ACC announces Safety Award recipients

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LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, VA (ACCNS) --  The Air Combat Command Safety Awards recognize individuals, groups, and units for their efforts in mishap prevention.

Air Combat Command presents the following 2005 ACC Safety Award winners: 

- Mr. Vincent C. Dotson, 8th Air Force, Barksdale AFB, La. – Individual Safety Award 

- Maj. Donald Temple, 1st Reconnaissance Squadron, Beale AFB, Calif. – Outstanding Airmanship Award 

- Staff Sgt. Dennis W. Carr, 55th Maintenance Squadron, Offutt AFB, Neb. – Special Achievement Award 

- 27th Fighter Wing, Cannon AFB, N.M. – Flight Safety Special Achievement Award 

- Mr. Jack A. Wylie, Jr., 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess AFB, Texas – Safety Career Professional of the Year Award 

- Tech. Sgt. Lewis E. Long, 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman AFB, Mo. – Nuclear Surety Outstanding Achievement Award 

- Master Sgt. Ted A. Gacek, 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale AFB, Calif. – Explosive Safety Outstanding Achievement Award 

- 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth AFB, S.D. – Outstanding Achievement Award for Ground Safety, Category II, 

- 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin AFB Fla. – Outstanding Achievement Award for Ground Safety, Category III 

- Capt. Neil P. McCracken, Capt. Norman Shelton, Maj. Davin M. Shing, Capt. Patrick Snyder, all 37th Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth AFB, S.D. – Aircrew of Distinction Award 

- The following units are winners of the Flight Safety Award: 388th Fighter Wing, Hill AFB, Utah; 1st Fighter Wing, Langley AFB, Va.; 421st Fighter Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah; 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.; 4th Fighter Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah; 34th Fighter Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah; 27th Fighter Wing, Cannon AFB, N.M.; 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale AFB, Calif.; 55th Wing, Offutt AFB, Neb.; 366th Fighter Wing, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho; and 355th Wing, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. 

- The following units are winners of the Missile Safety Award: 27th Fighter Wing, Cannon AFB, N.M.; 388th Fighter Wing, Hill AFB, Utah; 83rd Fighter Wing, Tyndall AFB, Fla.; 5th Bomb Wing, Minot AFB, N.D.; and 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla. 

- The following units are winner of the Explosives Safety Award: 388th Fighter Wing, Hill AFB, Utah; 23rd Fighter Group, Pope AFB, N.C.; 9th Munitions Squadron, Beale AFB, Calif.; 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla.; 7th Munitions Squadron, Dyess AFB, Texas; 27th Fighter Wing, Cannon AFB, N.M.; 49th Fighter Wing, Holloman AFB, N.M.; 366th Fighter Wing, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho; 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, La.; 1st Fighter Wing, Langley AFB, Va.; 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth AFB, S.D.; and 55th Maintenance, Offutt AFB, Neb. 

- 5th Bomb Wing, Minot AFB, N.D. – Nuclear Surety Award 

- 509th Maintenance Operations Squadron, Whiteman AFB, Mo. – Chief of Safety Medical Achievement Award 

- 9th Air Force, Shaw AFB, S.C. – Numbered Air Force Safety Program of the Year Award 

- 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale AFB, Calif. – Wing Safety Program of the Year Award 

- Lt. Col. Kenneth B. Craib, 23rd Fighter Group, Pope AFB, N.C. – Chief of Safety of the Year 

- Capt. Thomas A. Cook, 27th Fighter Wing, Cannon AFB, N.M. – Flight Safety Officer of the Year Award 

- Tech. Sgt. David Haresh, 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale AFB, Calif. – Flight Safety NCO of the Year Award 

- 1st Sgt. Pillai K. Sivakumar, 428th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, Cannon AFB, N.M. – Crew Chief Safety Outstanding Achievement Award 

- Staff Sgt. Coda J. Whitehead, 20th 20th Fighter Wing, Shaw AFB S.C. Flight Line Safety Outstanding Achievement Award 

- Master Sgt. Ted Gacek, 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale AFB, Calif., Weapons Safety Outstanding Achievement Award 

- Tech. Sgt. Nicholas R. Manriquez, 27th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Cannon AFB, N.M. – Logistics Safety Outstanding Achievement Award 

- Staff Sgt. Jennifer Pratt, 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale AFB, Calif. – Ground Safety Outstanding Achievement Award 

- Tech. Sgt. Joseph R. Winfield, 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, La. – Ground Safety Special Achievement Award 

- 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale AFB, Calif. – Traffic Safety Special Achievement Award