WEBVTT 00:00.740 --> 00:04.469 Amazing ladies and gentlemen , 00:04.480 --> 00:08.050 your Air Force Band of Flight , 00:16.180 --> 00:18.629 we are almost ready to announce our 00:18.639 --> 00:22.219 winners . However , before we do let us 00:22.229 --> 00:24.510 hear from tonight's host , please 00:24.520 --> 00:26.909 welcome the Commander Air Force 00:26.920 --> 00:29.350 Material Command General Duke 00:29.360 --> 00:30.329 Richardson . 00:38.049 --> 00:41.810 I gotta tell you did . And I are 00:41.819 --> 00:43.869 huge fans of the Air Force Band of 00:43.880 --> 00:47.750 Flight Dei and I are also 00:47.759 --> 00:49.090 huge fans of journey . 00:51.840 --> 00:54.062 I mean , I don't know if a lot of folks 00:54.062 --> 00:56.529 in here even had heard that song before , 00:56.540 --> 00:59.930 but we , we've probably played that a 00:59.939 --> 01:02.930 few times um in our , in our early 01:02.939 --> 01:05.059 years . So that was awesome . Another 01:05.069 --> 01:07.347 round for the Air Force Band of Flight . 01:11.519 --> 01:13.686 Can we just move that to the closer we 01:13.686 --> 01:17.069 can do currently ? I'm not being loud 01:17.080 --> 01:19.599 enough . Hey , this has been a magical 01:19.610 --> 01:21.832 night . You know , I think last year we 01:21.832 --> 01:23.999 did this in a smaller way and a couple 01:23.999 --> 01:26.166 of years before that , we didn't do it 01:26.166 --> 01:28.221 at all . So this is really the first 01:28.221 --> 01:28.019 time in a number of years where we've 01:28.029 --> 01:30.559 gotten together as a family across all 01:30.569 --> 01:32.569 of our locations . It's just been a 01:32.569 --> 01:34.779 magical night . It was an interesting 01:34.790 --> 01:37.012 start chief . You kind of mentioned the 01:37.012 --> 01:39.346 chance . I thought that was interesting . 01:39.346 --> 01:41.512 I was , I got to tell you , I was sort 01:41.512 --> 01:41.440 of keeping tabs on how things were 01:41.449 --> 01:43.750 going there . You know , we had , you 01:43.760 --> 01:45.849 know , the test center and the 01:45.860 --> 01:47.916 Sustainment center . They seem to be 01:47.916 --> 01:51.300 like spoon knockers . We had , we had L 01:51.309 --> 01:54.459 CMC going woo all this other stuff . Of 01:54.470 --> 01:56.526 course , we had the headquarters and 01:56.526 --> 01:58.748 all the Space Force locations . We were 01:58.748 --> 02:00.610 polite , very civilized . 02:05.400 --> 02:07.344 And then you had Damien Schussel . 02:08.100 --> 02:10.100 You're like in a class yourself . I 02:10.100 --> 02:13.059 mean , I thought I told you guys not to 02:13.070 --> 02:14.100 let him in here . 02:16.860 --> 02:19.889 Oh , you didn't bring the whistle . Hey , 02:19.899 --> 02:22.389 I know that we want to probably get on 02:22.399 --> 02:24.732 with the , with the , the announcements . 02:24.732 --> 02:26.788 I know everybody's very , you know , 02:26.788 --> 02:29.830 probably pinching themselves trying to 02:30.149 --> 02:32.600 get past this anticipation . I do want 02:32.610 --> 02:34.777 to just a couple of things . I want to 02:34.777 --> 02:36.888 thank the museum , Mr Tillerson . I'm 02:36.888 --> 02:39.110 not sure if he's in the audience . He's 02:39.110 --> 02:41.110 out here somewhere . I believe so . 02:41.110 --> 02:42.999 What a fantastic museum . He runs 02:45.350 --> 02:49.250 World's Best Museum AFMC Protocol 02:49.259 --> 02:52.610 team . They did . Awesome as did the 02:52.619 --> 02:54.786 AEA planning committee . So give it up 02:54.786 --> 02:55.786 for them . 