Swickard receives Air Force Association Award
ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, TENN. --
Vickie Swickard, an investigative assistant with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations at Arnold Air Force Base, received the 2016 Air Force Association Outstanding Air Force Civilian Employee of the Year Award for her criminal and counterintelligence investigative support to AEDC.
The award citation stated that, "Mrs. Swickard supported agents at AFOSI Detachment 106, who conducted 24 investigations and operations, and assisted with providing time-sensitive intelligence and terrorism threat information to base leadership at four geographically separated units."
Greg D. Pfeiffer, Special Agent in Charge of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations at Arnold, commended Swickard on this recent recognition.
"We, AFOSI Detachment 106, are extremely proud of Ms. Swickard's accomplishments, and thrilled she has won this wing level award, moving on to compete at the Air Force level. The knowledge and relationships she has built over the past 36 years is an irreplaceable capability that contributes to our mission success, and we couldn't do it without her," he said.
Swickard who has worked at AEDC for 36 years, 20 years with AFOSI, is a resident of Winchester.
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