AEDC Company Grade Officer receives AFTC Annual Award

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  • By Deidre Ortiz
  • AEDC/PA
ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, TENN. --  First Lt. Chris Handy, AEDC flight systems test engineer, was announced as anAir Force Test Center Annual Award winner, under the category of Company Grade Officer of the Year for 2015.

Maj. Gen. David Harris, commander of the Air Force Test Center, recently sent an announcement congratulating the winners of each category.

"It gives me great pleasure to announce the AFTC Annual Award winners for 2015," he said. "Nominations were especially competitive this year and I want to congratulate the winners and also highlight the nominees within each category. Additionally, thank you to the supervisors who recognized the hard work, dedication, and contributions of their personnel.  Congratulations to our winners and best of luck at the MAJCOM level."

Handy was one of four CGOs in the running for this award, the criteria for which includes job performance, community involvement and self-improvement.
"I am humbled to have received this award," he said. "I feel that it's a reflection of all the hard work that we do at AEDC."

Handy was also a nominee for the AFMC Annual Excellence Awards.
Listed below are the categories and winners of the AFTC Annual Awards for 2015.

Military
Airman:
Senior Airman Raquel Caramanno - 412th Test Wing, Edwards AFB

Non-Commissioned Officer:
Tech. Sgt. Kristi Koch - 96th Test Wing, Eglin AFB

Senior Non-Commissioned Officer:
Senior Master Sgt. Thomas Wagner - 412th Test Wing, Edwards AFB

First Sergeant of the Year:
Master Sgt. Dyjuan Washington - 412th Test Wing, Edwards AFB

Company Grade Officer:
1st Lt. Christopher Handy - AEDC, Arnold AFB

Field Grade Officer:
Maj. Richard Turner - 96th Test Wing, Eglin AFB

Individual Mobilization Augmentees:
Senior Non-Commissioned Officer (IMA) - Master Sgt. Anhtuan Dang - 412th Test Wing, Edwards AFB
Company Grade Officer (IMA) - Capt. Francisco Ochoa - 412th Test Wing, Edwards AFB
Field Grade Officer (IMA) - Maj. Maureen Marshall - 412th Test Wing, Edwards AFB

Civilian
Category 1 (GS 1-8):
Nancy Smith - GS-6 - 96th Test Wing, Eglin AFB

Category 2 (GS 9-12):
Eric Brickson - GS-12 - 96th Test Wing, Wright-Patterson AFB

Category 3 (GS 13-14):
James Cooley - GS-13 - 96th Test Wing, Nellis AFB

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