Army traffic manager best in field.A traffic manager credited with handling all transportation requirements for the movement of 3,000 service members in 30 different military units is the Army winner of SDDC's 2003 Excellence in Traffic Management Awards. The award was presented to Floyd Rushton, a traffic manager for the 96th Regional Readiness Command, Salt Lake City, Utah For ships of the United States Navy of the same name, see . Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake, or its initials, S.L.C. . "It's a little overwhelming for me," said Rushton. "To me, to get an award like this, I think it is pretty neat. It is quite an honor." The award was one of seven that was presented Sept. 15 by Brig Brig, town, Switzerland Brig (brēk), Fr. Brigue, town, Valais canton, S Switzerland, on the Rhône River, at the north entrance of the Simplon Tunnel. . Gen. Charles Fletcher, Jr., SDDC SDDC Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (formerly Military Traffic Management Command) SDDC Single Data Device Correction commander, to civilian transporters representing all the military services. The presentations were made at the annual meeting of the National Defense Transportation Association, in Milwaukee, Wis adv. 1. Certainly; really; indeed. v. t. 1. To think; to suppose; to imagine; - used chiefly in the first person sing. present tense, I wis. See the Note under Ywis. . The association, which funds the awards, promotes military transportation issues. Rushton's work with deployed military units was additionally noteworthy because of the continuing support he provided once the service members arrived in Southwest Asia Southwest Asia or Southwestern Asia (largely overlapping with the Middle East) is the southwestern portion of Asia. The term Western Asia is sometimes used in writings about the archeology and the late prehistory of the region, and in the United States subregion , said his supervisor, Dave DePaola. "Steve managed an incredibly efficient travel office which serviced a vast geographical region," said DePaola, chief of the command's transportation and services division. "I'm very thrilled he is getting this award. "As one example, he booked over 10,000 airline tickets throughout last year involving mobilizations, annual training, and various other missions." In addition, Rushton coordinated hundreds of urgent federal express shipments for his customers, he said. Rushton, said DePaola, promoted military and industry partnerships. "Steve is constantly adapting to the changing requirements of the transportation business," said DePaola, "and he does so every day with a completely positive attitude." Rushton, in his current position since 1985, said he thrives on the transportation mission and challenges. "Whether it's moving people or moving freight, I enjoy the challenges that are associated with this job," said Rushton. Six other SDDC Excellence in Traffic Management awards were also made. Recipients include: Clifford Theseira, traffic management specialist, Naval Regional Contracting Center, Singapore; Jesse Taijeron, quality control inspector. Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; Air Force Master Sgt. Rene' Guionnaud, Jr., chief, Traffic Management Flight, 39th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Incirlik Air Force Base, Turkey; Carl Plair, transportation agent, Coast Guard, Portsmouth, Va.; Lorraine Zuchowski, traffic management specialist, Defense Supply Center, Philadelphia, Pa.; and Jason Spencer, traffic management specialist, Fleet Operations. Army and Air Force Exchange Service The Army and Air Force Exchange Service (or AAFES) is an agency of the United States Department of Defense. Its mission is to provide quality merchandise and services of necessity and convenience to authorized customers at uniformly low prices, and to generate reasonable , Dallas, Texas “Dallas” redirects here. For other uses, see Dallas (disambiguation). The City of Dallas (pronounced [ˈdæl.əs] or [ˈdæl. . Mitch Chandran, Public Affairs Those public information, command information, and community relations activities directed toward both the external and internal publics with interest in the Department of Defense. Also called PA. See also command information; community relations; public information. Specialist SDDC Headquarters |
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