue award is sponsored by UTC Aerospace Systems and is presented to the crew that has performed a rescue using a personnel hoist. This year’s winner is DUSTOFF 01 – CW3 David S. Johnson (not pictured), pilot in command; CPT Jonathan I. Dickson, pilot; SSG Marion D. Pettus, flight medic; and SGT Cameron M. Jackson, flight medic; assigned to U.S. Army Air Ambulance Detachment, Yakima Training Center, 2nd Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, Yakima, Washington.
