AF National Tactical Integration (NTI)
Awards
Staff Sergeant Anthony R. Bradley distinguished himself by meritorious service while serving as National Tactical Integration Shift Supervisor, 451st Intelligence Squadron, 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group, Fort Gordon, Georgia. During this period, Sergeant Bradley led coordination with the Mission Director of the Presidential Airlift group. In this important role, he facilitated Signals Intelligence Threat Warning for seven Air Force One Missions, which ensured the safety of the President of the United States Global Travel. Additionally, Sergeant Bradley led the threat warning team for Operation Allies Refuge, a noncombatant evacuation operation which enabled the airlift of over one hundred and twenty thousand United States and Afghanistan personnel. Furthermore, he ensured the dissemination of one thousand four hundred and seventy two critical intelligence documents to United States European Command and United States Central Command customers. Finally, Sergeant Bradley facilitated Air Operations desk functions by distributing over one thousand and six hundred threat warning tippers, providing warning and protection to over one billion dollars worth of air assets and over one hundred forward deployed warfighters. The distinctive accomplishments of Sergeant Bradley reflect credit upon himself, the 451st Intelligence Squadron and the United States Air Force.
Senior Master Sergeant Christopher C. Lopez distinguished himself by meritorious service as Air Force Operations Superintendent, 392nd Intelligence Squadron, 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. During this period, Sergeant Lopez managed a 350,000 dollar training budget and established the initial Distributed Mission Site-Hawaii crew, qualifying 19 combat mission ready personnel. Additionally, he streamlined training processes for Distributed Mission Site-Hawaii, reducing crew qualification time by sixty percent. Further, he developed a visionary force build-out for future requirements, securing a thirty percent manning increase and creating the largest National Tactical Integration element in the Pacific Air Forces. Moreover, Sergeant Lopez built PACOM's National Tactical Integration cyber support team from the ground up, developing the 613th Air Operations Center's first-ever cyber threat reports, securing the Joint Force Air Component Commander's networks and cutting request for information response time by ninety percent. Furthermore, he supported the joint United States-Australia exercise, Talisman Saber 2013, resulting in a fifty percent increase in coalition Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance capacity. Finally, he co-authored the National Tactical Integration Mission Certification Training guide, which standardized enterprise level training across two Wings. The distinctive accomplishments of Sergeant Lopez reflect credit upon himself, the 392nd Intelligence Squadron and the United States Air Force.
Technical Sergeant Sandra D. Haines distinguished herself by meritorious service while serving as Training Non-Commissioned Officer, 566th Intelligence Squadron, 544th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Group, Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado. During this period, Sergeant Haines led the training program for 15 Airmen in National Tactical Integration Colorado, preparing members with a one hundred percent pass rate and increasing manning by one hundred and fifty percent. She bridged the gap between three agencies for tactical operations, and was pivotal in the discovery of a new Surface-to-Air Missile threat in a hostile area, information which was briefed to the Director of the National Intelligence Agency. Sergeant Haines also aided in the stand-up of the first ever coalition National Tactical Integration site, collaborating with second party partners overseas and developing a training plan which was integral to the development of the site. The distinctive accomplishments of Sergeant Haines reflect credit upon herself, the 566th Intelligence Squadron and the United States Air Force.
Master Sergeant Janice M. Schneider distinguished herself by meritorious service while serving as Electronic Intelligence Analyst, Air Force National and Tactical Integration Cell, 566th Intelligence Squadron, 544th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Group, Buckley Air Space Base, Colorado. During this period, Sergeant Schneider tracked adversary jamming activity, identifying and countering enemy electronic attack initiatives and enhancing friendly fifth-generation aircraft survivability. Additionally, she collected more than 30 threat systems characterizing enemy air activity and passed this critical intelligence to the Combined Air Operations Center, enabling aircrew defense and protecting over one thousand sorties. Further, Sergeant Schneider developed and implemented the use of a "quick response" card, slashing recall timelines by fifty percent and reducing reaction time to time sensitive events by leadership. Lastly, she mentored two junior members in their site qualification, elevating their qualification scores by twenty five percent. The distinctive accomplishments of Sergeant Schneider reflect credit upon herself, the 566th Intelligence Squadron and the United States Air Force.