315th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
12/18/2014 - JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Team Charleston's award winning C-17 maintainers have once again demonstrated that they are the cream of the crop. The 437th and 315th Maintenance Groups earned the 2014 Clements McMullen Memorial Daedalian Weapon System Maintenance Trophy.
"This award is a direct result of the outstanding men and women we have working on our aircraft here in the 315 MXG. The partnership we have with the 437 MXG is unparalleled anywhere else in the Air Force and I am very proud of each and every member of this Group," said Col. Richard Gay, 315th MXG commander.
A Daedalian trophy, first awarded in 1960, is presented annually to a Air Force unit (Wing Level) determined by Headquarters Air Force to have the best weapon system maintenance record for the preceding calendar year.
The 437th and 315th Maintenance Groups lead Air Mobility Command's call for humanitarian and contingency operational missions, ultimately logging 48,000 flying hours spanning 14,100 missions, carrying 83,000 personnel and 267,000 tons of cargo, according to the award citation.
Charleston's quality assurance inspectors topped 4,100 evaluations and inspections and maintenance instructors taught more than 365 courses amassing 20,000 instructional hours. Team Charleston championed 16 Process Improvement events which saved more $143,000. Team Charleston was the most utilized C-17 unit in AMC and was noted for their role in supporting President Mandela's funeral. During 20 support missions they maintained a 100 percent logistics departure reliability rate.
"The Daedalian is a culmination of a lot of hard work by a Group of outstanding professionals. I am very proud of every member of the team here in the 437/315 MXGs and I look forward to doing even bigger and better things in the future," said Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Mong, 315th MXG superintendent.
"Congratulations to the men and women of the 315th and 437th MXGs for their 2014 Daedalian Weapon System Maintenance Trophy win," said Col. Jamie Fontanella, 315th AW commander. "This accomplishment represents hard work, dedication and exemplary total force integration. I'm proud that the best and most-integrated Maintenance Groups in the Air Force have been recognized!"
The Order of Daedalians honors, as its Founder Members, all WW I aviators who were commissioned as officers and rated as military pilots no later than the Armistice on 11 November 1918. It perpetuates their names as the first to fly our country's airplanes in time of war. The Order's membership of commissioned, warrant and flight officer military pilots and WASPs, with its worldwide network of Daedalian Flights and its comprehensive awards program, supports the military services and other aerospace activities.
The Awards and Scholarship Programs of the Order and Foundation encourage patriotism, integrity, and good character in our nation's youth; military careers as commissioned pilots; safety of flight, and excellence in the performance of military duties. The Daedalian Foundation's scholarship program also promotes study in aerospace disciplines.
A Daedalian trophy, first awarded in 1960, is presented annually to a Air Force unit (Wing Level) determined by headquarters Air Force to have the best weapon system maintenance record for the preceding calendar year.
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