72nd ABW personnel receive Wildcatter Awards Published June 14, 2013 72nd Air Base Wing TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Col. Steven Bleymaier, 72nd Air Base Wing commander, recently presented Wildcatter Awards to three members of the wing. Senior Airman Marcus Jenkins has been an air traffic control operator in the 72nd Operation Support Squadron since May 2010. As an air traffic controller, Airman Jenkins has displayed outstanding professionalism and his dedication to his unit continues to increase the production of both the mission and the quality of Airmen who work within it. His ability to instruct trainees experiencing difficulty during training and then mentor them to successful certification is a testament to his character and Wingman attitude. Airman Jenkins makes a difference accomplishing the smallest tasks such as painting an air traffic training room, making it an appropriate environment for trainees to learn in, or on a larger scale, he can control an emergency aircraft with smoke in the cockpit, ensuring the safe landing environment for a $330 million Air Force asset and 23 aircrew members. His eagerness to improve his work center and the quality of those who work in it makes him the epitome of "Service Before Self." Steven T. Brown has performed his duties as air traffic control watch supervisor since June 2010. During this time, he has supervised more than 75,000 aircraft operations within Tinker's assigned airspace. While leading an 11-person team, Mr. Brown not only mentored four noncommissioned officers, but personally led the training of two apprentice controllers struggling to achieve certification. Mr. Brown's unique ability to break down complicated tasks into easy-to-understand modules resulted in certification of both trainees. Regardless of the task given, Mr. Brown continually achieves stellar results. He developed and maintained a 24/7 duty schedule to ensure around the clock support of four USAF/USN alert commitments. Deborah L. Burns, the 72nd Comptroller Squadron's Civil Engineering Team lead, oversees a $40.8 million budget. She is a highly motivated budget analyst and leads a team of three analysts who ensure the 72nd ABW Civil Engineering Directorate's six resource advisors are able to meet the ever-demanding infrastructure requirements of Team Tinker within the constrained financial environment. Her team validated $83 million in fiscal 2014 Must Pay Requirements to ensure the 72nd ABW will be able to articulate next year's civil engineering needs. She always exhibits a can do attitude and no matter the obstacle manages to get the job done almost effortlessly. She most recently demonstrated her skills during the fiscal 2013 Sequestration Planning by analyzing more than 40 contracts for termination costs. Her efforts to determine the financial feasibility of contracts to be seriously reduced or completely canceled provided complete decision support to the commanders. Ms. Burns also audited $52 million in funding target loads for Financial Improvement Audit Readiness evaluations with zero discrepancies by Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command auditors.