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Command selects top safety people, units for 2006

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Air Force Reserve Command awarded units and individuals for their outstanding achievements in safety for fiscal year 2006.

The winners by category are:

Flight
Aircrew of Distinction Award - Maj. Lance R. Meredith, Maj. Keith E. Whitehouse, Master Sgt. Robert C. Upton, Tech. Sgt. David E. Olson and Tech. Sgt. Christy M. Jeffreys, 349th Air Mobility Wing, Travis Air Force Base, Calif.

Pilot of Distinction Award - Lt. Col. Kevin C. Coleman, 339th Flight Test Squadron, Robins AFB, Ga.

Safety officer - Lt. Col. Patrick L. Cloutier, 439th Airlift Wing, Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass.

Achievement for flight safety - 339th FLTS, Robins AFB; safety office - 446th Airlift Wing, McChord AFB, Wash.

Ground
Safety NCO - Master Sgt. Matthew S. Kernen, 349th AMW, Travis AFB (primary duty) and Senior Master Sgt. Regan M. Bultz, 927th Air Refueling Wing, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. (additional duty)

Ground safety civilian - Jaconda M. Lightburn, 315th AW, Charleston AFB, S.C.

Achievement for ground safety - 944th Fighter Wing, Luke AFB, Ariz.

Weapons
Safety NCO - Master Sgt. Keith R. Lawson, 914th AW, Niagara Falls International Airport Air Reserve Station, N.Y.

Weapons safety civilian - Victor R. Flores, 452nd AMW, March ARB, Calif.

Achievement for weapons safety - 944th FW, Luke AFB

'Well done' awards (event-driven)
Aviation (first half - fiscal 2006) - Lt. Col. Charles C. Rounds, 93rd Bomb Squadron, Barksdale AFB, La.

Aviation (second half - fiscal 2006) - Maj. Patrick J. Reed, Capt. Derek K. Williams, Master Sgt. Frederick E. Geottsche, Master Sgt. John C. Fill, Tech. Sgt. Adam M. Waymaster and Tech. Sgt. Rafael R. Ramirez, 927th ARW, Selfridge ANGB

Ground safety (first half - fiscal 2006) - Senior Airman Nicholaus E. Nolte, 917th Wing, Barksdale AFB

Ground safety (second half - fiscal 2006) - Senior Airman Keith T. Miner Jr., 917th Wing, Barksdale AFB. (Air Force Reserve Command News Service