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Savannah’s Combat Readiness Training Center received the Air National Guard Mission Support Award, an honor equivalent to the Distinguished Flying Plaque, at the 128th General NGAUS Conference recently in Albuquerque, N.M.. The Mission Support Plaque presented to the training center recognizes outstanding Air National Guard units that play a mission support role. The award is presented to five of the highest rated non-flying units. Each unit is judged on the basis of it overall operation readiness during the reporting years, and its performance is compared to all other Air National Guar non-flying units. Selection is based on operational readiness inspections; special missions, deployments and exercises; outstanding accomplishments; unit manning levels, attendance, retention; and skill levels qualifications. Savannah-based CRTC hosted more than 179 units and other customers at its Travis Field facilities over the past two years. These include the Aerial Port University, Langley, Va.’s 71st Fighter Squadron, several regional FEMA exercises and three unit operational readiness inspections. In an effort to make the CRTC one of the most important training centers in the nation, unit officials initiated more than $16.3 million of new construction projects at Travis Field and at Townsend Bombing Range. The center also established a new Military Operating Area (MOA) and opened two new military training routes that increase the availability of military airspace for training. The award was presented by Gen. Bruce Carlson, commander Air Material Command, and Lt. Gen. Craig R. McKinley, director Air National Guard. Receiving the award was CRTC commander, Col. Floyd Harbin. Accompanying Harbin were Lt. Col. Jim O’Brien, Townsend Range commander; Senior Master Sgt William W. Kaberle, Townsend Range NCOIC; and General Poythress. |
