5 Air Guard units earn AFOUAs
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| The crests of the five honored units: At top right, the 116th Air Control Wing; at left the 165th Air Support Operations Squadron. At bottom from left to right: the 283rd Combat Communications Squadron, 224th Joint Communications Support Squadron, and the 202nd Engineering Installation Squadron. |
Atlanta, February 5, 2008 - Governor Sonny Perdue announced that five Georgia Air National Guard units have been named recipients of the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for 2007.
Georgia units receiving the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award are:
- 165th Air Support Operations Squadron (Brunswick)
- 116th Air Control Wing (Warner Robins)
283rd Combat Communications Squadron (Dobbins ARB, Marietta)
- 202nd Engineering Installation Squadron (Macon)
- 224th Joint Communications Support Squadron (Brunswick)
"The men and women of the Georgia National Guard have made extraordinary contributions both here at home and in defense of our nation," said Governor Sonny Perdue. “All Georgians can be proud of these units for receiving this award and the outstanding job they do every day."
The Outstanding Unit Award is given to Air Force units that have shown exceptionally meritorious service and outstanding achievement that clearly sets them above and apart from similar units across the country.
“To have five units from Georgia be awarded this prestigious honor in the same year is absolutely remarkable,” explained Maj. Gen. Scott Hammond, the commander of the Georgia Air National Guard. "In spite of the enormous operational tempo to which our units are being subjected because of commitments around the globe, these units continuously perform at the highest level.”
"This award is testimony to the outstanding work by the members of these units,” said Maj. Gen. Terry Nesbitt, Georgia’s Adjutant General. "Only a handful of Air National Guard organizations nationwide ever receive this honor. So to have five units from one state is unprecedented.”