Annual awards program.Individual Achievement Award An ongoing awards program presented annually to individuals who have been nominated for outstanding accomplishment within one of the functional fields of Comptrollership. Areas for recognition are Accounting and Finance; Analysis and Evaluation; Auditing; Budgeting; Business Management; Comptroller/Deputy Comptroller; Contractor Support; Education, Training and Career Development; Manpower Management The means of manpower control to ensure the most efficient and economical use of available manpower. ; Resource Management; and Intern/Trainee. Team Achievement Award This award is presented to teams of four to fourteen individuals, within or across comptroller disciplines. Criteria include impact on the way the organization, DoD financial community, U.S. Coast Guard, National Guard, or Reserve establishment operates. The award category recognizes outstanding team performance, accomplishments, adoption of study results, outcome or savings, and excellence in the advancement of military comptrollership. Essay Contest Three awards are presented for outstanding essays on a specified topic. The winning essays are published in the Armed Forces Comptroller magazine. The topic for the 2003-2004 annual program was "How Will Expeditionary Wars Such As Iraq and Afghanistan Change the People and Processes of Defense Financial Management?" Editorial Award This award is presented to the authors of the best articles published in the four issues of the Armed Forces Comptroller magazine in the year preceding the National PDI PDI Protein Disulfide Isomerase PDI Personal Docente e Investigador (Spanish: Personal Educational and Investigating) PDI Pre Delivery Inspection PDI Professional Development Institute . Research Award This award recognizes individual or team efforts resulting in a specific written product that encapsulates the research effort, finding, and recommendations. Awards are given to reports deemed to be significant or singularly outstanding. Members' Continuing Education continuing education: see adult education. continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). Program Grants are provided to members of ASMC ASMC American Suzuki Motor Corporation ASMC American Society of Military Comptrollers ASMC Association of Sales & Marketing Companies ASMC Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference ASMC Area Support Medical Company ASMC American Small Manufacturers Coalition to aid in financing their academic endeavors. Scholarship Program Monetary scholarships are presented to graduating high school seniors who have demonstrated outstanding leadership skills and academic achievements. National President's Awards Each year, the National President of ASMC recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the Society and/or the military comptrollership field. Chapter Competition This award program is designed to encourage chapter programming that fulfills the mission of the Society. Chapters compete in their size category and are awarded points in eleven different fields of programming. Areas of competition for which chapters obtain points include membership, manuscripts, educational activities, monthly meetings, awards programming, newsletters, sponsorship of new chapters, publicity, research, community service, and reporting. Membership Growth Three awards are given to chapters that achieve substantial percentage or actual membership growth. All chapters with membership growth are eligible. In addition, a Recruiter of the Year is chosen in each chapter size category. Community Service This program rewards a chapter's sustained effort in service to its community. Chapters must complete a minimum of one year of continuous voluntary service or demonstrate leadership in organizing, implementing, and/or administering a continuous voluntary service program. Corporate Member This award recognizes a corporate member for outstanding contributions made to a local chapter and the national organization in the furtherance of the goals of the chapter and the Society. Nominee must have been a corporate member for at least two consecutive years. Chapter Leadership This award is designed to recognize outstanding members who have demonstrated their commitment to the advancement of the Society at the chapter level. Newsletter Competition Awards are presented for the chapter newsletters that best foster internal chapter communication and professionalism. Awards are based on content and quality of presentation. Five Star Competition This award is presented to any chapter that sets a standard of effort for well-rounded chapter performance. The chapter must report throughout the year in areas of administration, meetings, and newsletters. The competition is divided into two categories, Distinguished and Meritorious, with different requirements for each. Accounting and Finance Major Command Headquarters or Higher Distinguished Master Sergeant Jeffrey Banks HQ U.S. Air Forces in Europe/FM Ramstein Air Base, Germany During the final phases of the workload transfer to DFAS DFAS Defense Finance & Accounting Service (US DoD) DFAS Decorative and Fine Arts Society (The Hague, Holland) DFAS Dark Field Alignment System DFAS Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Limestone, Master Sergeant Jeffrey Banks and his staff billed and collected over $348 million in working capital funds while reducing bill-processing time from ten to four days with a 99 percent timeliness rate, exceeding the DFAS standard of 95 percent; reduced delinquent receivables by 90 percent, recouping in excess of $300,000; and identified an additional $120,000 in vendor overpayments. He found the time to write a Career Field Education and Training Plan core task, on-the-job training package that was subsequently adopted by the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management. In addition, he organized volunteers for USO USO: see United Service Organizations. (UNIX Software Operation) AT&T's Unix division before it turned into USL. See Unix. to support Operation Iraqi Freedom. Meritorious First Lieutenant Torin K. Hamilton U.S. Army Special Operations Operations conducted in hostile, denied, or politically sensitive environments to achieve military, diplomatic, informational, and/or economic objectives employing military capabilities for which there is no broad conventional force requirement. Command, Fort Bragg Fort Bragg, U.S. army base, 11,136 acres (4,507 hectares), E N.C., N of Fayetteville; est. 1918. Originally an artillery post, it is now the principal U.S. army airborne-training center and the site of the Special Warfare School. , NC While deployed in-theater for U.S. Army Special Operations Forces Those Active and Reserve Component Army forces designated by the Secretary of Defense that are specifically organized, trained, and equipped to conduct and support special operations. Also called ARSOF. , First Lieutenant Torin K. Hamilton met and overcame extraordinary obstacles to ensure finance support to soldiers under extraordinary circumstances. He planned, organized, and deployed a team that provided support to over 10,000 forces in the region. He deployed to bases in Jordan, Turkey, Qatar, Romania, and Iraq. 1LT Hamilton disbursed over $9 million, worked and resolved over 800 pay issues, and transported $13 million to finance offices in Jordan. Unit Under A Major Command Distinguished Captain (P) Darriel A. Burleson U.S. Army Finance School Fort Jackson Fort Jackson can refer to several places or things:
Captain (P) Darriel A. Burleson has professionally developed over 450 finance officers and civilians at Fort Jackson, South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. , and at off-site locations around the world. His efforts as a training developer were instrumental in the development and revision of the Disbursing Operations Course and the Finance Officer Basic and Career courses. He also volunteered to train several Reserve and National Guard units called up to support operations in the theater. CPT CPT See: Carriage Paid To Burleson's tireless efforts have made significant impacts in developing junior finance officers who performed admirably in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Meritorious Ms. Debora A. McCarty U.S. Coast Guard Aircraft Repair and Supply Center, Elizabeth, NJ With a limited staff, Ms. Debora McCarty closed fiscal year 2002 with 55 journal entries in a week's time frame. Immediately she started to prepare for FY 2003 close-out. Her goal was to close out in an automated manner with minimal interruption. She worked with the Information System Division on over 200 program changes to identify the specifications for necessary changes. Ms. McCarty closed out FY 2003 and opened FY 2004 by 1200 hours, October 2. She had accomplished the impossible with less than 20 hours of overtime. Meritorious Mr. Christopher M. Hoke hoke tr.v. hoked, hok·ing, hokes Slang To give an impressive but artificial, false, or deceptive quality to: hoked up some phony allegations. Military Pay, Kirkland Air Force Base, NM Mr. Christopher M. Hoke led the project implementation of the Defense Travel System. He organized and developed training classes, worked with TEAM KIRKLAND's resource advisors, and set up the DTS (1) (Digital