JBSA-FORT SAM HOUSTON –
The 502nd Air Base Wing Comptroller Squadron has several reasons to celebrate, including winning a pair of Air Force-level awards for Financial Analysis Office of the Year and Financial Services Office of the Year.
The squadron also garnered numerous individual awards at the Air Education and Training Command level and from the Alamo City Chapter of the American Society of Military Comptrollers.
"Our comptrollers are truly deserving of recognition as they led the wing to an amazing fiscal year closure and continue to guide us through these difficult times," said Brig. Gen. Theresa C. Carter, Joint Base San Antonio and 502nd Air Base Wing commander.
"These awards reflect the combined efforts in financial service and financial analysis teams from all three comptroller squadrons."
The 502nd ABW Comptroller Squadron is one of the largest financial management organizations in the Air Force. Their scope of responsibility includes accounting for about $500 million or 25 percent of the total AETC budget.
The Financial Services Office responsibilities include all military pay for the Air Force and Army and Air Force civilian pay, as well as travel pay along with many other tasks.
"What makes these awards so unique is that during this whole timeframe we were taking three separate comptroller squadrons and merging them into one squadron," said Vaughn Caudill, deputy director of the 502nd ABW Comptroller Squadron.
"We have three different groups coming together trying to figure out what the best practices are and how to make this work for Joint Base San Antonio."
"The squadron were going through a huge transition, dealing with manpower issues and have had three different directors over this past fiscal year," said Chief Master Sgt. Michael Guyer, superintendent of the 502nd ABW Comptroller Squadron. "Our folks have stepped up and have done even better than in the past."
"We are supporting the Airmen, whether they are out on the flight line or training the military dogs," Caudill said.
"Our real mission is to take care of all those folks who are out there and to ensure that every Army and Air Force civilian is paid correctly and on time.
"That's the end result; we are servicing our customers."
Individual Awards include:
AETC-Level Awards
Lt. Col. Scott Thompson 502nd ABW Comptroller of the Year
2nd Lt. Aleksi Reid 502nd ABW Financial Officer of the Year
Alamo City Chapter/American Society of Military Comptrollers
Maj. Sean Casperson U.S. Army Medical Command Accounting/Finance
Sandra Akana U.S. Army North Accounting/Finance
2Lt. Aleksi Reid 502nd ABW Accounting/Finance
Earl Anders Headquarters AETC Acquisition/Cost Analysis
Karl Devlin ARNORTH Acquisition/Cost Analysis
Capt. Leria Diaz AETC Budgeting
Arturo Rivas Jr. AETC Budgeting
Christopher Underwood 502nd ABW Budgeting
Patrick Reynolds ARNORTH Comptroller
Lt. Col. Scott Thompson 502nd ABW Comptroller
Nicole Cavazos AF Civil Engineer Center Contractor Support
Carol Wood AETC Financial Systems
Staff Sgt. Matthew Wester 802nd Comptroller Squadron Financial Systems
Nicole Morrow AETC Intern/Trainee
Victor Stansberry MEDCOM Resource Management
Paul Sortor AETC Resource Management
Jacqueline Nonnon 902nd Force Support Squadron Resource Management
Suzanne Meyer AFCEC Resource Management
502nd ABW Military Pay Team Team