03:01.110 --> 03:02.943 The band of flight mentioned the 03:02.943 --> 03:06.440 supervisors , you know , recognizing 03:06.449 --> 03:08.671 excellence , taking the time to write , 03:08.671 --> 03:10.782 do the write ups , taking the time to 03:10.782 --> 03:12.838 mentor them to steer them , to guide 03:12.838 --> 03:14.893 them , but also to delegate to allow 03:14.893 --> 03:18.580 them , you know , the ability to really 03:18.589 --> 03:20.811 show off what they are able to do . And 03:20.811 --> 03:22.978 so thank the supervisors as well . The 03:22.978 --> 03:25.033 families raise your hand if you're a 03:25.033 --> 03:27.256 family member of a nominee . So we have 03:27.256 --> 03:29.089 a bunch in the audience . That's 03:29.089 --> 03:28.899 awesome . 03:36.509 --> 03:38.440 The civic leaders . So the civic 03:38.449 --> 03:40.449 leaders , I've gotten a lot of good 03:40.449 --> 03:42.560 comments over the last couple of days 03:42.560 --> 03:44.671 about how enjoyable this has been for 03:44.671 --> 03:46.838 them . And they , you know , they have 03:46.838 --> 03:49.171 a job too , by the way and they're free . 03:49.171 --> 03:49.160 And so the lifting that the civic 03:49.169 --> 03:51.279 leaders do for us working with the 03:51.289 --> 03:53.233 communities and taking care of our 03:53.233 --> 03:55.456 airmen and giving us eyes and ears into 03:55.456 --> 03:57.567 the communities that they , that they 03:57.567 --> 03:59.733 come from . So we've got all the civic 03:59.733 --> 03:59.229 leaders from every one of , well , not 03:59.240 --> 04:01.407 all we have civic leaders from each of 04:01.407 --> 04:03.629 our installations here . So a big round 04:03.629 --> 04:04.962 for our civic leaders , 04:10.699 --> 04:14.699 but most of all I want to thank 04:14.710 --> 04:17.950 every medallion holder We have , I 04:17.959 --> 04:20.540 think 90 of them in here . Ok . You 04:20.549 --> 04:22.882 didn't react like I wanted you to react . 04:23.000 --> 04:25.399 Let's try , let's let's try this again . 04:26.420 --> 04:29.160 If I say Medallion and you're a 04:29.170 --> 04:31.281 medallion holder , then I want you to 04:31.281 --> 04:33.790 respond by three table taps , you got 04:33.799 --> 04:37.420 it . OK ? So if I say 04:37.429 --> 04:41.070 Medallion very good , 04:41.799 --> 04:44.730 you are why the Air Force and the Space 04:44.739 --> 04:47.510 Force stock is high across the Cocos . 04:48.579 --> 04:51.769 You are the reason AfMC was wildly 04:51.779 --> 04:53.750 successful in 2022 . 04:55.290 --> 04:59.269 You are the reason the Space Force is 04:59.279 --> 05:01.112 so mature in just three years of 05:01.112 --> 05:04.920 existence . You are . Why 05:04.929 --> 05:07.420 our adversaries respect and fear us , 05:10.549 --> 05:12.771 you have earned the right to wear those 05:12.771 --> 05:16.630 medallions nicely 05:16.640 --> 05:17.179 done . 05:20.549 --> 05:23.970 And you or why ? I don't worry about 05:23.980 --> 05:27.899 our future . We're in good 05:27.910 --> 05:28.519 hands . 05:37.260 --> 05:39.260 I challenge you tonight to continue 05:39.260 --> 05:41.839 serving according to our core values , 05:41.850 --> 05:44.183 I challenge you to make every day count . 05:46.089 --> 05:47.867 Did I mention how awesome those 05:47.867 --> 05:51.540 medallions look around your necks ? Ok . 05:51.549 --> 05:53.605 Ok . That's enough . That's enough . 