Theatre Sound) A digital audio encoding system used in movie and home theaters. Popularized by the movie Jurassic Park, the six-channel (5. help desk to provide timely assistance and information to the entire installation. He single-handedly eliminated numerous errors, streamlined procedures for keeping the DTS database up to date, and ensured 100 percent accurate data. He was sought out by other MAJCOMs as one of the experts for DTS; he trained AF Space Command personnel on implementation policies and procedures Policies and Procedures are a set of documents that describe an organization's policies for operation and the procedures necessary to fulfill the policies. They are often initiated because of some external requirement, such as environmental compliance or other governmental , directly impacting other Air Force bases. Meritorious Command Sergeant Major David L. Dahl U.S. Property and Fiscal Office Indianapolis, IN Command Sergeant Major David L. Dahl was responsible for successful conversion for one of five test sites to the Standard Army Finance System (STANFINS STANFINS Standard Financial System STANFINS Standard Army Finance Information System ). He was also charged with developing business practices for the entire accounting section to be able to function in the STANFINS environment. CSM CSM - ["CSM - A Distributed Programming Language", S. Zhongxiu et al, IEEE Trans Soft Eng SE-13(4):497-500 (Apr 1987)]. Dahl created very detailed standard operating procedures standard operating procedure Medtalk A technique, method or therapy performed 'by the book,' using a standard protocol meeting internally or externally defined criteria; a formal, written procedure that describes how specific lab operations are to be performed. for use by all accounting technicians. The National Guard Bureau adopted several portions of these procedures for nationwide use. Analysis and Evaluation Major Command Headquarters or Higher Distinguished Major Christopher D. Purvis HQ U.S. Air Force, Pentagon Washington, D.C. Major Christopher D. Purvis's outstanding performance provided substantial improvements to the cost visibility of the $6.1-billion Air Force flying hour program, with immediate application in and outside the service. Conducting critical research, he developed a statistical analysis that provided valuable costing insights in relation to spare parts Spare parts, also referred to as Service Parts is a term used to indicate extra parts available and in proximity to the mechanical item, such as a automobile, boat, engine, for which they might be used. Spare parts are also called “spares. and operations tempo and showed that existing programs were unable to adequately portray annual cost requirements. Reviewing spares consumption data for over 180,000 items and 2.5 million transactions, Major Purvis determined price/inflation was the primary cost driver. This analysis was accepted by the Rand Corporation Rand Corporation, research institution in Santa Monica, Calif.; founded 1948 and supported by federal, state, and local governments, as well as by foundations and corporations. Its principal fields of research are national security and public welfare. as a methodology to calculate price impacts, and it allowed the Air Force to better focus cost-savings activities, reducing spares funding by over $200 million a year. These insights provided clarity to funds execution, allowed for adjustments in actual costs, and avoided a dramatic understatement of out-year funding needs. Meritorious Lieutenant John M. Burns HQ U.S. Coast Guard, Washington, D.C. An outstanding financial analyst, systems integrator, and resource manager, Lieutenant John M. Burns provided superior support to the Coast Guard's resource and operational communities. Manager of the Coast Guard's Integrated Budget System, he served over 400 users and responded to over 900 requests for assistance. This work was essential to the execution of over $1.7 billion in fiscal year 2003. Tightening the link between budget formulation and execution, Lt. Burns led an initiative to integrate the electronic resource proposal system. This integration improved the visibility of Coast Guard's $410-million budget increment and enhanced the budgetary audit trail. In resource management, Lt. Burns refined, operated, and Web-based two different budget models, allocating over $118 million in Coast Guard operating funds. His dramatic improvement to both of these models improved accessibility for customers in the field and created a level of visibility to foster further enhancements. Meritorious Lieutenant Colonel Crispin Monge Office of the G8, U.S. Army Pentagon Washington, D.C. To correct inconsistencies between applications including business processes related to statutory and nonstatutory requirements, Lieutenant Colonel Crispin Monge embarked on an effort to redefine how Reserve Component man-days were being calculated and programmed. Through in-depth analysis, LTC LTC abbr. lieutenant colonel Monge developed the concept of a single automation tool that would accurately and consistently calculate and program both statutory and nonstatutory Reserve Component man-days required for schools and special training. The new MANDAY utility operates in a Web-based push/pull technology to allow integration with several databases, providing to users a needed tool to develop cost estimates and apply funding scenarios against identified requirements. The MANDAY utility allows for near real-time access, delivery, and reception of hundreds of critical data element changes. This Army-wide system increases data accuracy, reduces the potential for human error, and provides a very stable, reportable audit trail. Under a Major Command Distinguished Mr. Wilbur A. Jameson 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 , OH A superb cost analyst, Mr. Wilbur A. Jameson effectively and efficiently coordinated the efforts of diverse groups of program office managers, technical experts, functional users, contractors, and analysts to develop and refine solutions across several programs. The leader of an independent cost estimate for sustainment of the Depot Maintenance That maintenance performed on materiel requiring major overhaul or a complete rebuild of parts, assemblies, subassemblies, and end-items, including the manufacture of parts, modifications, testing, and reclamation as required. Accounting and Production System, he refined the cost estimate, resulting in a decrease of $1.7 million of the program office estimate. Using a variety of analytical techniques, Mr. Jameson authored the Business Case Analysis for the Enterprise Data Warehouse. With a cost/benefit ratio of 400 percent, a payback period Payback Period The length of time required to recover the cost of an investment. Calculated as: of 4.5 years, and an estimated potential savings of $1.5 billion over 15 years, this project will increase functionality and eliminate redundancies. Applying these same exceptional analytical skills to ongoing projects, Mr. Jameson effectively used two separate techniques to assess contract performance against the planned schedule and costs. His work identified significant cost overruns of $6 million, allowing contracts to be rescoped to ensure the most effective use of limited resources. Meritorious Ms. Liliana Rosario AFFTC/FMC Edwards Air Force Base Edwards Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 301,000 acres (121,805 hectares), S Calif., NE of Lancaster; est. 1933. It is one of the largest air force bases in the United States and has the world's longest runway. , CA Cutting-edge, critical thinker Ms. Liliana Rosario exhibits a tenacity and leadership that allowed her to positively impact a variety of organizations. Through her innovative costing initiatives, she identified problems with the contractor rate development process. Through a concerted effort, she reengineered the process, reduced hundreds of steps, and eliminated the potential for use of incorrect reference data. The new contractor rate process now provides full visibility of actual expenses with one standard labor rate that has resulted in the recovery of over $29 million. Dedicated to customer service, improvement of analytical products, and rapid execution of rates, Ms. Rosario revamped and staggered rate development timelines for key business lines. Her efforts in this area dramatically improved accuracy and decreased overtime requirements by 87 percent. Auditing Major Command Headquarters or Higher Distinguished Mr. Douglas J. Palowitch Naval Audit Service Washington, D.C. Mr. Douglas J. Palowitch, as the project manager on the audit of the Digital Modular Radio (DMR (Digital Media Receiver) See digital media hub. ) Program, directly enabled the Department of the Navy to put $302.7 million in monetary benefits to better use. His audit concluded that the DMR program had not met its cost, schedule, and performance objectives, as required by Defense acquisition policy and guidance. In response to his recommendations, the PEO reprogrammed $278 million to satisfy other needs and used 24 radios already procured based on unsupported requirements to satisfy $15.7 million of other valid needs. Meritorious Mr. Milford Brumfield Jr. Air Force Audit Agency Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH