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NEWS | Dec. 3, 2015

JBSA members nominated for Air Force Security Forces Awards

Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Public Affairs

Seven Joint Base San Antonio security forces members were recognized by Air Education and Training Command for this year’s Major Command-level Air Force Security Forces Individual Awards.

Chief Master Sgt. