Human Performance Wing wins Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Published April 28, 2011 By Elizabeth Long 711th Human Performance Wing WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The 711th Human Performance Wing, including its three mission units, won the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for exceptionally meritorious service of national and international significance from March 25, 2008 to March 24, 2010. The wing was recognized for a number of accomplishments, including successfully planning and leading the execution of the largest Base Realignment and Closure action, while establishing and integrating a new organization. In spite of the BRAC demands, the wing's mission units delivered superior support to their Department of Defense-wide customers. Each mission unit was singled out for technology and program accomplishments as well. "The AFOUA is a direct reflection of the dedication, effort, and competency of our people," said Thomas Wells, 711 HPW director. "I am absolutely thrilled, and I thank everyone in the 711 HPW for all they do every day to make the 711 HPW an outstanding unit." The 711 HPW plans to hold a formal award presentation. All individuals assigned to the Wing staff and its mission units during any part of the two-year period earned AFOUA award recognition. The 711 HPW is the first human-centric warfare wing to consolidate research, education and consultation under a single organization. Established March 25, 2008 under the Air Force Research Laboratory, the 711 HPW is comprised of the Human Effectiveness Directorate, the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine and the Human Performance Integration Directorate.