Mr. Milford Brumfield's evaluation of aircraft maintenance activities affecting depot operations and Air Force readiness identified excess standard depot work operations, contributing over $134.4 million to losses during fiscal year 2001 and production delays from 36 to 146 days that limited availability When customers of the PSTN make telephone calls, they commonly make use of a telecommunications network called a switched-circuit network. In a switched-circuit network, devices known as switches are used to connect the caller to the callee. of aircraft to meet mission requirements. Mr. Brumfield sampled six different aircraft types from the three major Air Force depots and found that, for fiscal year 2001, depots accomplished 1.3 million hours of unplanned work without corresponding payments. His straightforward presentation of this highly complex and controversial issue convinced senior Air Force leaders to readily accept his conclusions and immediately implement his recommendations. Mr. Brumfield is a member of the ASMC Aviation Chapter. Meritorious Ms. Amy M. Johnson Air Force Audit Agency Robins Air Force Base, GA Ms. Amy M. Johnson distinguished herself by completing a review of premium pay management for two organizations within the Air Force Reserve Command. Her review covered personnel who were paid more than $800,000 for 33,000 hours of premium pay and identified significant internal control deficiencies over the processes used to manage civilian premium pay. Ms. Johnson expertly used available tools and techniques to evaluate payroll files and identified that management officials did not approve over 15,000 hours (nearly 46 percent) of premium hours worked. Additionally, 96 percent of premium time requests did not contain adequate justification. Ms. Johnson provided invaluable assistance in improving the premium pay process and allowing management personnel to verify that overtime usage was adequately controlled. Ms. Johnson is a member of the ASMC Middle Georgia Middle Georgia refers to the metropolitan area surrounding the city of Macon, in Bibb County in the U.S. state of Georgia. Similar, and possibly coextensive, named regions include Central Georgia and the Heart of Georgia. Chapter. Unit Under a Major Command Distinguished Mr. Chris A. Domangue Air Force Audit Agency Randolph Air Force Base Randolph Air Force Base (Randolph AFB) is a base of the United States Air Force located in Universal City, Texas, near San Antonio. Randolph AFB was dedicated in June 20, 1930, as a flying training base and continues in that mission today. It serves as headquarters of the U. , TX Mr. Chris A. Domangue's audit of tuition rates for foreign military sales That portion of United States security assistance authorized by the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and the Arms Export Control Act of 1976, as amended. This assistance differs from the Military Assistance Program and the International Military Education and Training Program customers determined that the Command software module used to calculate tuition rates did not include the appropriate pricing methodology and did not comply with public law. Additionally, his analysis of databases used to supply information to the computer module identified significant deviations between authorized and assigned personnel strengths in Command units responsible for flying training. These shortcomings A shortcoming is a character flaw. Shortcomings may also be:
Eighteenth-century mission in San Antonio, Texas, site of a historic siege of a small group of Texans by a Mexican army (1836) during the Texas war for independence from Mexico. City Chapter. Meritorious Mr. Ronald A. Dauphin Dauphin, town, Canada Dauphin (dô`fĭn), town (1991 pop. 8,453), SW Man., Canada, on the Vermilion River. It is the retail and distribution center for an agricultural, lumbering, and fishing area. Scott Air Force Base Scott Air Force Base (IATA: BLV, ICAO: KBLV, FAA LID: BLV) is a base of the United States Air Force in St. Clair County, Illinois near Belleville which are in the St. Louis metropolitan area. , IL Mr. Ronald A. Dauphin completed an audit in Foreign Military Sales (FMS FMS - Flexible Manufacturing System (factory automation). )-Tanker Flying Hour Support, during which he determined that not all FMS flying hour support was billed or reimbursed. Using extensive computer-assisted auditing tools and techniques, Mr. Dauphin obtained and manipulated data from various systems to identify FMS sorties. From non-integrated systems and listings, he reviewed records of fuel offloads, tanker tail numbers, sortie mission numbers, and countries supported. His data-mining efforts resulted in the identification of $7.2 million in potential revenue due to Headquarters Air Mobility Command. Mr. Dauphin is a member of the ASMC Land of Lincoln Chapter. Budgeting Major Command Headquarters or Higher Distinguished Mr. Patrick R. Davis U. S. Transportation Command Scott Air Force Base, IL Mr. Patrick R. Davis reduced Department of Defense (DoD) transportation costs by more than $1.1 billion. His detailed analysis of the fiscal year 2005-2009 Transportation Working Capital Fund (TWCF TWCF The Wrestling Channel Forums TWCF Transportation Working Capital Fund ) program and budget generated major savings in two areas: an avoidance of $569 million in flying hour costs and a reduction of $580 million in aircraft maintenance requirements. Additionally, Mr. Davis reduced customer airlift costs by a minimum of $275 million by developing and obtaining approval on a new procedure that provides flexibility to reduce TWCF airlift charter rates in times of heavy contingency workload such as those experienced during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Mr. Davis also spearheaded the development of the command financial strategy for U.S. Transportation Command's new role as the DoD Distribution Process Owner The process owner is the person who co-ordinates the various functions and work activities at all levels of a process. This person might have the authority or ability to make changes in the process as required, and manages the entire process cycle to ensure performance . Meritorious Mr. R. Ross Hosse HQ U.S. Air Forces in Europe Ramstein Air Base, Germany Mr. R. Ross Hosse is the implementer of the USAFE USAFE United States Air Forces in Europe USAFE Utah Safety Awareness and Fire Educators (Murray, UT) commander's financial vision. He built his command's $307-million cash flow plan for Operation Iraqi Freedom and had it ready on Day One. Faced with millions of dollars' worth of unfunded mission requirements, he led an extensive review of base maintenance contracts that resulted in $7 million in approved reductions. He resolved a critical vehicle lease shortfall, thus avoiding work stoppages in direct mission support areas. He fixed shortfalls in critical simulator training and in Ramstein Air Base's Contingency Response Group, ensuring mission readiness. Mr. Hosse implemented a new resource tracking system that revolutionized the way his finance management organization does business; expected productivity savings are five weeks per year. Information previously provided to leadership in days now takes only minutes. He optimized $528 million for the Rhein-Main Air Base Rhein-Main Air Base (located at ) was a U.S. Air Force / NATO military airbase near the city of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It occupied the south side of Frankfurt International Airport. transition to Germany, ensuring a smooth transition in fiscal year 2005. Meritorious Ms. Lisa D. Rabi U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH Ms. Lisa D. Rabi made significant improvements in one of the F-16 program's largest foreign military sales activities--the $4.2-billion Greece program. Through her efforts to establish sound, defensible budgets for the program, she identified $38 million that Greece can now use on future defense requirements. Ms. Rabi also attacked a long-standing list of Unliquidated Unassessed or settled; not ascertained in amount. An unliquidated debt, for example, is one for which the precise amount owed cannot be determined from the terms of the contractual agreement or another standard. DAMAGES, UNLIQUIDATED. Obligations/Negative Unliquidated Obligations (ULO/NULO). Through her rigorous reconciliation of detailed accounting data, unsupportable funds were decommitted, resulting in over $4 million being returned to Greece, which they could use for their Air Force's new requirements. Ms. Rabi shared her effective ULO/NULO resolution approach with her colleagues. Subsequently, there have been significant reductions in other programs' ULO/NULO amounts, loosening up program funds in the millions. Below a Major Command Distinguished Master Sergeant Donald C. Cholewa 49 CPTS/FMA Holloman Air Force Base Holloman Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base in Otero County, about 6 miles SW of Alamogordo, New Mexico. It is the home of the 49th Fighter Wing. 49th Fighter Wing The 49th Fighter Wing is the host unit at Holloman Air Force Base. , NM Master Sergeant Donald C. Cholewa understands "financing the fight" because he lived through it; he was deployed 173 days to Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia (sä  `dē ərā`bēə, sou`–, sô–), officially Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, kingdom (2005 est. pop. in support of the Global War on Terrorism Terrorist acts and the threat of Terrorism have occupied the various law enforcement agencies in the U.S. government for many years. The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, as amended by the usa patriot act . MSgt Cholewa
