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Medical Flight Commander Awards
Flight Commander of Functional Medicine Flight
Major Katelyn Allen distinguished herself by meritorious service as Flight Commander of Functional Medicine Flight, 378th Expeditionary Medical Squadron, Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. During this period, Major Allen's expert leadership of a flight of six providers and six technicians allowed for the most productive Mental Health, Physical Therapy, and Dental Clinics in Air Force Central Command during her command period. Additionally, as sole provider, responsible for austere clinic operations, the dental clinic was recognized as AFCENT's #1/6 to 437 patients, executing 2,344 procedures and treating 256 acute injuries. Their interventions saved the Air Force $12.6M in evacuation costs, ensured a 100% return-to-duty rate. Major Allen oversaw the tripling of the Physical Therapy footprint and secured a mission critical additional provider/tech team through a 3,000 joint-service personnel surge. Her actions boosted access to care by 84%, increasing efficiency by 504% saving an additional $455K. Furthermore, Major Allen helped secure additional staffing for Mental Health, thus decreasing acute mental health crisis in the field. Her actions directly enabled 2,557 sorties and 60 mission-critical encounters across 4.3M square miles for four named Operations. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of Major Allen while serving her country reflect great credit upon herself and the United States Air Force.
Optometry Flight Commander
Major Stephanie I. King distinguished herself in the performance of outstanding service to the United States as Optometry Flight Commander, 14th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron, 14th Medical Group, 14th Flying Training Wing, Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. During this period, her outstanding professional skill and leadership resulted in major contributions to the superb care of the three thousand total force members by accomplishing over 2,800 exams including undergraduate pilot exams, flying class physicals and waiver evaluations. Her leadership also piloted the wing's first civilian Airman Leadership School graduate. Additionally, as Clinical Team Chief, she ensured 10 personnel were fully trained for disaster response emergencies. Finally, Major King was selected for the Chief BSC position, consulting with 3 commanders and providing mentorship to 13 officers. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of Major King culminate a distinguished career in the service of her country and reflect great credit upon herself and the United States Air Force.