72nd ABW honors four with Wildcatter Awards Published Feb. 11, 2011 72nd Air Base Wing TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Col. Bob LaBrutta, 72nd Air Base Wing commander, recently honored four wing members with Wildcatter Awards. Jake Langham has performed his duties as the Safety/VPP representative for the 72nd ABW Communication Directorate since October 2008. During this time he has educated more than 400 civilians and contractors on the concept and terminology of VPP. He performs safety briefings and safety inspections of the 72nd ABW/SC workplaces consisting of 25 buildings across the center. Additionally, Mr. Langham assists supervisors with their safety inspection notebooks to ensure AFMC Forms 315 and 316 are completed and maintained. He conducts fire and tornado drills to ensure employees are familiar with evacuation routes and designated shelter. Often referred to as the "Voice of Tinker" for his frequent stints as an event narrator, Ronald Mullan is the chief of media operations for 72nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs. He is the primary liaison between Team Tinker leadership and local, regional and national media representatives. As the media chief, he annually coordinates more than 40 separate media visits, generating nearly 100 television, radio and print media stories. He also serves as the dedicated Public Affairs liaison to the 76th Maintenance Wing, one of six wings and more than 40 associate units supported by Tinker Public Affairs. Mr. Mullan's expertly coordinated media coverage of multiple events, including the modern-era record depot maintenance delivery of 55 KC-135 aircraft, the B-1b High Maintenance Velocity program, 3rd Communications Group relief support in Haiti and the nose-gear collapse of a 552nd Air Control Wing E-3 Sentry. He also enabled Tinker to garner $200,000 worth of pre- and post-event publicity for the 2010 Star Spangled Salute Air Show, resulting in a two-day crowd of approximately 130,000 spectators. Mr. Mullen also provided annual and just-in-time media training to Tinker senior leaders, ensuring Air Force spokespersons were always on message. The "Stories of Interest" Community Of Practice page he established was cited by AFMC officials as a model Public Affairs program. Mr. Mullan also serves as the public affairs resource advisor and was a key figure in the successful renegotiation of the base Visual Information contract, saving the wing more than $250,000 annually while sustaining critical visual information services. Capt. Reyna Rodgers is the officer in charge of Career Development in the 72nd Force Support Squadron. She served as interim Military Personnel Section chief during a leadership changeover. She seamlessly managed 76 personnel, 82,000 customers and served 77 commanders base-wide. Captain Rodgers instituted a lost or stolen ID card tracking system that identified trends and repeat offenders. The system helps prevents abuse of privileges. She also oversaw seven officer and enlisted promotion boards coordinating with senior raters across three commands MAJCOMs for 1,000 members. She also coordinated annual training for 77 commanders, advising on eight personnel programs. She also pursued higher education and spearheaded on-base volunteer efforts. Senior Airman Sean A. Nonamaker, 72nd Security Forces Squadron Master Surveillance Control Facility operator, dispatched Security Forces to 82 sensor alarms, ensuring the safety of the personnel and $15.4 billion in wing assets. While deployed supporting Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom, Airman Nonamaker secured $10 billion in assets and was coined by the Air Force Central Command commander for excellence. Airman Nonamaker was selected to protection details for 23 DVs including U.S. and coalition ambassadors. He participated in evacuating more than 700 personnel in area of a possible improvised explosive device. Airman Nonamaker scored 96 percent on his Air Force fitness test and leads cardio training for other Airmen struggling with fitness tests.