managed the Expeditionary Mission Support Group budget, which
represented 90 percent of the Prince Sultan Air Base Prince Sultan Air Base (Arabic: قاعدة الأمير سلطان الجوية) (PSAB budget. He
sustained critical financial operations during rapid build-up, working
around the clock. MSgt Cholewa streamlined the British reimbursement
program by revamping the program to ensure that billings were consistent
with the "Scope of Work" in the Acquisition and Cross
Servicing Agreement (ACSA ACSA Association of Collegiate Schools of ArchitectureACSA Association of California School Administrators ACSA Airports Company South Africa ACSA Apple Certified System Administrator ACSA Australian Curriculum Studies Association ). He identified eight projects for which the British were not billed for services, saving $172,000 for the Department of Defense. MSgt Cholewa created ACSA training aids Any item developed or procured with the primary intent that it shall assist in training and the process of learning. that prevented redundant research between deployment rotations, saving 63 man-hours. He also assisted in the development of a time-phased procedure guide for the base draw-down plan, creating a benchmark item for export across the AOR AOR The ISO 4217 currency code for Angolan Reajustado Kwanza. . At his home station, MSgt Cholewa fixed transportation billing issues, saving $16,000. He also designed a spreadsheet to capture accounting changes between fiscal years, ending hours of research. Meritorious Mr. David F. Green HQ CECOM CECOM Communications Electronics Command (US Army) CECOM National Center for Communications of the Civil Protection Agency Fort Monmouth Fort Monmouth is a United States Army installation in Eatontown, Tinton Falls and Oceanport, New Jersey, and about one mile from the Atlantic Ocean. The base covers nearly 1,126 acres of land, from the Shrewsbury River west to Route 35, called Main Post. , NJ Through diligence and thorough analysis, Mr. David F. Green will enable Army's CECOM to avoid approximately $12 million in costs in fiscal year 2004. Mr. Green developed a new method for the Army Materiel ma·te·ri·el or ma·té·ri·el n. The equipment, apparatus, and supplies of a military force or other organization. See Synonyms at equipment. Command's (AMC (Advanced Mezzanine Card) See AdvancedTCA. ) distribution of the Defense Regionalization regionalization Managed care The subdivision of a broadly available service–eg, a blood bank, into quasi-autonomous regional centers, capable of making decisions and providing more cost-effective and/or faster service to hospitals and health care facilities, Marketing Services bill in the Army Working Capital Fund. He based this new method on actual data transactions such as the Defense Logistics Agency's (DLA DLA dog leukocyte antigen. ) hourly rates for the eight categories of disposition. He downloaded, analyzed, and costed out 1.5 million National Item Identification Numbers and reviewed 3.7 million transactions. This provided a breakout by command of the actual charges DLA uses to bill AMC. AMC and the other commands reviewed and approved the revised methodology and funds distribution. Based on the revised distribution, Mr. Green reduced CECOM's share of the bill by $12 million--a 33 percent savings and an anticipated 4 percent reduction in the surcharge rate that CECOM charges its customers. Meritorious Captain Kile R. Dreher Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Located at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center is a direct reporting unit of Headquarters, United States Air Force. Employing approximately 1,100 military, civilian and contractor personnel divided into six detachments among Kirkland Air Force Base, NM Captain Kile R. Dreher reached beyond the boundaries of financial management and positively impacted the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation (testing) operational test and evaluation - (OT&E) Formal testing conducted prior to deployment to evaluate the operational effectiveness and suitability of the system with respect to its mission. Center's mission accomplishment. He developed streamlined funds distribution procedures that eliminated the need for a data call and eliminated lengthy quarterly requirements calls, resulting in reductions of 75 percent in funds distribution time and in the resource managers' initial annual workload. Capt. Dreher provided more than $5 million for an unplanned Chief of Staff of the Air Force Quick Reaction Test with results experienced in Operation Iraqi Freedom. This effort resulted in AFOTEC's earning the Air Force Association Test Team of the Year. Capt. Dreher developed an extensive analysis tool to manage his organization's $4.4-million budget, providing a tool to make sound decisions and improving efficiency 30 percent. Business Management Major Command Headquarters or Higher Distinguished Lieutenant Commander Thomas W. Harker Office of the Commandant U.S. Coast Guard, Washington, D.C. Lieutenant Commander Thomas W. Harker, while managing his own $620-million project, volunteered to assume responsibility for the troubled $140-million Great Lakes Great Lakes, group of five freshwater lakes, central North America, creating a natural border between the United States and Canada and forming the largest body of freshwater in the world, with a combined surface area of c.95,000 sq mi (246,050 sq km). Icebreaker icebreaker, ship of special hull design and wide beam, with relatively flat bottom, designed to force its way through ice. When the icebreaker charges into the ice at full speed, its sharply inclined bow, meeting the edge of the ice, rises upon it, and the weight of Project. He corrected erroneous accounting, budgeting, and internal control deficiencies; conducted financial analyses to identify project needs and budget for requirements; and held the contractor accountable for accurate billing to avoid overcharges. LCDR LCDR abbr. lieutenant commander Harker also volunteered and dedicated over 200 hours in a three-week period to reconstruct the Coast Guard's capitalization cost for 10 different capital asset classes totaling more than $1 billion, ensuring that the records met with federal accounting standards. During this same period, he identified over $16 million in savings in his own project, enabling the Coast Guard to make other significant and needed improvements with the savings. Meritorious Ms. Sheila Leonard U.S. Coast Guard Maintenance and Logistics Command Pacific Alameda, CA Ms. Sheila Leonard, in addition to the routine renewal and award of contracts, expertly oversaw and assisted in the award of several key contracts. She assisted in the competition and award of a task order to provide services to the Coast Guard's Differential Global Positioning System Global Positioning System: see navigation satellite. Global Positioning System (GPS) Precise satellite-based navigation and location system originally developed for U.S. military use. , resulting in reduced rates below that shown in the contract and saving the mark-up usually charged by GSA (1) (Global mobile Suppliers Association, Sawbridgeworth, U.K., www.gsacom.com) A membership organization of suppliers of GSM products and services. Its goal is to promote GSM as the worldwide mobile communications standard. See GSM Association and GSM. . She led in the conversion of a contract to a commercial procurement after no available sources were found and ensured that contract award occurred prior to a deadline less than two months away, which resulted in no protests by unsuccessful offerers. She also crafted two solicitations for housing contracts in numerous locations and managed to get the highly competitive contracts awarded in less than three months, without any viable protests. This effort saved the Coast Guard $2.8 million in per-diem costs. Unit Under a Major Command Distinguished Mr. Robert W. Adams W. Adams (d. 1748) was a captain in the British Navy, slain in Edward Boscawen's unsuccessful siege of Pondicherry. Sources
