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Foreign Military Sales Case Manager
Captain Jacob W. Mullin, United States Air Force, distinguished himself by meritorious service as the Iraqi Air Traffic Control, Air Defense, C-130, Hellfire, and Training Foreign Military Sales Case Manager, United States Military Group - Iraq from 08 January 2026 to 15 July 2026. During this period, Captain Mullin expertly managed 29 Foreign Military Sales cases across five critical portfolios valued at more than 1.5 billion dollars. His efforts ensured that six C-130 aircraft, air traffic control and landing systems and Hellfire munitions remained fully mission-capable, ready to support Iraq's counter-terrorism operations. Additionally, forecasting that Iraqi C-130 maintenance was facing a critical break in service, he executed a final-hour effort to extend Lockheed Martin's contractor support, safeguarding the airworthiness of Iraq's sole mobility asset. Furthermore, Captain Mullin directed more than 40 key leadership engagements with senior Iraqi leaders, strengthening security cooperation between the United States and the Government of Iraq and reinforcing Iraq's goal for sustainable self-sufficiency. The distinctive accomplishments of Captain Mullin reflect great credit upon himself, United States Central Command, the United States Air Force and the Department of War.
F-15QA Munitions Manager
Master Sergeant Christian A Malczewsky distinguished himself by meritorious service while serving as F-15QA Munitions Manager, Air Force Element, United States Military Group, United States Embassy, Doha, Qatar. During this period, Sergeant Malczewsky managed the Qatar Emiri Air Force F-15QA munitions training program and administered 1,300 instructional hours and certified 20 host nation crew-chiefs. His expertise enabled self-sustaining explosives operations, supporting three MDSs in a twelve billion dollar Foreign Military Sales contract. Additionally, he conducted 10 congressionally mandated end-use monitoring inventories on a one point one-billion dollar munitions stockpile, inspecting two thousand enhanced end use assets spread across 11 host nation military locations. Furthermore, Sergeant Malczewsky responded during the attack on Al Udeid Air Base during OPERATION RISING LION. While in a heightened alert posture, he facilitated the first assembly of the GBU-56 Joint Direct Attack Munition, equipping eight Qatari aircraft for 24-hour Defensive Counter-air protection. Finally, He coordinated the munitions resupply during OPERATION EPIC FURY, arming 10 Qatari F-15QA aircraft with air-to-air missiles, resulting in the interception of two Iranian fighter jets and preventing the loss of life to American troops. The distinctive accomplishments of Master Sergeant Malczewsky reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.
F-35 Academic Training Center Superintendent
Master Sergeant William X. Wattley distinguished himself by outstanding meritorious service as F-35 Academic Training Center Superintendent, 33d Fighter Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, from 30 October 2023 to 2 June 2025. Sergeant Wattley managed 137 million dollars in F-35 training resources, supporting 1400 students annually from 11 allied nations, enhancing global airpower readiness, and advancing multinational interoperability across three U.S. services, partner nations, and Foreign Military Sales customers. He coordinated the training of 309 international students, including Belgium's first F-35 maintenance cadre, ensuring smooth transitions from legacy platforms to the F-35. Moreover, he oversaw 12 audits and 1300 inspections of a 260,000 square foot facility, enabling 50,000 training events and ensuring mission readiness. He led a 24,000 dollar fiber restoration project, re-establishing mission critical communications, and streamlined a 700,000 dollar badging system upgrade, saving 59,000 dollars and improving security infrastructure. Lastly, his leadership contributed to the integration of Poland's first F-35 pilots and reinforced Ebbing Air National Guard Base as a premier international training hub. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of Master Sergeant Wattley reflect great credit upon himself, the F-35 Academic Training Center, and the United States Air Force.
Outbound Cargo Technician, 8th LRS
Senior Airman Kylee G Motyka distinguished herself by meritorious service as Outbound Cargo Technician, 8th Logistic Readiness Squadron, 8th Mission Support Group, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Korea. During this period, Airman Motyka coordinated the movement of 350 aircraft parts weighing 12,121 pounds and valued at two million dollars. Moreover, she processed 68 increments that enabled the movement of nine F-16s for the Wing's first ever Super Squadron move for PACAF's 2030 rapid response strategy. Additionally, Airman Motyka led a team of Airmen to inspect and weigh 99 intermodal containers of stocked war-ready weapons valued at 58 million dollars in 36 hours. Her contributions completed the largest Munition Retrograde movement in Kunsan history two weeks prior to deadline. Furthermore, she led the Technical Specialist program for the Wing's Increment Monitor course. She instructed 36 classes, certifying 87 percent of maintenance personnel for six squadrons and successfully completing three Agile Combat Deployment missions. Finally, she moved 320 million dollars in Foreign Military Sales to Israel by loading 2,000 munition kits and 330 tons of cargo onto five 747 aircraft, the first such operation conducted by the 8th Fighter Wing in the last 25 years, ensuring timely asset delivery and affirming U.S. commitment to Israeli Safety and Defense plans. The distinctive accomplishments of Airman Motyka reflect credit upon herself, the 8th Logistic Readiness Squadron, and the United States Air Force.
Mission Commander, 341st Cyberspace Operations Squadron
Captain Derrick F. Wendon distinguished himself by meritorious service in the performance of outstanding service to the United States Air Force as Mission Commander for the 341st Cyberspace Operations Squadron and Executive Officer for the 867th Cyberspace Operations Group, with duty at United States Cyber Command, Fort Meade, Maryland. During this period, Captain Wendon's leadership and dedication to duty guided the joint task force to unprecedented success amid severe manning gaps and pandemic challenges. During this assignment, apart from driving Signals Intelligence development for five teams, resulting in a seven hundred percent increase in cyber offensive operations, he was the task force's sole liaison and lead cyber planner for the National Security Agency's election security group, where he led efforts to investigate fifteen entities attempting to usurp the 2020 United States Presidential Election. In addition, he was handpicked to respond to a real world cyber incident overseas in the longest hunt forward operation in U.S. military history as a mandarin language interpreter. This operation was absolutely crucial to the defense of the host nation's twenty-four billion dollar Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance architecture and the certification of forty billion dollars in foreign military sales. The distinctive accomplishments of Captain Wendon reflect credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.