Congratulations quarterly award winners!

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  • By Col. GI Tuck
  • 60th Air Mobility Wing vice commander
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. --  We welcomed this week celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, birthday. We honor his legacy and celebrate his life as a man who made a singular difference for the betterment of our nation.

As January draws to a close, we reflect on where we've been, how far we've come and how grateful we are for the freedoms we cherish and how Team Travis defends these freedoms each and every day - our thanks to each of you as you've paid your citizenship in full.

It is no surprise as we take a moment to reflect, how incredibly busy we are executing our global mobility mission, welcoming Air Mobility Command evaluation teams and preparing for our Unit Compliance Inspection, we pause to pay special tribute to our men and women who demonstrate daily why we are "America's First Choice." 

Congratulations to our 60th Air Mobility Wing fourth quarter award winners: Airman of the Quarter Airman 1st Class Thomas Croteau, 60th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Noncommissioned Officer of the Quarter Tech. Sgt. Ricky Jackson, 22nd Airlift Squadron, Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Quarter Master Sgt. Anthony Kendrick, 60th Medical Surgical Squadron, Junior Company Grade Officer of the Quarter 1st Lt. Andrew Hott, 60th Logistics Readiness Squadron and Senior Company Grade Officer of the Quarter Maj. Christine Thrasher, 60th Inpatient Squadron. Well done and well deserving.

Also, congratulations to Senior Airman Mark Hickman, 660th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Honor Guardsman of the Quarter.

Our civilian winners include: Earl Winders, 60th Operations Group, Category 1 Civilian of the Quarter Valerie Vaughan, 60th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Category 2 Civilian of the Quarter and Andrew Pauley, 60th Services Squadron, Category 3 Civilian of the Quarter.

Kudos to Staff Sgt. Telicia Wilson, 60th Communications Squadron, Volunteer of the Quarter, 60th Civil Engineer Squadron Program Flight, Team of the Quarter, and 60th AMXS for taking top honors garnering the Wing's Eagle Trophy as the best squadron for October through December 2007. Good luck to all those who will be competing for the 2007 annual awards!
And that's not all...

Thirteen military health organizations within the military medical community will be recognized as "best-of-the-best" during the Department of Defense's annual Military Health Systems Conference for superior customer service while providing quality medical care to deployed forces and TRICARE beneficiaries. Congratulations to Col. Lee Payne and the David Grant USAF Medical Center for earning the Department of Defense Obstetrics Care Award for outstanding customer satisfaction. Bravo Zulu to our medics - taking care of Team Travis, one patient at a time!

Finally, a special thank you to our military families who are our heroes at home - there are no medals or ribbons for what you do and no ceremonies to honor your courage, sacrifice and resolve, often paid in sweat and tears - it does not go unnoticed. Thank you for allowing your Airman to serve and for making a difference!