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Two Reserve units to compete for Chief of Staff Team Excellence Awards

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Air Force Reserve Command will have two teams competing for the 2016 Chief of Staff Team Excellence Awards this year.

The 934th Aeromedical Staging Squadron (ASTS), Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport Air Reserve Station, and the 445th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (MMX), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, will represent the command in the Air Force event.

Each year since 1992, the Chief of Staff Team Excellence Award has been presented by the chief of staff to a team that uses a systematic approach to enhance mission capability, improve operational performance and create sustained results.

The 445th MMX submitted a team award for greatly reducing C-17 home-station check flowtime. Team members include: Chief Master Sgt. Michael West, champion, Capt. Sarah Ripma, facilitator, Senior Master Sgt. Benjamin Riggs, process owner, and team members Master Sgts Dennis Hartwick, Darrell Houston, Tech Sgts Michael Blake, Timothy J. Emberton, Jeremy First, Gerald Karkiewicz, Christopher Knight, Chad Lorenz, Brian Neill, Matt Spuhler, Stacy Tomkins, Staff Sgts. Kenneth Burkhardt, Joshua Dewitt, Toron Franklin, Ashley Roberts, Korey Smithward and Ms. Nichole (Johnson) Morris.

The 934th ASTS submitted an award package resulting from an event on the Component Health Assessment requirements for all non-flying members which resulted in the combining all annual medical appointments into one UTA.

Team members include: Col. Erik D. Sutcliffe, champion, 1st Lt. Jonathan A. Polos, team Lead, team members Chief Master Sgt. Richard J. Mathies, Senior Master Sgts. Rebecca A. Hanson, Bradley A. Mortenson, Kara C. Wrolstad, Mandy A. Peterson, and Tech Sgt. Raymond J. Holman.

Air Force winners will be announced this fall.