ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Air Force Reserve Command announced the 2016 Lt. Gen. Leo Marquez Awards for Aircraft Maintenance and Munitions/Missile Maintenance.
The awards recognize base-level military and civil aircraft, munitions and missile maintenance personnel who perform hands-on maintenance or manage a maintenance function.
The winners by category are:
Aircraft Maintenance Field Grade Manager: Maj. Richard F. Cox, 908th Maintenance Squadron commander, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.
Aircraft Maintenance Company Grade Manager: Capt. John L. Goodwin III, 419th MXS/MXM, Hill AFB Utah.
Aircraft Maintenance Civilian Manager: Mr. Julio A. Suri, 482nd MXS, Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida.
Aircraft Maintenance Supervisor Manager: Master Sgt. David B. Sudak, 419th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Hill AFB.
Aircraft Maintenance Technician Supervisor: Tech Sgt. Kenneth R. Smolecki, 512th MXS, Dover AFB, Delaware.
Aircraft Maintenance Civilian Technician: Mr. Matias A. Castro, 477th MXS, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.
Aircraft Maintenance Technician: Senior Airman Kyle R. Glenn, 419th AMXS, Hill AFB.
Munitions/Missile Maintenance Company Grade Manager: Capt. Michael O. Timbang, 649th Munitions Maintenance Squadron, Hill AFB.
Munitions/Missile Maintenance Civilian Manager: Mr. Peter L. Grant, 934th MXS, Minneapolis-St. Paul Air Reserve Station, Minnesota.
Munitions/Missile Maintenance Supervisor Manager: Master Sgt. Russell E. Morris, 307th MXS, Barksdale AFB. Louisiana.
Munitions/Missile Maintenance Technician Supervisor: Staff Sgt. Alejandro Medina-Garcia, 482nd MXS, Homestead ARB.
Munitions/Missile Maintenance Civilian Technician: Mr. Joseph W. McCullough, 301st AMXS, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Ft. Worth, Texas.
Munitions/Missile Maintenance Technician: Senior Airman Bryce J. Billingsley, 419th MXS, Hill AFB.
The Maintenance Effectiveness Awards recognizes maintenance units which have best managed resources. This year's winners:
Category 1 - Small Aircraft Maintenance: 908th Maintenance Group, Maxwell AFB.
Category 2 - Medium Aircraft Maintenance: 442 MXG, Whiteman AFB, Missouri.