Air Force Reserve Col. Jay Pittman, 302nd Airlift Wing commander, addresses members of the wing Nov. 4 during a commander's call at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The colonel covered several issues, including recognizing recent medal recipients, award winners, Community College of the Air Force graduates and superior performers during the wing's recent Operational Readiness Inspection. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

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Air Force Reserve Col. Jay Pittman, 302nd Airlift Wing commander, presents the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal to Lt. Col. Lieselotte Kennedy Nov. 4 during a wing commander's call at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Kennedy, assigned to the 34th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, earned the medal for actions performed while deployed to Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

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Air Force Reserve Col. Jay Pittman, 302nd Airlift Wing commander, presents the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal to Capt. Jerry Snider Nov. 4 during a wing commander's call at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Snider, assigned to the 302nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, earned the medal for actions performed while deployed to Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

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Air Force Reserve Col. Jay Pittman, 302nd Airlift Wing commander, presents the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal to Capt. Jerry Snider Nov. 4 during a wing commander's call at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Snider, assigned to the 302nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, earned the medal for actions performed while deployed to Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

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Air Force Reserve Col. Jay Pittman, 302nd Airlift Wing commander, presents the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal to Senior Master Sgt. William Ahrens Nov. 4 during a wing commander's call at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Ahrens, assigned to the 302nd Maintenance Squadron, earned the medal for actions performed while supporting the wing's C-130 flying mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

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Air Force Reserve Col. Jay Pittman, 302nd Airlift Wing commander, presents the Air Force Accommodation Medal to Senior Airman Suzanne Geidel Nov. 4 during a wing commander's call at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Geidel, assigned to the 302nd Aeromedical Staging Squadron, earned the medal for actions in support of military members deploying overseas, backfilling for a critical Air Reserve Technician vacancy and strengthening Peterson's Total Force relationship with membership in the Occupational and Environmental Health Working Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

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Air Force Reserve Col. Jay Pittman, 302nd Airlift Wing commander, presents the Air Force Achievement Medal to Tech. Sgt. Ibrahim Farah Nov. 4 during a wing commander's call at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Farah, assigned to the 34th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, earned the medal for several actions performed, including his involvement in evaluating the C-27 Spartan transport aircraft for medical evacuation potential. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

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Air Force Reserve Col. Jay Pittman, 302nd Airlift Wing commander, presents the Air Force Achievement Medal to Staff Sgt. Amee Espinoza Nov. 4 during a wing commander's call at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Espinoza, assigned to the 302nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, earned the medal for several actions performed in the area of logistical coordination, including her processing of more than 3,000 cargo shipment records with zero errors. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

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Air Force Reserve Col. Jay Pittman, 302nd Airlift Wing commander, presents the Air Force Combat Action Medal to Tech. Sgt. Sean Carroll Nov. 4 during a wing commander's call at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Carroll, assigned to the 731st Airlift Squadron, earned the medal during a mission over Afghanistan while taking enemy fire in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

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Air Force Reservists Senior Master Sgt. Jeff Flight (far right) shakes hands with Tech. Sgt. Rene Hernandez as Col. Jay Pittman, 302nd Airlift Wing commander, congratulates them both Nov. 4 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Hernandez and Flight were awarded fthe Colorado chapter of the Air Force Association during a wing commander's call. Flight, assigned to the 302nd Operations Group, was recognized as the Colorado AFA Senior Non-commissioned Officer of the Year, while Hernandez won the same award in the Non-commissioned Officer category. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

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ORI performers, award recipients recognized at commander's call

Published Nov. 4, 2012
By Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier
302nd Airlift Wing Public Affairs

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Air Force Reservists and Active Duty Airmen were recognized for their performance during a recent Operational Readiness Inspection during the 302nd Airlift Wing's final 2012 commander's call Nov. 4th here. Also recognized were Airmen who recently earned medals, coins, awards and their Community College of the Air Force degree.

Hosting the commander's call, Col. Jay Pittman, 302nd AW commander, presented three Meritorious Service Medals, one Air Force Commendation Medal and two Air Force Achievement Medals. One non-commissioned officer was also presented the Air Force Combat Action Medal.

Additionally, the colonel recognized two Air Force Association state-wide winners and one non-commissioned officer named to the All Armed Forces Softball Team. Soon after, Pittman publicly recognized 24 Airmen who recently received their Community College of the Air Force degree as part of the October 2012 graduation class.

The colonel also praised the wing on its Satisfactory rating in its recent Operational Readiness Inspection and highlighted some of the exceptional performers.

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