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AFSA Total Force Achievers
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Each year, the Air Force Sergeants Association names selected individuals as "Total Force Achievers."
This is the AFSA's highest honor and these MTIs have received this award. |
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MTIs that received the highest enlisted award during their career: AIR FORCE 12 OUTSTANDING |
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Annually 12 individuals from various career fields and commands are selected to represent the finest Airman, Noncommissioned, and Senior Noncommissioned Officers in the Air Force. These individuals are collectively known as the Air Force Twelve Outstanding Airmen of the Year (12 OAY). Selection for this tremendous honor is arguably the ultimate award for an enlisted member. The competition for this honor is extremely demanding. Generally, one must first be selected as his or her base Airman, NCO, or Senior NCO of the Year. After that, the individual typically moves on to Numbered Air Force (NAF) level to compete against other base winners. If an individual survives this round of competition, he or she moves up to MAJCOM level to compete against other NAF selectees within that command. MAJCOM winners are authorized to wear the Outstanding Airmen of the Year Ribbon. These individuals then compete at Air Force level where the final 12 are selected. Once chosen, these individuals are authorized to add the bronze star to their Outstanding Airmen of the Year Ribbon. Additionally, the are authorized to wear the 12 OAY Badge during their one-year term of service on the Air Force Enlisted Council. The following MTI's were either selected while serving as an MTI or at some point in their career: |
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Outstanding Airman of the Year 2006 SMSgt Henry Parker III Currently stationed at: Lajes Air Base, Azores |
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Master Sgt. Christopher Pollock, OAY 2009
Master Sgt. Christopher Pollock, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron superintendent of heavy repair at Kadena Air Base, Japan, was the Task Force Anzio Brigade engineer based out of Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan during his deployment. He was the sole U.S. engineer tasked with construction on Kandahar and six isolated remote forward operating bases throughout Regional Command South and West. The projects resulted in $156 million in construction projects, repairing airfields and sheltering assets. He was in a four-hour firefight with insurgents, receiving the Bronze Star Medal for his actions. Sergeant Pollock also led eight humanitarian missions into remote war torn villages which gained trust with a number of villagers. At his home base, he is an avid volunteer with Special Olympics and the Boy Scouts, and organized a $2,000 clothes and toy drive for an orphanage in Japan. |
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