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OVERALL ACHIEVEMENT:
- 821 Comm Warriors assisting Americans at home, helping win Global War on Terror, and adding luster to rep-
  utation of our Air Force--deployed 487 people & 278 tons of eqpt to 25 locations worldwide, 100% on-time!
- When disaster strikes, the Herd is there to pick up the pieces--vital support for Hurricane Katrina recovery
  -- Longest, biggest convoy op for any AF combat comm unit in 11 yrs--beat closer units into Joint AOR
  -- 347 people, $200M+ of comm eqpt, 169 vehicles, 736 convoy miles, ZERO notice--3 CCG was "first in"
  -- Delivered comprehensive comm support (phones, networks, Giant Voice, connectivity to world) for 4th
     Aerospace Exped Gp at New Orleans Int'l Airport--enabled 4,000 relief flights, evac of 20,000 residents
  -- Primary comm for HQ Elt, Army's 82d ABN Div, and Brigade Combat Team cmd elts in heart of devastated
     New Orleans--enabled most visible domestic security op in 60 yrs--halted looting, expedited recovery
  -- Brilliant augmentation of JTF-KATRINA staff--planned, executed 200-mile move of JTF HQ from rear to
     front--put JTF/CC where he wanted to be, at center of action--flawless move...by-name praise by JTF/CC!
  -- Directly responsible for recovery of $136M in specialized med eqpt & drugs from Veterans Admin Hospital
- Led "total fix" for overburdened comm infrastructure at Kirkuk Regional AB, Iraq--replaced satellite earth
  terminal, ntwks, phone switch, tech ctrl facility--overcame murder of 4 contractors to finish job exactly on time
- Finessed stand-up of new pax terminal at Baghdad Int'l Airport (BIAP)--designed, engineered, executed xfer of
  ntwks (NIPR/SIPR), phones, TV, radios, PA system--all w/out losing a single second of service at old terminal
- Out with old, in with new: installed new $5.4M "comm-in-a-box" for Camp Sather, Victory Base, and BIAP
  -- Brand new Netwk Ctrl Fac/Sys Ctrl Fac ensured C2 connectivity between CAOC and AOR's most visible op
  -- Swapped tactical phone sys for new switch...immediately cleared 18-mo backlog of new service requests
  -- Phenomenal planning! Made cut-over in 12 hrs (vs 4 days in similar projects elsewhere) to preserve vital C2
- Orchestrated $8.7M project to upgrade Air Traffic Control and Landing System (ATCALS) at Balad AB, Iraq
  -- Replaced 30 year old tactical eqpt w/modern ATCALS--safer skies for 16,000 flts/yr at busiest cargo hub
  -- Boosted ATC tower radio range 5-fold, added instrument landing capability--acft now land even in bad wx
- Honchoed solution to CFACC's top 3 CAOC priorities in 1 fell swoop--Theater Missile Def (TMD), Air Tas-
  king Order (ATO) processing, theater-wide C2 capability situational awareness--chaired A3/A4/A6 tiger team
  -- Did "the improbable" in just 2 wks--ported civil a/c info to ATO, displayed on common operating picture
  -- "The impossible" takes a little longer--drove TMD system reliability from 25% to first perfect score in 3 yrs
  -- Leapt bureaucratic hurdles to fuse C2 system reporting from multiple communities--finally, the "big picture"
- Directed development of web-based mobility reporting tool for AOR's Director, Mobility Forces--shaved 30
  man-hrs/wk off tedious refueling/theater airlift/convoy relief reporting reqts--that's 1 body that can stay home!
- Engineered fixes for failing Joint Radio Relay sys, used daily by fighters in Afghanistan--ventured into heart of
  warlord territory to repair--ensured crucial comms between Joint Ops Ctr and troops in contact with enemy
- Versatile!--augmented Engineering/Installation team to overhaul hodge-podge tactical cabling throughout three
  bases in Baghdad w/state-of-the-art fiber optics--slashed cable-related downtime for phones/ntwks by 80%!
- AOR-wide weather wizards: directed mntc support for 5 types of weather sys, certified combat weather teams
  to support 40 bases in 10 countries throughout Mideast, Central Asia--reliability soaring...above 98% all year
- Helped solve close-quarters battle issues--innovative use of sat phones vastly improved unit/location ID for
  CFACC's close air support msns--slashed fratricide potential for troops in hand-to-hand combat w/insurgents
- Innovators! Married existing cell-phone technology to existing radio-internet interfaces to create wholly new
  comm method for dangerous Iraq convoys--tremendous security upgrade helped cut successful insurgent attacks
- US Army's first choice for help when they needed air navigation support to keep logistics flowing to Qayyarah
  West Afld--packed, shipped TACAN & crew w/in 36 hrs!--in-place w/in 72 hrs!--livin' w/the Army for 4 mos!
- Herd Freq Mgr blasted bureaucracy, supercharged stalled projects while deployed to US Embassy, Baghdad
  -- Freq mgt miracle--built State Dept microwave comm sys from scratch--made real-time reports from 4 out-
      lying missions a reality--praise from Ambassador, awe from staff...who had been trying to do this for 2 yrs!
  -- Engineered Central Iraqi Microwave Sys for Govt of Iraq--vital comm backbone for new-born Iraqi govt
      solidifies civil control over military, streamlines logistics...an absolute must before US can exit Iraq
  -- Founded, turned over first Freq Mgt Directorate for Iraqi civil govt--guarantees that progress will continue
- Deployed 6 volunteers for 7 1/2 mos for toughest duty in Iraq: vehicle convoy ops--daily display of courage!
  -- Covered 360,000 road miles, delivered 11,000 truckloads of badly-needed supplies to Army/AF/Marines
  -- Armored 29 vehicles...pristine mntc for 67 more--vehicle in-commission rates zoomed from 78% to 98%
  -- Fearless .50 cal gunner--provided lethal security for 44 convoys--49,000 miles without US fatality
- Implemented first 911 service for 7,000 Baghdad-based soldiers--sped response to life-threatening emgncies
- Iraq Election comm: designed, executed comms to unite 11,000+ polling places--secured first-ever Iraq vote
- Iraq Election comm, Part II: trained Iraqis to O&M sys during Constitutional Referendum--result: even better
- Iraq Election comm, Part III: sat back, watched Iraqis do it themselves for parliamentary elections...success!
- From Iraqi desert to jungles of El Salvador--planned and provided all comm for Joint Humanitarian Op NEW
  HORIZONS 2005--full-spectrum comm support for 700+ Army/AF/Navy helping secure our southern flank
  -- Enabled real-time connectivity for forces scattered to 6 locations throughout the country--supercharged
      construction, logistics, security for troops building 3 schools, 3 clinics to serve 40,000 of El Sal's poorest
  -- More challenging: kept 60 med/vet teams connected--JTF/CC said: "Comm support absolutely best ever"
- Taking "short-notice" to a new level--rcvd emgcy SATCOM reqt for SOUTHCOM on Thursday afternoon...
  by Friday evening, eqpt in-place/running--enabled uninterrupted C2 for counterdrug op CONSTANT VIGIL
- Toppling readiness records to support POTUS: got less than a full day's notice to provide tactical satellite
  capability for 4-day, 3-nation Presidential trip to South America...done in 11 hours! Flawless support!
- Securing the homeland too!--engineered, delivered all comm support for Army/AF Mission Rehearsal
  Exercise--found, fixed flaws in system--validated C2 architecture for air defense of National Capital Region

PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES (Farther, harder, faster...and less expensive too!):
- They said it couldn't be done...then we did it!--reorganized contingency response capability for speedier
  response--can now deliver FULL bare-base comm capability in just 24 hrs--results on display after Katrina!
- Total force warriors: even w/high optempo, found time/resources to "coach" not one but two ANG combat
  comm squadrons through operational readiness inspection process--CCs now say to IG: "Bring it on!"
- Helping close to home too! Delivered 100,000 watts of power and full environmental control for local Air
  Base Wing's ORI...in July...in Oklahoma!--kept 'em cool under pressure, helped deliver an "Excellent" rating
- Wall-to-wall comm support for Tinker's Star-Spangled Salute--blanketed flightline w/audio/video/ phones/
  ntwks...even kept the med tents cool--75,000 people awed by Thunderbirds, Tops in Blue, Lee Greenwood
- AF-wide results: when Hurricane Katrina wrecked AF's Keesler schoolhouse, we took in evacuees...taught
  Electronic Principles course for 10 1-lvl Amn...hosted Deployable Comm course for 19 Amn from 16 bases
- More AF-wide results: managed Accuracy Support Infrastructure test for Small Diameter Bomb pgm office...
  juggled tests at 7 bases in 8 days (cost $1.5M)--will lead to true pinpoint accuracy--kudos from AFOTEC
- And throughout the DoD: primary consultants on antenna replacement design for tactical microwave comm
  gear...will extend life of 350+ systems, DoD-wide--preserve vital direct interface ability w/Army comms
- Eagerly stepped up as pilot unit for new "Everything over IP" eqpt--will revolutionize tactical comms, will
  reduce size by 50%, weight by 70%--better: will reduce reqt for precious SATCOM bandwidth in war zone!
- Built in-house indoctrination pgm for new arrivals--consolidates combat readiness and inprocessing tasks
  that used to take an avg of 3 1/2 months...now just 5 wks--set personal readiness soaring by 11% in just 5 mos
- Safety is paramount: conducted 7 combat readiness classes...400+ students from 14 units for 3 wks of tough,
  simulated combat--not a single lost duty day as a result of mishap...none, zero, nada (2d year in a row)!
- Tenaciously stretched taxpayer $$: fully executed $10.4M annual budget while forward-funding $5.4M of
  support for GWOT...fought for and earned additional $5.7M to "green up" 8 initial combat response pkgs
- Sterling mgt of Govt Tvl Card prog--delinquency rate 27% below AF avg...in one of AF's top optempo units!

OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS: (Unshakable commitment to base and community, w/kudos to show for it!)
- AFA's Best Mil Unit in <STATE>, ?AFB Unit of the Year, AF/SE Spec Achvmt Awd for Gnd Safety (#1 of 250)
- Two holiday food drives, 20 truckloads of food (value: >$16,000) for <BASE> Airmen's Attic--biggest ever
- ?AFB CGOY, Civ of Yr, CGOQ (x2), SNCOQ, NCOQ (x2), AOQ--AF-lvl FGO Leo Marquez Awd winner
- Commended by Meals on Wheels, Habitat for Humanity, Amer Red Cross, Spec Olympics, so many more!

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  INCREDIBLE!  This package is OUTSTANDING. Every bullet is measurable and has significant impact. Besides a couple of minor numbering and spelling errors, I was tripped up by all of the abbreviations.  I then chalked them up to the need to input a lot of information in limited space.  See the package it beat out.