Air Force Medical Service 2013 annual award winners announced

by Capt Robert Smalley
Air Force Surgeon General Public Affairs

2/4/2014 - FALLS CHURCH, VA.,  -- It is with great pride that the Surgeon General's Medical Force Development Directorate announces the winners of the Air Force Medical Service Annual Award competition. The competition included individual and team awards, based on criteria outlined in AFI 36-2856, Medical Service Awards.

The winners listed below are a broad cross-section of every Air Force MAJCOM and medical career field. Their accomplishments include patient care in Afghanistan and other forward-deployed locations, world-class research and teaching, improvement of home station medical care, and outstanding oversight of the medical Personnel Reliability Program.

Congratulations to all our winners, and the many outstanding medics who continue to provide "Trusted Care, Anywhere!"

Individual winners (only Air Force Global Strike Command members included):

USAF Biomedical Clinician Civilian of the Year
Mr. Robert Washburn
90 MDOS/SGOX, F.E. Warren AFB, AFGSC

Air Force Medical Service SNCO Leadership Award
MSgt Lynette Nettleton
341 MDSS/SGSD, Malmstrom AFB, AFGSC

Outstanding PRP MTF Monitor of the Year
Ms. Jill Emmons
90 MDOS/SGOX, F.E. Warren AFB, AFGSC

Team Awards (only AFGSC teams included)

Outstanding Resource Management Team Award
Barksdale Resource Management Team
2 MDSS/SGSR, Barksdale AFB, AFGSC

Surgeon General's Medical Information Services Award Team Award
Minot Medical Information Systems Flight
5 MDSS/SGSM, Minot AFB, AFGSC

Outstanding PRP Team of the Year Award
Minot PRP Team
5 MDOS/SGOQ, Minot AFB, AFGSC