05:53.605 --> 05:55.660 Stalling . I think it's time . Let's 05:55.660 --> 05:57.771 let's get on with it . Let's announce 05:57.771 --> 05:59.589 the winners of each of the nine 05:59.600 --> 06:02.709 categories . So if I could have the 06:02.720 --> 06:05.290 deputy commander and the executive 06:05.299 --> 06:07.355 director and the chief command chief 06:07.355 --> 06:09.410 for the for the command , come on up 06:09.410 --> 06:11.355 and let's get this party started . 06:20.220 --> 06:22.089 Thank you , General Richardson . 06:25.339 --> 06:27.679 The excitement is building , ladies and 06:27.690 --> 06:30.029 gentlemen , the moment is almost here . 06:35.809 --> 06:38.019 It is time for the moment you've all 06:38.029 --> 06:40.589 been waiting for . We will now announce 06:40.600 --> 06:43.079 the annual excellence award winners for 06:43.089 --> 06:45.179 2022 . 06:51.890 --> 06:54.223 If a winner is not present this evening , 06:54.223 --> 06:56.223 we ask that the commander , command 06:56.223 --> 06:58.380 chief or senior enlisted leader from 06:58.390 --> 07:00.679 that center or field com , please come 07:00.690 --> 07:02.929 forward and accept on their behalf . 07:04.600 --> 07:08.399 And now our first category , the 07:08.410 --> 07:11.140 Air Force Material command airman of 07:11.149 --> 07:12.609 the year is 07:16.760 --> 07:18.130 technical difficulty , 07:22.970 --> 07:26.459 never mind . From Air Force 07:26.470 --> 07:29.119 research laboratory , staff Sergeant , 07:29.130 --> 07:30.619 Jesse Reed . 08:25.440 --> 08:26.440 I 08:31.970 --> 08:34.239 the airmen of the year in 08:40.159 --> 08:44.099 all right , the airman of the year 08:44.109 --> 08:46.690 in support of the United States Space 08:46.700 --> 08:48.520 Force is 08:52.320 --> 08:56.109 these envelopes , senior 08:56.119 --> 08:59.109 airman enrico Salvador . 09:47.000 --> 09:50.919 Yeah . Else . 10:00.099 --> 10:00.559 Ok . 10:10.320 --> 10:13.380 Under the next category , the Air Force 10:13.390 --> 10:15.710 Material Command , non commissioned 10:15.719 --> 10:17.950 officer of the year is 10:21.250 --> 10:23.690 from the Air Force Sustainment Center 10:23.700 --> 10:25.940 Technical Sergeant Mikayla . Me 11:41.080 --> 11:44.650 next we have the noncommissioned 11:44.659 --> 11:47.890 officer of the year in support of the 11:47.900 --> 11:51.770 United States Space Force . That person 11:51.780 --> 11:53.989 is from 11:56.200 --> 11:59.289 the Space systems command master 11:59.299 --> 12:01.520 sergeant , Jeffrey Grasso 13:01.289 --> 13:02.289 Don 13:08.989 --> 13:12.219 and now the Air Force Material Command , 13:12.229 --> 13:14.539 senior non commissioned officer of the 13:14.549 --> 13:15.940 year is 13:19.609 --> 13:21.429 from the Air Force life cycle 13:21.440 --> 13:23.760 management center . Master Sergeant 13:23.770 --> 13:25.140 Briley Button , 14:41.299 --> 14:45.059 the senior non commissioned officer of 14:45.070 --> 14:47.849 the year in support of the United 14:47.859 --> 14:50.609 States Space Force is 14:54.169 --> 14:58.000 from Space Operations command . Senior 14:58.010 --> 15:00.619 master sergeant , Justin crew , 16:10.559 --> 16:13.770 The Air Force Material Command . 1st 16:13.780 --> 16:16.150 Sergeant of the Year is 16:20.299 --> 16:23.099 from the Air Force Test center master 16:23.109 --> 16:25.820 Sergeant , Jason Hanson . 16:58.010 --> 16:58.520 Mhm . 17:24.300 --> 17:26.829 The first sergeant of the year in 17:26.839 --> 17:29.810 support of the United States Space 17:29.819 --> 17:31.369 Force is 17:34.489 --> 17:38.040 from Space Operations Command . Senior 17:38.050 --> 17:40.780 master sergeant Benjamin Davis . 18:31.510 --> 18:32.510 Ok . 18:44.680 --> 18:47.920 And now the Air Force Material Command 18:47.930 --> 18:50.829 company grade officer of the year is 18:54.989 --> 18:57.699 from the Air Force Research Laboratory . 