95th CE receives two AFMC awards

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  • By Senior Airman Julius Delos Reyes
  • 95th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. --  The 95th Civil Engineering and Transportation Directorate recently received two Air Force Materiel Command awards. 

The 95th CE team received the engineering category for the AFMC Brigadier General Archie S. Mayes award, while Michelle Huck, 95th CE community planner, received the Outstanding Individual Community Planner of the Year award. 

"The Civil Engineering received these awards because of teamwork and dedication," said James Judkins, 95th CE director. "I couldn't be more proud of the team and the teamwork we demonstrated through the entire year." 

Since October 2007, the 95th CE team has completed 55 projects worth $116.7 million. They prepared design and scopes for 37 AFMC-funded Global War on Terrorism projects valued at $22 million. The team also completed  the $54.2 million project design effort for the fiscal 2006 Military Construction of base housing and one month ahead of schedule finished. 

Additionally, the 95th CE worked on the design reviews for the new $103 million runway MILCON for Air Force Flight Test Center mission. They also streamlined the engineering project management process and increased the workflow efficiency of project managers by using project management process checklists, such as MILCON, design-build and contracts. 

One plan the CE team developed included a 3,200-acre plot of usable land for the construction of a 150-megawatts electrical solar generating plant. Some of the awards the team received include a 2007 AFMC Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year award and AFMC Surface Distribution and Deployment Command Award for Excellence in Traffic Management. 

"The entire team worked tirelessly throughout the entire year, and it paid off," Mr. Judkins said. "To quote a famous group, 'It don't come easy,' and this year wasn't any different." 

Meanwhile, Ms. Huck received her award for outstanding performance as a base community planner. She was the base technical advisor for the Joint Land Use Study for the Department of Defense Office of Economic Adjustment. 

"I believe I received this award because I've kept my eyes and ears open and volunteered where opportunities presented themselves," Ms. Huck said. "By having no agenda and being open to inputs from all areas of the base, I have been able to improve my expertise as a community planner. I've also been fortunate in obtaining the support of base leadership." 

She collaborated between military and local communities for the safety and welfare of residents and helped identify mitigation measures as well as strategies to avoid risks to Edwards. 

As Edwards' representative in discussions dealing with air space and noise factors amongst peer presentation from several military bases, she developed an implementation strategy for sustaining the military mission and protecting community health and safety. 

"Just being nominated to compete at this level with the other outstanding planners within AFMC was a great privilege," Ms. Huck said. "Receiving this award is an even greater honor. I'm elated, and it goes to show that a lot of hard work pays off."