Fighter Duty Officer (FDO) Awards

Fighter Duty Officer

Captain Rachel N. key distinguished herself by meritorious service while serving as Fighter Duty Officer, 712th Air Support Operations Squadron, 3rd Air Support Operations Group, 93rd Air Support Operations Wing, Fort Hood Army Installation, Texas. During this period, Captain Key served as Fighter Duty Officer, leading seven work centers in three hundred and twenty-six maintenance actions to enable a ninety eight percent fully mission capable rate for thirty seven million dollars in deployable equipment. While deployed to the Combined Joint Operations Center, she performed as Fires Battle Captain and Air Force liaison to Operation INHERENT RESOLVE's Combined Joint Task Force, coordinating strikes on over seven hundred and fifty targets and ensuring Central Command visibility on seven and a half thousand enemy killed in action. Additionally, Captain Key was hand-selected to serve as squadron and then group executive officer to the commander. Known for her professionalism, she led teams of Airmen on all executive-level administrative actions, guaranteeing on time completion of over seven hundred and fifty projects for six squadrons and eleven geographically separated units. The distinctive accomplishments of Captain Key reflect credit upon herself, the 712th Air Support Operations Squadron, and the United States Air force.