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NEWS | Jan. 26, 2010

Air Force names outstanding ANG units

By Elaine Wilson American Forces Press Service

ARLINGTON, Va., - Air Force officials have announced the 2009 United States Air Force unit awards, naming 40 units among the Air Force's best in two categories.

Units were awarded the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award and the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award.

The winners are as follows:

The Air Force Outstanding Unit Award:

  • The 162nd Alert Detachment, Arizona Air National Guard from July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2009
  • 114th Range Operatioin Squadron, Florida Air National Guard, Oct. 1, 2007 to Sept. 30, 2009
  • 109th Operations Support Flight, New York Air National Guard, Oct. 1, 2007 to Sept. 30, 2009
  • 165th Air Support Operations Squadron, Georgia Air National Guard, Aug. 2, 2007 to Aug. 1, 2009
  • 162nd Medical Group, Arizona Air National Guard, Jan. 1, 2008 to Dec. 31, 2008
  • 154th Wing, Hawaii Air National Guard, June 1, 2007 to may 31, 2009
  • 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, April 1, 2007 to march 31, 2009
  • 119th Command and Control Squadron, Tennessee Air National Guard, Oct. 2, 2008 to Oct. 1, 2009
  • 194th Regional Support Wing, Washington Air National Guard, Nov. 1, 2007 to Oct. 31, 2009
  • 202nd Engineering Installation Squadron, Georgia Air National Guard, Oct. 1, 2007 to Sept. 30, 2009
  • 241st Engineering Installation Squadron, Tennessee Engineering Installation Squadron, Georgia Air National Guard, April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2009
  • 101st Air Refueling Wing, Maine Air National Guard, Oct. 1, 2007 to Sept. 30, 2009
  • 108th Air Refueling Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, Oct. 16, 2007 to Oct. 15, 2009
  • 155th Air Refueling Wing, Nebraska Air National Guard, July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2009
  • 263rd Combat Communications Squadron, North Carolina Air National Guard, Oct. 1, 2007 to Sept. 30, 2009
  • 282nd Combat Communications Squadron, Rhode Island Air National Guard, Sept. 1, 2007 to Aug. 31, 2009
  • 283rd Combat Communications Squadron, Georgia Air National Guard, Nov. 1, 2007 to Sept. 30, 2009
  • 125th Special Tactics Squadron, Oregon Air National Guard, Oct. 1, 2008 to Sept. 30, 2009
  • 102nd Intelligence Wing, Massachusetts Air National Guard, Dec. 1, 2007 to Oct. 31, 2009
  • 193rd Special Operations Wing, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, Jan. 1, 2008 to Sept. 30, 2009
  • 123rd Airlift Wing, Kentucky Air National Guard, Oct. 1, 2007 to Sept. 30, 2009
  • 143rd Airlift Wing, Rhode Island Air National Guard, Nov. 1, 2007 to Oct. 31, 2009
  • 146th Airlift Wing, California Air National Guard, April 15, 2007 to April 15, 2009
  • 166th Airlift Wing, Delaware Air National Guard, Nov. 1, 2007 to Oct. 31, 2009
  • 115th Fighter Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard, Nov. 1, 2007 to Oct. 31, 2009
  • 125th Fighter Wing, Florida Air National Guard, Oct. 1, 2007 to Sept. 30, 2009
  • 144th Fighter Wing, California Air National Guard, Oct. 1, 2007 to Sept. 30, 2009
  • 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, Nov. 1, 2008 to Oct. 31, 2009
  • 162nd Combat Communications Group, California Air National Guard, Nov. 1, 2007 to Oct. 31, 2009
  • 103rd Air Control Squadron, Connecticut Air National Guard, Nov. 1, 2007 to Oct. 31, 2009
  • 255th Air Control Squadron, Mississippi Air National Guard, Nov. 1, 2007 to Oct. 31, 2009
  • - The Air Force Organizational Excellence Award:
  • Headquarters, Arizona Air National Guard, July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2009
  • Headquarters, Delaware Air National Guard, Nov. 1, 2007 to Oct. 31, 2009
  • Headquarters, Kentucky Air National Guard, Oct. 1, 2007 to Sept. 30, 2009
  • Headquarters, Massachusetts Air National Guard, Oct. 1, 2007 to Sept. 30, 2009
  • Headquarters, Montana Air National Guard, May 1, 2006 to April 30, 2008
  • Headquarters, Washington Air National Guard, Nov. 1, 2007 to Oct. 31, 2009
  • Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, Wisconsin Air National Guard, Oct. 1, 2007 to Sept. 30, 2009
  • I.G. Brown Air National Guard Training Center, Air National Guard, Oct. 1, 2007 to Sept. 30, 2009
  • Western Air Defense Sector, Washington Air National Guard, June 1, 2007 to May 31, 2009

Awards elements, including certificates, citations and streamers, will be mailed to the state headquarters for presentation.

All people assigned or attached to an identified organization for at least one day during the period for which a unit award was awarded, and who directly contributed to the mission and accomplishments of the unit, are authorized to wear the appropriate award ribbon on their uniforms.

The Special Recognitions Branch at the Air Force Personnel Center here will update the award database by March 1 to reflect the winning organizations and approved subordinate units.

 

 

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