AETC units named 2018 Air Force Safety Award winners Published March 4, 2019 Air Force Safety Center KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Air Force Chief of Safety Maj. Gen. John T. Rauch Jr. recently announced the recipients of the five Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Staff Safety Awards, as well as the Chief of Safety Awards for 2018. "We had a remarkable group of nominees this year, but these Airmen genuinely stood out," Rauch said. "Effective risk management and mishap prevention are cornerstones to the Air Force Safety Program, but it takes determined leadership to identify when risk must be accepted to accelerate our operations. These Airmen set the example for the Air Force.” Air Force Safety Award winners are: Secretary of the Air Force Safety Award Air Mobility Command Major General Benjamin D. Foulois Memorial Award Air Combat Command Colonel Will L. Tubbs Memorial Award for Ground Safety U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Koren Kolligian Jr., Trophy Capt. Matthew T. Heath, 71st Flying Training Wing, Vance AFB, Okla. Chief of Staff of the Air Force Aircrew of Distinction Award Crew of Hawk 91, 28th Bomb Squadron, Dyess AFB, Texas Air Force Chief of Safety Special Achievement Award Maj. Robert A. Kamber, Air Force Special Operations Command Safety, Hurlburt Field, Fla. Air Force Safety Officer of the Year Capt. John-David L. Webb, 305th Air Mobility Wing Safety, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. (AMC) Air Force Civilian Safety Professional of the Year Mr. Gary Ashe, 60th Air Mobility Wing Safety, Travis AFB, Calif. (AMC) Air Force Enlisted Safety Professional of the Year MSgt. Justin R. Musall, 735th Air Mobility Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii (AMC) Air Force Chief of Safety Aviation Maintenance Safety Award Mr. Gerardo Valdez Jr., 509th Maintenance Squadron, Whiteman AFB, Mo. (AFGSC) Air Force Chief of Safety Outstanding Achievement Award for Occupational Safety Category I - Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex Safety (AFMC) Category II - 502d Air Base Wing Safety, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas (AETC) Category III - 509th Bomb Wing Safety, Whiteman AFB, Mo. (AFGSC) Category IV -435th Air Expeditionary Wing Safety, Ramstein AB, Germany (USAFE) Category V - 724th Air Mobility Squadron Safety, Aviano AB, Italy (AMC) Air Force Nuclear Surety Outstanding Achievement Award 31st Fighter Wing Weapons Safety, Aviano AB, Italy (USAFE) Air Force Chief of Safety Outstanding Achievement Award for Weapons Safety TSgt. Scott A. Roode, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing Safety, Kandahar Airfield (AFCENT) Air Force Chief of Safety Space Safety Award 45th Space Wing Safety Technologies Team, Patrick AFB, Fla. (AFSPC) Aero Club Safety Certificate Robins AFB Aero Club (AFMC)