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Air Force Lessons Learned Awards
Lessons Learned and Assesments Analyst
Master Sergeant Miranda K. Encinias distinguished herself by meritorious service while serving as Lessons Learned and Assesments Analyst, Joint Exercise and Training Directorate, United States Cyber Command, Fort George Meade, Maryland. During this period, Sergeant Encinias provided superb support to USCYBERCOM exercises by coordinating the lessons learned collection effort during CYBER LIGHTNING 19-1, which included the setup for an in-stride brief to command senior leadership on key exercise observations identified. Sergeant Encinias again displayed her exceptional skills during the Command's CYBER FLAG 20-2 exercise as a mentor for four participating teams, providing guidance and assistance to address issues that affected the identification of unbiased objectives and team performance. Further, she improved the division's processes through the restructuring of over 2,000 files to enforce compliance standards and the review and revision of five major division standard operating procedures to improve operational efficiency. The distinctive accomplishments of Sergeant Encinias reflect great credit upon herself and the United States Air Force.
Liaison to Air Force Lessons Learned
Lieutenant Colonel Russell B. Roberts distinguished himself in the performance of outstanding service to the United States as Liaison to Air Force Lessons Learned Pentagon Detachment while assigned to the Headquarters United States Air Force Studies, Analysis and Assessments, The Pentagon, Washington District of Columbia from 25 August 2016 to 13 July 2018. During this period, Colonel Roberts supported two major Air Force Lessons Learned collections and co-authored a definitive report on the Air Force's approach to Distributed Mission Operations. While researching the Air Force's requirements for realistic training environments, he visited Nellis, Kirtland, and Langley Air Force bases, conducting a wide range of interviews ultimately culminating with interviews with Air Combat Command's Vice commander and the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations articulating the command's concerns for achieving realistic live virtual constructive training environments. Due to the detailed report, Distributed Mission Operations became highlighted for further review under the Air Force's annual senior leader Corona conference, where critical service issues are discussed. Finally, Colonel Roberts assisted Air Force Lessons Learned with Chief of Staff of the Air Force directed interviews of recently retired Air Force general officers. Those interviews captured a unique perspective of the service's position among the other services and provided valuable insight for future senior Air Force leaders. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of Colonel Roberts reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.