Air Operations Center (AOC)

Staff Sergeant Cristopher G. Lee distinguished himself by meritorious service while serving as Unit Deployment Manager, 607th Air Operations Center, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. During this period, the professional skill, leadership, and ceaseless efforts of Sergeant Lee contributed to the effectiveness and success of seven critical unit programs. He tracked overall unit health for 161 personnel, which armed the Air Operations Center Commander with accurate situational awareness and readiness levels, sustaining a ninety nine percent overall readiness rate, the highest in Pacific Air Force Command. Additionally, as a Radio Frequency Training Manager, Sergeant Lee revived his workcenter's training program by overhauling its Master Training Plan. He validated 970 On-The-Job training tasks, identified 148 workcenter job qualification tasks and milestones, and reduced training delays while simultaneously maintaining a 99 percent evaluation pass rate. Finally, Sergeant Lee acted as a planning director for annual exercise 19-1, consisting of over 19,000 warfighters forward deployed to six geographically separated sites on the Korean peninsula and ensured system access, lodging, and transportation for six teams, each in support of a General Officer. The distinctive accomplishments of Sergeant Lee reflect credit upon himself, the 607th Air Operations Center and the United States Air Force.

Technical Sergeant Anthony D Jones distinguished himself by meritorious service while serving as Theater Communications Systems Controller, Communications and Information Directorate, Seventh Air Force, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. During this period, Sergeant Jones' leadership of six Airmen in the Air Force Forces Communications Control Center drove cyberspace operations for the Korean Air Operations Center, two fighter wings, and four co-located operating bases during heightened tensions with North Korea. He oversaw four theater networks, delivering indications and warnings to the Air Component Commander, enabling United States Forces Korea's tailored response options to counter North Korean threats. Additionally, during exercise KEY RESOLVE, Sergeant Jones supervised theater communication status reporting for the sixty million dollar Air Operations Center weapon system and tracked 1,500 cyberspace operators and 3,000 tons of communications equipment across six locations. His detail oriented management was essential to the creation of the situation reporting capability that was used to synchronize the status of six sites and later adopted across all Pacific Air Force communications units. Finally, Sergeant Jones' commitment to excellence culminated with his recognition as an Outstanding Performer during Exercise KEY RESOLVE. The distinctive accomplishments of Sergeant Jones reflect credit upon himself, the Communications and Information Directorate and the United States Air Force.

Master Sergeant Brett A. Cole distinguished himself by meritorious service while serving as Section Chief, Air Operations Command and Control Support, 82d Communications Support Squadron, Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. During this period, Sergeant Cole led a 40 member Air Operations Center field support team in the resolution of 1,180 weapon system outages, guaranteeing the effective generation of more than thirty thousand combat and training sorties. Additionally, he managed and optimized a 12.5 million dollar support contract by cross utilizing existing contractors to offset the twenty five percent reduction in manning. Furthermore, his superb managerial skills proved vital during the largest Air Force Specialty Code transformation in the history of the United States Air Force. Utilizing his expert training background and experience, he designed and implemented a 440 item Master Task List to ensure all squadron workcenters were effectively postured to support the future war fighter. Finally, Sergeant Cole's tireless efforts in support of the unit, Air Combat Command and the United States Air Force directly led to his selection as the 2010 Air Combat Command's Senior Non-Commissioned Officer of the year. The distinctive accomplishments of Sergeant Cole reflect credit upon himself, the 82d Communications Support Squadron and the United States Air Force.

Lieutenant Colonel Roger B. Hall distinguished himself by meritorious service while serving as Assistant Director of Operations, 12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 461st Air Control Wing, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. During this period, Colonel Hall delivered decisive airpower for OEF with 20,000 coalition aircraft tracked, enabling the transfer of over 100,000,000 pounds of fuel and deconflicting over 800 ROZs. He supervised U.S. and coalition crews and led a 150 positional shift which provided air power for NATO and coalition ground forces. Additionally, he safely deconflicted a major personnel recovery event which improved EW/ISR/CAS coverage and ensured support to a co-located Troops in Contact, Personnel Recovery event. Further, while performing 900 hours as OEF Mission Crew Commander, he oversaw control of 950 CAS missions, 250 Troops in Contact events, and 135 kinetic strikes resulting in over 750 enemy KIA or detained. Moreover, he orchestrated air support for over one hundred special operations missions, integrated CAS, EW, Gunships, and UAVs resulting in over 750 insurgents neutralized. Finally, he led ADAG crew for 271 hours, integrating CAOC/ADA/CRC and protected six nations in a 377,000 square mile AOR. The distinctive accomplishments of Colonel Hall reflect credit upon himself, the 12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, and the United States Air Force.

Captain Timothy H. Walker distinguished himself by meritorious service while serving as NATO AWACS Liaison officer, ISAF Detachment to AFCENT CAOC, 609th Air Operations Center, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. During this period, Captain Walker incorporated the first Danish CRC into theater by integrating their IOC timeline to remain on schedule and ensured 45 weapon controllers received area familiarization with the AOR, resulting in a much needed Command and Control gap filled. In addition, he implemented the first steps to transition AFG airspace back to sovereign country control. Moreover, his area assessments helped mitigate threats and deconflicted orbits away from airways, ensuring the CFACC directed task pushed forward as planned. Captain Walker was also responsible for the success of 62 NATO AWACS missions with a 99% success rate over 525 hours of flight. His rapid responses to multiple critical events ensured the support of 28 TICs and 165 enemy KIA/captured. Further, he illustrated the importance of NATO AWACS in theater to 18AF/CC SHAPE DCoS J2/3, and IJC DCoS AIR during his multiple briefs. Finally, Captain Walker coordinated with A1 HQ to ensure all USAF members flying on NATO AWACS receive Air Medal (AM) credit for the ISAF mission. He managed the AM guidance change that allowed thousands of aircrew members to have the same opportunity for AM that other similar aircrews get for flying OEF missions. The distinctive accomplishments of Captain Walker reflect credit upon himself, the 609th Air Operations Center and the United States Air Force.