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Wing announces quarterly winners

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TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla., --  The 327th Aircraft Sustainment Wing recently announced the winners of first quarter awards.

The winners are:

GS 5-7: Jeffory Sorenson, 827th ACSG, brought a new aggressive attitude to a group engineering support request and corrected a three month negative trend. His diligence and dedication drove 100 percent on time delivery of parts to the warfighter. He discovered and corrected a tech data discrepancy on the KC-135 refueling boom skin assembly with misaligned holes which saved $6,000 and 45 hours per unit. GS 8-11: Joseph LePine, 327th ACSG, pin-pointed a faulty Signal Data Converter on a B-52 aircraft. His actions resolved PDM work stoppage, saved countless man hours and helped meet aircraft availability goals. He led a clip-in weapons removal modification, eliminating unused equipment, reducing weight and increasing B-52 power.

GS 12-15: Kevin Gramling, 727th ACSG, definitized a $9.3 million E-4B Message Processing System Upgrade. His oversight ensures the platform does not go Non-Mission Capable on the classified date. He is the No. 1 E-4B Contracting Officer, awarding $47 million in actions; a 92 percent on time rate to J041 AFMC cycle times.

Staff/Action Officer: Mike Wall, 727th ACSG, has maintained visibility for more than 200 suspenses during the current calendar year. He standardized reporting within the group's four squadrons, consisting of 432 aircraft and a High Frequency Global communication system.

Company Grade Officer: Capt. Charles Russell, 827th ACSG, supervised the KC-135 retirement and coordinated 34 aircraft to AMARG. He managed the AMARG parking plan, maximized MICAP parts and, resolved part shortages saving $48 million in fiscal 2009. He revamped the MICAP team, streamlined the log analysis process, and beat the Chief of Staff supply goal by 3.2 percent for the first time ever.

Team: The KC-135 Open Skies Sustainment Team is responsible for the maintenance and modification of the OC-135 Open Skies Mission equipment. The team spearheaded the first on-site Program Management Review. They sustained the Air Force Open Skies Treaty Program, ensuring Air Force Country Pact commitment for military openness.

The team revitalized the program adding rigor and greater oversight. Focusing their attention on policy and procedure compliance helped them quickly identify program deficiencies. The problem solvers discovered data and mapping chassis failure, performed an in-depth analysis to determine the root cause of the problem and drove a re-design solution to quickly remedy the problem.

The diverse civilian, military and contractor team exemplified creative problem solving and keen mission focus. Team members are Dann Pettit, David Gunnels, Master Sgt. Richard Collins, Jeanna Fowler, Gerald Montgomery, Lisa Norton, Crystal Boston, Donna Ord and Robert Cundiff.