18:57.709 --> 19:01.390 First to Lieutenant Alexei Redco . 19:03.859 --> 19:04.859 Yeah . 19:19.520 --> 19:20.520 Yeah , 19:47.430 --> 19:48.430 actually . 19:51.339 --> 19:52.390 Ok . Thank you . 20:01.239 --> 20:04.209 The company grade officer of the year 20:04.219 --> 20:06.849 in support of the United States Space 20:06.859 --> 20:08.189 Force is 20:11.160 --> 20:14.130 from Space Systems Command , Captain 20:14.140 --> 20:16.010 Malia Stevens . 21:07.189 --> 21:08.189 Thank you . 21:11.589 --> 21:12.589 Right . 21:25.250 --> 21:26.250 I think so . 21:37.140 --> 21:40.869 And now the Air Force Material Command 21:40.880 --> 21:43.790 Field grade officer of the year is 21:47.550 --> 21:50.099 from the Air Force Research Laboratory . 21:50.109 --> 21:51.831 Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Fou 22:30.829 --> 22:31.280 go . 22:59.599 --> 23:02.520 The field grade officer of the year in 23:02.530 --> 23:05.180 support of the United States Space 23:05.189 --> 23:06.949 Force is 23:10.140 --> 23:12.939 from Space Operations command , 23:12.949 --> 23:15.670 Lieutenant Colonel Ryan Sheridan . 24:01.060 --> 24:02.060 Mhm . 24:25.260 --> 24:27.810 and now from the Air Force Material 24:27.819 --> 24:31.140 Command , the category one civilian of 24:31.150 --> 24:32.489 the year is 24:36.270 --> 24:38.579 from the air force life cycle 24:38.589 --> 24:41.619 management . Mr Robert Connor , 25:37.920 --> 25:40.670 The Category one civilian of the year 25:40.680 --> 25:43.489 in support of the United States Space 25:43.500 --> 25:45.390 Force is 25:48.459 --> 25:51.349 from Space Operations command , 25:51.469 --> 25:53.800 Michael Lamere . 26:24.510 --> 26:25.510 Right . 26:43.199 --> 26:44.199 Yeah . 27:02.959 --> 27:04.819 Ok . I can 27:14.650 --> 27:17.479 from the Air Force Material Command . 27:17.849 --> 27:20.699 The category two civilian of the year 27:20.709 --> 27:21.420 is 27:25.310 --> 27:27.410 from the air force installation and 27:27.420 --> 27:29.819 mission support center , Mr Alton 27:29.829 --> 27:31.010 Hufstetler . 27:43.359 --> 27:44.359 Right . 28:02.760 --> 28:03.760 Here we go . 28:06.390 --> 28:06.859 Mhm 28:30.489 --> 28:33.219 The Category two civilian of the year 28:33.229 --> 28:36.319 in support of the United States Space 28:36.329 --> 28:37.920 Force is 28:40.829 --> 28:43.130 Mr Gary Parker . 29:00.010 --> 29:01.010 Ok . 29:06.609 --> 29:07.609 Ok . 29:20.859 --> 29:21.859 Yeah , 29:49.150 --> 29:50.150 that 30:00.339 --> 30:03.420 from Air Force Material Command , the 30:03.430 --> 30:07.130 category three civilian of the year is 30:10.660 --> 30:12.609 from the Air Force Life cycle 30:12.619 --> 30:14.640 management . Mr Philip K . 30:35.250 --> 30:36.250 Yeah . 31:06.130 --> 31:10.119 And for our final category for 31:10.130 --> 31:13.060 the evening , the category three 31:13.069 --> 31:16.449 civilian of the year in support of the 31:16.459 --> 31:19.760 United States Space Force is 31:22.939 --> 31:26.400 from Space systems command , Mr Thomas 31:26.410 --> 31:27.069 Height . 31:39.469 --> 31:40.469 Oh , 32:05.349 --> 32:06.349 ok . 32:20.000 --> 32:23.290 Yes , sir . And we appreciate right 32:44.670 --> 32:47.189 at this time . Would all of the award 32:47.199 --> 32:50.099 winners please come center stage for a 32:50.109 --> 32:51.109 group photo 33:07.369 --> 33:07.880 you say 33:24.650 --> 33:25.650 think 33:31.739 --> 33:31.969 you 33:39.400 --> 33:40.969 lies help . 