Reconnaissance Systems Program Office Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH Mr. Robert W. Adams provided critical financial advice and guidance to senior Customs and DEA DEA - Data Encryption Algorithm officials and coordinated the transfer of funding necessary to modify a number of small aircraft sensors and radars. Struggling with limited funding, he worked with the C-130J program to structure a contract that could be executed without violating fiscal laws. He ensured that the Predator program was able to maintain an executable program See executable code. after huge plus-ups and subsequent budget cuts. He also ensured that other programs did not violate fiscal laws by misuse of available funding. Mr. Adams is also active in the community as chair of the Finance Committee at his church. Meritorious Mr. James S. Altice U.S. Coast Guard Maintenance and Logistics Command Pacific Alameda, CA Mr. James S. Altice volunteered and developed a Multiple-Year, Multi-Option Cost Plus Incentive Fee solicitation to award a contract that provides more comprehensive and flexible maintenance and procurement support for the two aging icebreakers that support the Antarctic mission. This contract allows for advanced planning of routine maintenance and the flexibility to accommodate emergent repairs, providing a better means of contracting where direct contractor involvement in maintenance planning is desired. The incentive structure provides adequate pressure on contractors to keep costs down. Mr. Altice's efforts have allowed the Coast Guard to expend budgeted funds in a more effective manner. Meritorious Mr. Juergen Jensen Defense Commissary Agency The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) is an agency of the United States Department of Defense that manages more than 260 grocery establishments on U.S. military installations worldwide. European Region Mr. Juergen Jensen, budget analyst trainee, developed a database that imports millions of transactions from 35 different business financial systems and summarizes key information into financial statements similar to those found in high-tech corporate financial statements. These statements link historical and current data, graph ability, and display visual trends. They have become an integral part of the day-to-day management and decision-making process. Mr. Jensen also developed a flowchart of all resource management operations The execution of the resource management mission that includes providing advice and guidance to the commander, developing command resource requirements, identifying sources of funding, determining cost, acquiring funds, distributing and controlling funds, tracking costs and obligations, and work processes, greatly aiding the DFAS Europe transition to CONUS for all DeCA European accounting. Mr. Jensen has developed programs and worked diligently to improve management of resources in the financial area. Comptroller/ Deputy Comptroller Major Command Headquarters or Higher Distinguished Colonel Daniel J. Dunaway HQ Air Combat Command Langley Air Force Base Langley Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 3,195 acres (1,293 hectares), SE Va., N of Hampton; est. 1917 and named for aviation pioneer Samuel P. Langley. , VA As the Deputy Comptroller for the largest command in the Air Force, Colonel Daniel J. Dunaway leads the fight to push resources to the warfighter with results. He is a quintessential warrior, leader, and mentor. He leaned forward for $3.7 billion to fund the Global War on Terrorism program and converted dollars to bombs on target, including the U-2 program, RC-135 program, and the AWACS AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) Mobile, long-range radar surveillance-and-control centre for air defense. Used by the U.S. Air Force since 1977, AWACS is mounted in a specially modified Boeing 707 aircraft, with its main radar antenna affixed to a rotating dome. program. Additionally, he introduced innovative solutions such as LeaveWeb to the Air Combat Command, saving each base 20,000 man-hours per year and equaling $5.9 million in savings for the Air Force. He also rolled out three additional modernization efforts, including Defense MilPay Office, Wide Area WorkFlow, and Defense Travel System across the command, creating a major win for the Air Force and the wings. Finally, he slashed Government Travel Card delinquencies to fewer than 4 percent, the lowest rate ever, beating the AF standard by 25 percent. Unit Under a Major Command Distinguished Colonel Steven H. Johnson Comptroller, AEDC AEDC Arnold Engineering Development Center (Tullahoma) AEDC American Economic Development Council AEDC Anchorage Economic Development Corporation AEDC Antarctic Environmental Data Centre (UK) Arnold Air Force Base, TN Colonel Steven H. Johnson demonstrated super accounting performance, 100 percent on time and accurate. He led the TVA TVA: see Tennessee Valley Authority. negotiations, saving AEDC over $1 million, using new rate tiers transparent to the customer. He obtained a Cost Accounting Standards waiver to save $800,000 per year by reimbursing a contractor at the Employee Retirement Income Security Act The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C.A. § 1001 et seq. (1974), is a federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established Pension and health plans in private industry to provide protection for individuals enrolled in these plans. rate versus the Cost Accounting Standards rate. He led AEDC's international standards (ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. ) implementation of world-class business and quality standards to be only the second DoD activity ISO registered. He streamlined financial management and other AEDC business processes to save over $850,000 annually. In addition Col. Johnson was Air Force Materiel Command's Financial Management and Comptroller of the Year for fiscal year 2003. Meritorious Mr. Mark E. Barkley Army Aviation and Missile Command Missile Command is a 1980 arcade game by Atari Inc. that was also licensed to Sega for European release. The plot of Missile Command is simple: the player's six cities are being attacked by an endless hail of ballistic missiles, some of them even splitting like Redstone Arsenal Redstone Arsenal, U.S. rocket research and development center, 38,781 acres (15,694 hectares), N Ala., W of Huntsville; est. 1941. One of the state's largest industrial enterprises, it includes the Army Missile Command, responsible for the army's rocket and guided , AL Mr. Mark E. Barkley's superior leadership resulted in the elimination of $114 million of closing-year unliquidated obligations. He reduced AMCOM's travel card delinquency rate to 1.5 percent, far exceeding Department of the Army's goal of 4 percent, implementing the most effective Travel Card and Travel Payment Programs in the Army. Also, under his leadership the AMCOM AMCOM Aviation and Missile Command (US Army) Suggestion Program resulted in over $4 million tangible savings last year and has won the Department of Army Civilian Suggester of the Year five times since 1995. Meritorious Lieutenant Colonel Robert S. Blue 437th Comptroller Squadron Charleston Air Force Base Charleston Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base in North Charleston, South Carolina. The host wing is the 437th Airlift Wing, which includes four airlift squadrons, an operations group, a maintenance directorate, a mission support group, and a medical group. , SC Lieutenant Colonel Robert S. Blue organized a Tax Repair Team, clearing up 295 Air Force-wide tax problems before April 15, 2003. He ensured that 100 percent PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. settlements were paid within seven days, blowing away AMC's standard of 97 percent. He eliminated callous debts and updated 859 members' pay records within five duty days, representing an incredible 98 percent accuracy rate. He is number one in the Government Travel Card program for least dollars delinquent for 16 consecutive months--reduced to a low of 0.48 percent dollars delinquent. He leads financial management transformation in AMC's implementing myPay wing-wide and serving as a test site for member pay access via LeaveWeb. He leads by example, resurrecting the local Air Force Cadet Officer Cadet Officer is a rank within the St. John Ambulance Brigade of Ireland (SJAB). The rank is between Cadet Leader and Cadet Superintendent. Despite the title, it is held by an adult who is in command of cadets, and not by a cadet. Mentor Action program and establishing lunchtime mentoring sessions and a "Fit for Duty" program, winning two spirit awards. Meritorious Lieutenant Commander Patrick Flynn Patrick Flynn is a common name, and can refer to a number of people:
Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown, VA In early January 2003, Lieutenant Commander Patrick Flynn led a huge logistical operation to support Coast Guard participation in Operation Iraqi Freedom. With only five working days' notice to arrange support for an unprecedented round-the-clock training event, he exceeded the Training Center's physical infrastructure in several key areas. LCDR Flynn leased an entire marina for a remote training site, amended the galley contract to provide additional hot meals for hundreds of night students, housed hundreds of students at local hotels, and arranged transportation to and from the hotels to training and meal sites. The Training Center was able to fill key mobilization training gaps for the Atlantic and Pacific Area Commanders because of his superb logistics planning and support. The Navy Times featured this training surge in its March 10, 2003 edition, titled "Coasties train at breakneck break·neck adj. 1. Dangerously fast: a breakneck pace. 2. Likely to cause an accident: a breakneck curve. pace to meet demands." Meritorious Lieutenant Colonel Terry L. Ross 60th Comptroller Squadron Travis Air Force Base Travis Air Force Base (IATA: SUU, ICAO: KSUU) is a United States Air Force air base in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Travis Air Force Base is located within Fairfield, Calif, in the northeast part of town. , CA Lieutenant