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Air Force Print News (Nov. 28, 2006): science, engineering, technology achievements lauded.


WASHINGTON -- Air Force officials recognized the Service's top performers in science, engineering, and technology during an awards banquet at the National Museum of the United States Air Force Coordinates:

The National Museum of the United States Air Force (formerly the United States Air Force Museum) is the official national museum of the United States Air Force and is located on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,
 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 8,023 acres (3,247 hectares), W Ohio, NE of Dayton; est. 1917. One of the largest airport installations in the world, it is the air force's main research and development base, and the headquarters of the , Ohio.

Award winners received a plaque and a certificate recognizing their achievements.

The winners of the Air Force's science, technology, and engineering awards for 2005 include:

Air Force Outstanding Scientist Awards

* Senior Military: Lt. Col. William Cade III, Air Force Weather Agency

* Mid-Career Military: Maj. Jason Quigley Jason Quigley is an Australian rules football field umpire in the Australian Football League. He has umpired 48 career games in the AFL. [1] [2] Footnotes

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* Junior Military: I st Lt. Todd Turner, Air Force Research Laboratory

* Senior Civilian: Stephen Szaruga, AFRL Noun 1. AFRL - a United States Air Force defense laboratory responsible for discovering and developing and integrating fighting technologies for aerospace forces
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* Mid-Career Civilian: James Simonds, AFRL

* Junior Civilian: Margret Lefebvre, 36th Electronic Warfare Squadron

* Team: Active Denial System |

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 Bioeffects Team, AFRL: Lt. Col. Michelle Bryce, Lt. Col. Noel Montgomery, Maj. Gary Martinsen, 1st Lt. Keith White, Master Sgt. Angela Bland, Staff Sgt. John Connolly, Dr. Michael Cook, Stephanie Miller, Roxanne Constable, Leland Johnson, Charles Kuhnel, Kalyn Yaws, and Kristie Pointer

Air Force Outstanding engineer Awards

* Senior Military: Maj. Jack Miner, 508th Attack Sustainment Squadron

* Mid-Career Military: Capt. Trent Greenwell, 580th Aircraft Sustainment Group

* Junior Military: Capt. David Drummond, Warner Robins Air Logistics Center

* Senior Civilian: James Hurst, 36th EWS EWS Early Warning System
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* Mid-Career Civilian: John Crane, 36th EWS

* Junior Civilian: Summer Leim, 36th EWS

* Team: Advanced Space Control Demonstration Team, Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center--Lt. Col. Vincent Park, Maj. Donna Shipton, Maj. James Sikra, Maj. Karl Fobes, Maj. Tim Sejba, Maj. Dan Janning, Capt. Ron Blome, Capt. Mia Kinsey, Capt. Erik Quigley, Capt. Brian Egbert, Capt. Bill King, Capt. Stuart Stanton, Dave Hilland, Cathy Purnell, Al Bornstein, Shenell Cooper, Jack Yeatts, Greg Neldner, Jim Watson, David Homco, John Collins, William Slutter, and Tommy Troup

Air Force Outstanding Science and Engineering Educator Award

* Dr. Edward Unangst Jr., United States Air Force Academy United States Air Force Academy, at Colorado Springs, Colo.; for training young men and women to be officers in the U.S. air force; authorized in 1954 by Congress.  

The Air Force John L. McLucas Basic Research Award

* Dr. Craig Denman, AFRL

Air Force Research and Development Award

* Lt. Col. Scott Fawaz, USAFA USAFA United States Air Force Academy (Colorado Springs, CO, USA)
USAFA United States Air Force Auxiliary (CAP Civil Air Patrol)
USAFA United States Australian Football Association
USAFA United States Army Field Artillery
 

* Maj. Jeffrey Dickson, AFRL

* Capt. James Caldwell, AFRL

* 1st Lt. Robert Patton, 674th Aeronautical aer·o·nau·tic   also aer·o·nau·ti·cal
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 Systems Squadron

Air Force Science and Engineering Award for Research Management

* Lt. Col. Daniel Miller, 718th Test Squadron

* Dr. Gregory Spanjers, AFRL

* 1st Lt. Krystal Walker, Air Force Technical Applications Center The Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC) is a Direct Reporting Unit (DRU) of the United States Air Force located in Patrick Air Force Base in Florida. AFTAC's mission is primarily Nuclear Detonation (NUDET) Detection, accomplished using seismic, hydroacoustic, and  

Air Force Science and Engineering Award for Exploratory or Advanced Technology Development

* Active Denial Team, AFRL: Dr. Diana Loree, 1st. Lt. Carla Belote, 1st. Lt. Grady Patterson, 2nd Lt. Adam Gubbels, Senior Airman Hansen Multine, Anthony Baros, Bill McCullough, and Jim O'Loughlin

* Dr. Mark Kramer, AFRL

* Daniel Hague, AFRL

* High Explosives Research and Development Team, AFRL: Maj. Colin Tucker, 1st Lt. Jessica Kashka, 2nd Lt. Ryan Drinkwater, 2nd Lt. Beau Monnot, Tech. Sgt. Julie Harlow, Tech. Sgt. Wes Schuler, Staff Sgt. Jake Wise, Staff Sgt. Ira Lewis, Tim McKelvey, John Cominiello, Stephen Struck, Larry Stewart, Dr. Tom Krawietz, Chris Varner, Mark Johnson, Jonathon Sexton, John Redden red·den  
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Air Force Science and Engineering Award for Engineering Achievement

* H. Vern Baker, AFRL

* Capt. Ronald Poulin, 97th Intelligence Squadron

* Radio Over Internet Protocol Routed Network Team, Air Mobility Command: Col. Gregory Touhill, Col. Marty Edmonds, Maj. Robert Sylvester, Maj. Carl Grant, Sqd. Ldr. Patrick Joseph Del Guidice (AUS AUS
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Air Force Science and Engineering Award for Manufacturing Technology

* Marty Sheppard, 402nd Electronics Maintenance Group

Air Force Institute of Technology The Naval Postgraduate School serves a similar purpose for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. The U.S. Army does not have a comparable school; Army officers study at the Naval Postgraduate School or AFIT.  Systems Engineering Award

* Team INSIGHT: Maj. Donald Davis, Maj. Kenneth Kranz, Capt. John Fontejon, 1st Lt. David Caponio, 2nd Lt. Reed Bond, 2nd Lt. Lawrence Childers, and 2nd Lt. Micah Mossman
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