Maj. Gen, Eubank Award

Members from the 440th Force Support Squadron help serve fellow Airmen dinner at the Combat Dining In Feb. 8 here at Pope Army Airfield, N.C. The FSS won the 2013 Major General Eugene L. Eubank Award for their customer service skills, accomplishments and innovations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Steve Staedler)

440th Force Support Squadron is Reserve nominee for Eubank Award

Published March 7, 2014
By Senior Airman Melissa Dearstone
440th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

POPE FIELD, N.C. -- The 440th Force Support Squadron was recently named the Air Force Reserve Command nominee for the Air Force 2013 Major General Eugene L. Eubank Award.

The Eubank Award is presented annually to recognize excellence at small bases where less than 5,000 Airmen are assigned. The force support squadrons are evaluated in mission accomplishment, leadership, innovation, management, customer focus and customer impact.

"I was ecstatic when I heard the news," said Lt. Col. Selby Redman, 440th FSS commander. "When I got here in 2012 there were lots of challenges, high turnover and low morale, so winning this award really showed how much we overcame and accomplished. I am very proud of them all."

Accomplishments from the squadron include delivering backlog for more than 800 fitness assessments, standing up the Airman and Family Readiness Center, establishing child care for UTA weekends and refining the newcomer's program.

Redman said that they were up against 14 other bases in the command.

The award honors Maj. Gen. Eugene L. Eubank, a highly decorated pilot who served more than 34 years in the Air Force. Eubank recognized the importance of morale and welfare for America's fighting forces to further the overall Air Force mission.