Colonel Terry L. Ross's leadership transformed his unit, receiving a 96 percent approval rating on his Climate Assessment survey after shifting morale from a low of 11 percent to 77 percent. He guided the Comptroller Squadron to provide outstanding service to the largest active-duty wing in the Air Force Air Mobility Command (AMC). He overcame high surges in travel voucher processing while at the same time clearing the backlog and decreasing voucher timeliness from 21 business days to 3 days, shifting from "worst to first" in AMC. He displayed leadership, courage under fire, and financial expertise while assigned as the HQ CJTF-7 Forward, Coalition Provisional Authority The Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) سلطة الائتلاف الموحدة was established as a transitional government following the invasion of Iraq by the United States, , Deputy Comptroller in Baghdad. He was a driving force in the mission success in Iraq. He skillfully negotiated the release of $60 million in Iraqi-seized funds in October 2003 from the Program Review Board to replenish dwindling dwin·dle v. dwin·dled, dwin·dling, dwin·dles v.intr. To become gradually less until little remains. v.tr. To cause to dwindle. See Synonyms at decrease. Commander's Emergency Response Program funds, enabling execution of high-impact projects. Coalition forces commanders touted him as the most effective weapon in Iraq. He was AMC's #1 Financial Management and Comptroller of the Year for 2003. Contractor Support Major Command Headquarters or Higher Distinguished Mr. Troy D. Young U.S. Air Forces in Europe Ramstein Air Base, Germany As senior principal engineer supporting the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Financial Management (USAFE/FM), Mr. Troy D. Young has provided outstanding financial management systems support. He was the key to the development of USAFE/FM theater-wide financial management guidance, establishing positive controls over a myriad of financial management systems. As the Command's lead systems administrator for Travel Manager/Federal Automated Systems for Travel(TM/FAST), his efforts cut through red tape to provide 62 geographically separate units with this system's capabilities. This system has resulted in a 60 percent improvement in timely payments to travel customers and saved 7,600 hours of travel processing time. His training strategy for TM/FAST has resulted in a 25 percent reduction in document failure. Mr. Young's efforts brought the Wide Area Work Flow Invoice Receipt System overseas, thus significantly reducing invoice payments and lost discounts. These and many other financial management systems efforts spearheaded by Mr. Young provide USAFE's comptrollers user-friendly interfaces, significantly reducing processing errors. Meritorious Mr. Neil Carter Neil Carter refers to several people:
USAF Pentagon Washington, D.C. Mr. Neil Carter is a dynamic leader in his role as financial analyst for SAF/ FMBOO. He has been the office's "go-to" guy for operations and maintenance mission programs in the Air Force. He secured $549 million in additional depot maintenance funds, ensuring that dozens of engine and aircraft overhauls were not deferred. He secured strong justification to Congress on fiscal year 2004 supplemental, resulting in an additional $1.4 billion for total Air Force operations. His expertise as a trainer ensured that the AF budget directorate kept operating smoothly during a period that it experienced a 70 percent turnover rate. He has been the AF authority on the Global War on Terrorism budget, ensuring compliance with Congressional intent and providing a strong audit trail. All of this combined to make Mr. Carter a driving force in the Air Staff Budget Operations Directorate during tumultuous times. Meritorious Mr. John H. Childress U.S. Coast Guard Maintenance and Logistics Command Pacific Alameda, CA Mr. John H. Childress, an employee of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC SAIC - http://saic.com. ), made significant improvements in the way the United States Coast Guard United States Coast Guard U.S. military service that enforces maritime laws. It is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Homeland Security; in wartime it functions as part of the U.S. Navy. The Coast Guard enforces federal laws on the high seas and waters within U.S. Maintenance and Logistics Command Pacific interacts with all financial management personnel throughout the Pacific area. He created Web-enabled applications that were easily accessible and provided invaluable financial data for all personnel throughout the western United States Noun 1. western United States - the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River West Santa Fe Trail - a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century . Some examples include the creation of an application that allowed the Coast Guard to maintain control and oversight of all funds transfers while transitioning to a new computerized accounting system. Additionally, Mr. Childress developed a new Activity-Based Spend Plan system that would interface with 25 Coast Guard units, which was used extensively for identifying priority funding needs and facilitated the distribution of $12 million dollars in fiscal year 2003 supplemental funds. Unit Under a Major Command Distinguished Mr. Kirk Ferguson 81st Comptroller Squadron Keesler Air Force Base Keesler Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in Biloxi, Mississippi. The base is home of the 81st Training Wing, and the base is responsible for training airmen who have just completed basic training as well as additional training they will need for upcoming , MS Mr. Kirk Ferguson was a pivotal player in the 81st Comptroller Squadron's many successes in leveraging technology to meet its needs. His Comptroller Access Guide (CAG CAG 1 Chronic atrophic gastritis 2 Coronary angiography, see there ) program was the standard for Air Force financial management and was the breakthrough tool to help comptrollers maintain internal controls and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse. He automated the internal control review of Electronic Fund Transfer documents, which saved over 500 work hours Air Force-wide. He then created a "Dollars and Sense" personal budget program that assisted 25,000 airmen in better understanding their finances. His initiative did not stop there; he was the key driver of the first-ever base Customer Contact Center in the Air Force. This Best Practice reduced travel, wait, and process time by 880 hours, enabling that time to be better spent productively at the work centers. Meritorious Mr. Ken Fortune 4th Brigade/78th Division, S-3 Fort Bragg, NC Mr. Ken Fortune is the company president of Russian European Partnership, which specializes in providing security-cleared linguists. Showing exceptional innovation and resourcefulness, Mr. Fortune assisted in readying our forces for Operation Iraqi Freedom. He successfully responded to a short-term solicitation to ensure that all deploying soldiers received culture awareness training. Within two days, Mr. Fortune pulled together a quality team that began training despite minimal guidance. In short order, Mr. Fortune's firm was also providing thousands of hours of linguist support simultaneously at Fort Drum Fort Drum may refer to:
Meritorious Mr. Danny L. Maximo 6th Comptroller Squadron MacDill Air Force Base MacDill Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base in Hillsborough County, Florida, eight miles south of downtown Tampa at the tip of the Interbay Peninsula. It also has city district status due to the fact that the base is technically within the city limits of Tampa. , FL Mr. Danny L. Maximo, a unit systems administrator, was integral to the smooth financial operation at MacDill Air Force Base. His efforts directly support the financial processing for the wing, Special Operations Command A subordinate unified or other joint command established by a joint force commander to plan, coordinate, conduct, and support joint special operations within the joint force commander's assigned operational area. Also called SOC. See also special operations. , and Central Command. Mr. Maximo coordinated the migration of all squadron workstations to a new centralized server, resolved a long-standing computer inventory issue, and consistently served as the AF "ambassador" in dealings with a diversified tenant base at MacDill. This included ensuring that the Defense Travel System was operating properly and taking quick action on several virus attacks, in each case averting operational impacts. Mr. Maximo's support to base personnel is practically boundless. His superb customer service, high competence, and seamless integration with the government workforce ensured the successful operation of over 15 different systems. Education, Training, and Career Development Major Command Headquarters or Higher Distinguished Ms. Elizabeth H. Maher and Ms. Donna S. White HQ Department of the Navy Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Ms. Elizabeth H. Maher and Ms. Donna S. White developed and deployed an interactive e-learning course that describes the budget execution process and the use of various funds usage documents. This instructional tool serves as a vital financial