Analysis and Evaluation.

Major Command Headquarters or Higher

Distinguished

Lieutenant Colonel Bradley W. Pippin 

HQ U.S. Army, Pentagon

Washington, D.C.

Lieutenant Colonel Bradley W. Pippin, responsible for the Army's annual $20 billion Research, Development, and Acquisition Research program, played a key leadership role in the program evaluation group's review that reduced program requirements by more than $16.5 billion. He personally developed and refined a capabilities-based review that was instrumental in explaining Army investment decisions to the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Simultaneously, he also performed as Army aviation analyst and was handpicked by Vice Chief of Staff Army as lead action officer supporting termination of the Comanche program. His analysis was so detailed and compelling that it was used by senior Army leadership to brief the Secretary of Defense, the President of the United States, and relevant congressional committees, resulting in a smooth approval of the Army leadership decision.

Meritorious

First Lieutenant Todd A. Howey

HQ U.S. Air Force, Pentagon

Washington, D.C.

First Lieutenant Todd A. Howey analyzed and prepared the $2.4 billion AF Military Personnel FY05 supplemental funding submission for the Global War on Terrorism, validating requirements through the Air Force corporate structure and the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD). He identified an $865 million shortfall in the military personnel budget as a result of over end-strength and teamed with the Directorate of Personnel to validate price savings from reduced accessions, significantly lowering the Air Force bill. He also identified improper rates for Guard and Reserve personnel in the OSD cost model and worked successfully to get them fixed. 1Lt. Howey built a common database for budget data retrieval and analysis, a template to perform "what if" cost savings drills, and a forecasting tool within the OSD cost model. He also validated and balanced $17 billion in annual obligations for Enlisted and Basic Allowance for Subsistence accounts.

Unit Under a Major Command

Distinguished

Captain Mark A. Holbrook

Air Mobility Command

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH

While assigned as a cost estimator to the C-17 System Program Office, Captain Mark A. Holbrook developed a "bottom-up" estimate for extended-range modification on 70 production aircraft. His analysis reconciled significant labor differences with the prime contractor, saving the Air Force in excess of $230 million. He also performed analysis of a production line incorporation into a new fuel inerting system, reducing the contract position for the effort by over 135,000 hours, saving over $20.4 million. He led a five-person team in analyzing the value of used C-17s, using complex methodologies and modeling for a concept new to the Air Force. He formed a partnership and coordinated research with Air Mobility Command Civil Reserve Air Fleet, identifying potential savings of $10 million per year and $900 million production cost offsets without loss of wartime fleet capability.

Meritorious

Ms. Leslie Carlton

437th Medical Group

Charleston Air Force Base, SC

Ms. Leslie Carlton, a financial analyst at Charleston Air Force Base, was hand-picked to the Base Utility Privatization Team, conducting a financial review of cost savings opportunities that resulted in a plan to reduce a $7.4 million bill each year while maintaining the current level of service. Her extensive research of one group's civilian pay procedures rapidly addressed erroneous plans to change the reimbursement accounting process, averting a budget crisis and ensuring that her wing recovered the $1.6 million it was owed. She conducted 14 critical economic analyses on engineering projects totaling $726 million and published an annual Economic Impact Analysis, precisely calculating a $679 million impact to the local economy. She was also the linchpin for development of the most comprehensive FY05 supplemental requirements in the command. Her extra hours toward the $24.8 million request helped guarantee wing funding to support the war.