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Lords win O'Malley Award

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  • By Air Force Personnel Center and Keesler News staff
KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. (AETCNS) --  Former Keesler commander Maj. Gen. William Lord and his wife, Cynthia, are winners of the 2006 Gen. and Mrs. Jerome F. O'Malley Award.

The award recognizes the wing commander-and-spouse team whose contributions to the nation, the Air Force and the surrounding community best exemplify the highest ideals and positive leadership of a military couple serving in a key Air Force position.

General Lord, who led the 81st Training Wing from April 2004 to November 2005, is now the director, of the information, services and integration division, warfighting integration and chief information office for the secretary of the Air Force at the Pentagon.

"Cindy and I are thankful, humbled and excited," General Lord said. "We were surrounded by greatness -- the leadership demonstrated by the O'Malleys, the help from Air Education and Training Command and the team members at Keesler."

"Bill and I just did our best to make Keesler and the Biloxi area a better place to work and live," Mrs. Lord said. "We were pleased to help, honored to be recognized and continue to follow the Gulf Coast's recovery."

Keesler's former commander was credited with leading the largest technical training overhaul in wing history.

He and Mrs. Lord "displayed awe-inspiring teamwork and innovation that positively and dramatically impacted the wing and the local community," according to the award announcement.

The Lords led the initial disaster response and rebuilding effort following Hurricane Katrina, in which Keesler sustained more than $900 million in damages.

The award is presented later this year by Air Force Chief of Staff T. Michael Moseley at the Pentagon. (Susan Griggs, Keesler News staff, contributed to this report.)