management reference document and is the first and most comprehensive interactive training course to be developed within the Department of the Navy financial management community. Meritorious <ADD Mr. Arland J. Luster HQ Army Corps of Engineers Washington, D.C. </ADD Mr. Arland J. Luster distinguished himself in the performance of duties critical to the professional skills, training, and development of financial management careerists by developing and administering budget training through the employment of personal lecturing, facilitating group discussion, and role-playing exercises. He further trained 10 other instructors in course materials and motivated them and students alike, making budget training informative, educational, and enjoyable. Unit under a Major Command Distinguished Ms. Linda A. Ramirez Keesler Air Force Base, MS Ms. Linda A. Ramirez served as an exemplary steward for continuous improvement of comptroller enlisted training through intensive research and applied computer skills as well as unmatched drive. She developed policies and procedures for 13 separate training courses and served as point of contact or development of an on-line course, trained various instructors, maintained a log of 1,700 students' training status, and facilitated communication between several agencies. Meritorious Staff Sergeant Patricia A. Donofrio DFAS Omaha Offutt Air Force Base Offutt Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 1,907 acres (772 hectares), E Neb., S of Omaha; est. 1896 as Fort Crook, an army base. Converted to an airbase in the early 1900s and renamed in 1924, it is the headquarters of the Strategic Command, the successor to , NE Staff Sergeant Patricia A. Donofrio directed 18 training classes during 2003 to provide maximum career knowledge and personally ensured certification of all personnel on all core tasks. In doing so, she was recognized during a Staff Assistance Visit as having significantly raised the education and training bar. Intern/Trainee Major Command Headquarters and Higher Distinguished Ms. Belinda D. Hilton HQ Air Education Training Command Randolph Air Force Base, TX Ms. Belinda D. Hilton developed and updated all Global War on Terrorism databases for briefings to HQ AETC AETC Air Education & Training Command (US Air Force) AETC Air Education and Training Command AETC AIDS Education and Training Centers AETC Alabama Educational Technology Conference AETC Advanced Engineering Technology Conference senior leadership and Air Staff quarterly and monthly end-of-year reports. She critically reviewed execution and initiated actions to remedy potential program shortfalls with complete success. She demonstrated exemplary leadership, superb attention to detail, and outstanding dedication as a steward of financial resources. Meritorious Mr. Sean Kingston U.S. Coast Guard Maintenance and Logistics Command Pacific Alameda, CA Mr. Sean Kingston was responsible for assisting the funds transfer manager with the daily input/edit of all funds transfers across the entire Coast Guard Pacific Theatre. He also established a highly effective indoctrination in·doc·tri·nate tr.v. in·doc·tri·nat·ed, in·doc·tri·nat·ing, in·doc·tri·nates 1. To instruct in a body of doctrine or principles. 2. program for all financial managers on Activity Based Costing and assisted with its training. Unit under a Major Command Distinguished Ms. Carroll M. Grant Nellis Air Force Base Nellis Air Force Base (IATA: LSV, ICAO: KLSV) is a United States Air Force base, in Clark County, Nevada, on the northeast side of Las Vegas. It is also treated as a census-designated place by the United States Census for statistical purposes, and so specific , NV Ms. Carroll M. Grant demonstrated unparalleled professionalism, dedication to a job well done, and an exceptional work ethic in an ever-changing, fast-paced environment. Her computer knowledge, skills, and ability were instrumental in the financial management automation and transformation of Nellis Air Force Base. She successfully managed different aspects of the base's budget planning, programming, and execution and participated in a number of diverse projects. Meritorious Mr. Dean J. Musenbrock 375th Airlift Wing Scott Air Force Base, IL Mr. Dean J. Musenbrock expertly managed one wing staff resource advisor (RA) and seventeen squadron RAs. He was an essential player in processing finance documents through Automated Business Service System, he proactively reviewed detailed open funding documents, and he excelled in every task involving one of the most complex wing budgets. Resource Management Major Command Headquarters or Higher Distinguished Ms. Patti L Daniel HQ Air Materiel Command Scott Air Force Base, IL There is not one person who has deployed more members of the Air Force Financial Management career field to the front line in the Global War on Terrorism than Ms. Patti L. Daniel. In 2003, Ms. Daniel deployed 90 active duty Air Force finance personnel over 8,000 days to support Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and repatriation Repatriation The process of converting a foreign currency into the currency of one's own country. Notes: If you are American, converting British Pounds back to U.S. dollars is an example of repatriation. missions to forward locations at Al Udeid, Ali al Salem, Ashkhabad, Dushanbe, Islamabad, Jacobabad, Al Dhafra, Bagdad International Airport, Baghdad City, Bagram, Doha, Kirkuk, and Tallil and numerous other locations, some of which are classified. In addition, Ms. Daniel deployed financial personnel to support Air Materiel Command taskings at the Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadrons (EAMS EAMS Enterprise Asset Management System EAMS Enterprise Architecture Management System EAMS Embraer Aircraft Maintenance Services EAMS Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron EAMS Enhanced Accounting Management System EAMS Enterprise Account Management System ) established in Portugal, England, Spain, Germany, and Kuwait. The Air Expeditionary Force Deployed US Air Force wings, groups, and squadrons committed to a joint operation. Also called AEF. See also air and space expeditionary task force. Center Chief Requirements Planner cited Ms. Daniel as the first person she goes to when she needs something done. Ms. Daniel was recognized with the rarely awarded Exemplary Civilian Service Award for her actions supporting the comptroller career field since 9/11. People are a precious resource, and nobody did resource management this year better than Ms. Daniel. Meritorious Mr. Robert A. Belchic HQ Pacific Air Forces Hickam Air Force Base For the civil airport use of this facility, see Honolulu International Airport Hickam Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in the City and County of Honolulu on the island of O'ahu, Hawai'i. , HI Mr. Robert A. Belchic is an undisputed premier comptroller contingency and war-planning expert. Major commands solicit his expertise and counsel on all subjects. He provided critical input to SAF/FMP for revision of the Comptroller Annex to War Mobilization Plan, Part I--beneficial to the entire comptroller community. Every MAJCOM MAJCOM Major Command (USAF) warfighter will use it to write his or her war plans. Mr. Belchic saved hundreds of man-hours for each MAJCOM--a real benefit realized by financial managers deploying on AEFs. He was personally invited by the PACAF PACAF Pacific Air Forces Inspector General to serve as an augmentee for five Operational Readiness Inspections throughout PACAF and provided invaluable evaluation and training to prepare units for real-world events. Unit Under a Major Command Distinguished Senior Master Sergeant senior master sergeant n. 1. Abbr. SMSgt A noncommissioned rank in the U.S. Air Force that is above master sergeant and below chief master sergeant. 2. One who holds this rank. Noun 1. Bryn LePine 341st Comptroller Squadron Malmstrom Air Force Base Malmstrom Air Force Base (mälm`strəm, mălm`–), U.S. military installation, 3,573 acres (1,446 hectares), W central Mont., E of Great Falls; est. 1942. , MT No person has done more in one year than Senior Master Sergeant Bryn LePine. Air Force impact, joint and coalition support in deployed AOR, and a wing leader all culminated in his selection as AFSPC Noun 1. AFSPC - a command of the United States Air Force that is responsible for defending the United States through its space and intercontinental ballistic missile operations Air Force Space Command FM Superintendent of 2003 and Wing Staff Agency SNCO SNCO Senior Non-Commissioned Officer SNCO Staff Non-Commissioned Officer SNCO Stockbridge and New Town Community Orchestra (Edinburgh, UK) SNCO Seaport Navigation Company of the Year. Among his many accomplishments, most noteworthy is the fact that he volunteered to replace a struggling agent during Operation Iraqi Freedom--immediate impact on 13 troops' morale and throughput. SMSgt LePine made 600 payments worth $34 million and eliminated payments as old as six months and reduced payment days from ten to two. He displayed brilliant cash management as a deployed superintendent for the largest financial management operation in AOR, supporting over 6,000 troops. His efforts ensured $52 million in supplies and equipment on time and on target, a direct impact on 379 AEW AEW Airborne Early Warning AEW Air Expeditionary Wing AEW Airborne Electronic Warfare AEW Agr' Eau' Wat (Canadian agricultural consultant) AEW Amckerns Explosion Wars (Half Life community) wartime missions. CENTAF/FM sought SMSgt LePine's advice over higher ranking individuals on workload realignment re·a·lign tr.v. re·a·ligned, re·a·lign·ing, re·a·ligns 1. To put back into proper order or alignment. 