33:46.609 --> 33:47.949 I got to squeeze in 33:52.699 --> 33:54.643 que in . They don't want me in the 33:54.643 --> 33:57.140 photos in closer , closer . 34:02.199 --> 34:03.810 You sure you cut down more . 34:10.019 --> 34:13.239 Yeah . Yeah . Yeah , 34:13.409 --> 34:14.379 perfect sir . 34:27.540 --> 34:31.409 Out your window . OK , 34:33.909 --> 34:34.909 name . 34:54.199 --> 34:56.255 Ladies and gentlemen , we present to 34:56.255 --> 34:58.989 you the 2022 Air Force Material 34:59.000 --> 35:01.300 Commands . Outstanding airman of the 35:01.310 --> 35:02.090 year . 35:19.479 --> 35:23.469 A all out . 35:33.300 --> 35:33.850 Mhm . 35:37.610 --> 35:41.219 You may be seated . You thought you 35:41.229 --> 35:42.010 were done . 35:51.699 --> 35:53.969 It takes monumental effort to put 35:53.979 --> 35:56.360 together a program of this magnitude 35:56.370 --> 35:58.314 and there are many individuals and 35:58.314 --> 36:00.426 organizations who are responsible for 36:00.426 --> 36:02.840 tonight's success . We would certainly 36:02.850 --> 36:05.389 like to publicly recognize them all but 36:05.399 --> 36:08.679 again , time will not permit . However , 36:08.689 --> 36:10.989 we would be remiss if we did not thank 36:11.000 --> 36:14.610 our sponsor us A A as well as the 36:14.620 --> 36:16.620 staff of the National Museum of the 36:16.620 --> 36:18.509 United States Air Force for their 36:18.509 --> 36:20.231 assistance and the use of this 36:20.231 --> 36:21.489 beautiful facility . 36:29.540 --> 36:33.209 General Richardson , General Schafer , 36:33.929 --> 36:37.219 Miss East Lassie 36:38.239 --> 36:42.149 And our 2022 36:42.389 --> 36:45.290 winners . Thank you so much . 36:52.250 --> 36:55.469 Finally , we would like to thank the 36:55.479 --> 36:58.239 annual excellent awards planning 36:58.250 --> 37:01.510 committee . The A E A is a 37:01.520 --> 37:04.219 full two day event filled with 37:04.229 --> 37:07.159 professional development and tours . 37:07.169 --> 37:10.590 Culminating in this fantastic banquet , 37:10.709 --> 37:14.709 36 A E A committee members 37:14.719 --> 37:17.850 and 40 volunteers have been planning 37:17.860 --> 37:21.100 this event since October . Some of them 37:21.110 --> 37:23.830 are in the room tonight . We would like 37:23.840 --> 37:26.929 to ask all committee members to stand 37:26.939 --> 37:30.590 for a well deserved round of applause . 37:44.649 --> 37:47.010 Ladies and gentlemen , this concludes 37:47.020 --> 37:49.860 tonight's event . Please stand and join 37:49.870 --> 37:51.926 us in singing the Air Force song and 37:51.926 --> 37:53.926 the departure of the official party 37:54.159 --> 37:56.149 last but not least , be sure to 37:56.159 --> 37:59.189 congratulate our winners afterwards and 37:59.199 --> 38:01.719 nominees . Please remember to take your 38:01.729 --> 38:03.618 photo off of the photo board as a 38:03.618 --> 38:06.399 memento . Thank you again for joining 38:06.409 --> 38:08.979 us this evening . Good night and get 38:08.989 --> 38:09.760 home safe . 38:20.050 --> 38:21.050 Oh 38:31.439 --> 38:35.149 off we go into the wild blue yonder 38:35.159 --> 38:37.919 by me high into the sun . 38:38.830 --> 38:42.679 Here they me to meet our thunder 38:42.689 --> 38:45.850 and give them a gun 38:46.459 --> 38:49.590 down . We die spouting our flame bomb 38:49.600 --> 38:52.310 under off . We won hell of a 38:53.350 --> 38:57.169 are down and 38:57.179 --> 38:59.530 saying , hey , nothing will stop to you 39:00.270 --> 39:01.270 boy . 39:08.290 --> 39:11.080 And good night . 39:18.020 --> 39:20.131 Yeah . Oh , the blue . Ok . There you 39:20.131 --> 39:20.120 go .