Travis center named best in Air Mobility Command

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  • By Staff Sgt. Christopher Carranza
  • 60th Air Mobility Wing public affairs
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. --  Travis Air Force Base, California's Airman and Family Readiness Center was recently named Air Mobility Command's Program of the Year for 2014.

"It is an outstanding honor to win this award at the AMC level," said Shirley Collins, Airman and Family Services flight chief. "I believe we have the best A&FRC in the Air Force and would love to see them win at that level as well."

The award does not come as a surprise when the team has leaders such as Thomas Bradley, A&FRC director, Master Sgt. Joseph Bogdan, A&FRC superintendent, Jaye Hurt, A&FRC team lead, and a staff comprised of dedicated individuals with their own respective awards.

"If I was to sum it up in a sentence, Tom and Joe, neither seeks recognition. They just seek to do great things for people," Collins said. "When you start to brag about their accomplishments they always applaud the team for a job well done. They recognize the power of team synergy and know that this synergy is what makes things better, stronger, more efficient and gets the job done."

For 2014, Bradley was named A1's Section Chief of the Year for AMC by leading AMC's largest A&FRC. Bogdan was awarded the Gen. Bill J. Boles Mentorship Award at the AMC level for his selfless dedication to Airmen. In addition to the many of the other individual awards, Hurt was awarded the IMAGE Meritorious Service Award for her selfless service.

"I've always valued team awards over individual awards. Our team is a dedicated group of people here to help others," Bogdan said. "We pride ourselves in performing above the standard and going the extra mile, so being recognized for it not only at the (major command), but in the faces of our customers we service is rewarding."

Some of the accomplishments and innovations that helped solidify the largest A&FRC in AMC were providing 10 programs and 45 special classes that provided service to more than 22,000 Airman and families, that equated to approximately $800,000 in free service to Golden Bears and Joint service members.

"We want to give the service members and families the best quality of service possible," Hurt said. "You have to have a big heart and positive attitude to work here. I believe the people that work here do and go above and beyond because it is the right thing to do."