2. To make new groupings of or working arrangements between. for base closures in AOR. He centralized AOR payments at Al Udeid, allowing forward deployed agents to return home to families early. He implemented e-banking, ensuring force protection by eliminating dangerous bank runs. Meritorious Second Lieutenant Antoinette Arnold DoD Professional Military Comptroller School Maxwell Air Force Base Coordinates: “Maxwell Field” redirects here. For other uses, see Maxwell Field (disambiguation). Maxwell Air Force Base (IATA: MXF, ICAO: KMXF, FAA LID: MXF), officially known as , AL Second Lieutenant Antoinette Arnold is one of those rare individuals who has the ability to make complicated tasks look easy, the drive to overcome any challenge, and the demeanor that makes her a valuable member of the PMCS PMCS PMC Sierra (stock symbol) PMCS Project Management Control System PMCS partial mission-capable, supply (US DoD) PMCS Preventive Maintenance Checks & Services PMCS Professional Military Comptroller School staff. She reduced outstanding travel payment obligations from $375,000 to $8,000 within a three-month time frame and ensured that Air University had maximum use of all allocated resources. She attacked Government Travel Card delinquency problems by identifying potential abuses and implementing procedures to prevent future occurrences, resulting in one of the highest delinquent rates in AFMC AFMC Air Force Materiel Command AFMC Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care AFMC Armed Forces Medical College (Pune, India) AFMC Armed Forces of America Motorcycle Club AFMC Auxiliary Fuel Management Computer going to the lowest. 2nd Lt. Arnold served as curriculum chair for the first-ever mini-PDI hosted by Montgomery and Middle Georgia chapters and attended by over 250 people. Visiting SES lauded the mini-PDI as "best seen!" 2nd Lt. Arnold is a first-class professional who fully embodies the spirit and intent of this award. Meritorious Senior Airman Alfredo E. Castro AFFTC AFFTC Air Force Flight Test Center Edwards Air Force Base, CA Senior Airman Alfredo E. Castro is a benchmark performer who provides first-class mission support. As a Customer Service Support Team Leader, he is the linchpin linch·pin or lynch·pin n. 1. A locking pin inserted in the end of a shaft, as in an axle, to prevent a wheel from slipping off. 2. to AFFTC Financial Management success. His impressive leadership, job knowledge, and military bearing distinguish him as our best airman. SrA Castro volunteered to deploy for an out-of-cycle, Spanish-speaking, 180-day contingency requirement. In his deployed capacity he provided superior performance and expert financial and budget advise to over 300 personnel in the largest USSOUTHCOM USSOUTHCOM United States Southern Command unit. SrA Castro always goes above and beyond--he traveled to a bedridden bed·rid·den or bed·rid adj. Confined to bed because of illness or infirmity. member's house to help the member complete his PCS voucher. He is also a member of the Eagles Honor Guard Team and has performed in 22 veteran and retiree funerals. Meritorious Technical Sergeant Jenny B. Killens DFAS JAPAN Technical Sergeant Jenny B. Killens has been a true team player, making a lasting impact on DFAS Japan and the Department of Defense and specifically on our valued customers at Misawa, Kadena, and Yokata air bases. Not only did she do an outstanding job leading the Merged Accountability Fund Reporting Branch throughout the year, but she also volunteered to deploy to a hostile location as paying agent Paying Agent An agent who accepts payments from the issuer of a security and then distributes the payments to the holders of the security. Also known as a "disbursing agent. in support of the United States Southern Command's counter-drug mission in South America. In this role she placed her life in harm's way by serving as sole financial representative for 300 DoD personnel. In addition, she was hand-selected as Branch Chief, an outstanding vote of confidence for a junior NCO NCO abbr. noncommissioned officer NCO noncommissioned officer NCO n abbr (Mil) (= noncommissioned officer) → Uffz. to fill a GS-11 leadership and manager position. Team Achievement Distinguished US Army, V Corps Resource Management--Deployed Resource Management Team Team Leader: Colonel Michael A. Toner The V Corps Resource Management Team deployed civilian volunteers and military personnel in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom for Army forces totaling 140,000. The team conducted operations from pre-deployment through staging, attack, and transition to the formation of Coalition Joint Task Force 7. This included developing new funding strategies for operations with the Coalition Provisional Authority and the reconstruction of Iraq Reconstruction of Iraq describes attempts by the international community, and particularly the United States, to improve and repair the infrastructure of Iraq in the aftermath of the 2003 invasion. . During their almost year-long deployment, the team managed DoD appropriations of O&M, MILCON MILCON Military Construction , and Procurement funding, as well as managing the Iraq Seized, Vested and Developmental Fund and the Iraqi Relief and Reconstruction Fund. The team successfully executed over 6,000 actions in excess ors 1.9 billion and oversaw over 12,000 non-stock transactions of $2.8 billion appropriated funds and $178 million of seized funds and, through due diligence Research; analysis; your homework. This term has caught on in all industries, because it sounds so "wired." Who would want to do analysis or research when they can do due diligence. See wired. , was able to save approximately $40 million by year end. Meritorious U.S. Air Forces in Europe Comptroller Contingency Cell Team Leader: Major Jose Z. L. Andin Comprising cross-functional experts, the USAFE Comptroller Contingency Cell was the cornerstone of Air Force Financial Management's success during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF OIF Operation Iraqi Freedom OIF Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (French: International Organization of Francophonie) OIF Office for Intellectual Freedom (American Library Association) ). The contingency cell transformed a bloated Cold War-era war plan into a lean, expeditionary team supporting a 40,000-strong, multinational force. The contingency cell established manning and equipment at nine new bare-base sites supporting OIF air operations. The contingency cell gained a permanent chair on the USAFE battle staff, ensuring that senior leaders received real-time financial management support during hostile operations. The cell's flexibility and leadership were the keys to its success. After being denied sovereign basing and fly-over rights, the cell adjusted quickly by reducing or redirecting deployed FM forces throughout Europe, including the stand-up stand·up or stand-up adj. 1. Standing erect; upright: a standup collar. 2. Taken, done, or used while standing: a standup supper; a standup bar. of a new site in Romania. As a result, FM agents were properly located and always responsive to operational force requirements, earning high praise from the USAFE Commander and Vice Commander as an "outstanding example of agile combat support." Meritorious Naval Supply Systems Command Financial Management Team Mechanicsburg, PA Team Leader: Mr. Michael T. Madden The Navy Supply Systems Command Financial Management Team was established to find efficiencies in support of the Navy's goal to realign re·a·lign tr.v. re·a·ligned, re·a·lign·ing, re·a·ligns 1. To put back into proper order or alignment. 2. To make new groupings of or working arrangements between. $10 billion annually for recapitalization and transformation programs. By integrating existing systems and capitalizing on Web-enabled technology and work-flow processes, the team consolidated field comptroller offices from fourteen to four in less than one year. The NAVSUP NAVSUP Naval Supply Systems Command financial management team overcame challenges of time, location, and corporate concerns, laying out a course of action that ensured that the consolidation was successfully achieved and the local CO's concerns were addressed and resolved. These efforts resulted in a 33 percent savings within the NAVSUP community and generated savings of over $72 million over the FYDP FYDP Five-Year Defense Program FYDP Five-Year Defense Plan FYDP Fiscal Year Defense Plan FYDP Future Years Defense Program/Plan . In addition, the resultant reduction of manual operations and strengthened key financial management processes has created greater fiduciary control in managing Navy resources. Corporate Member of the Year Grant Thornton LLP  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . Chapter Competition Distinguished Music City Sandhills Sandhills could be:
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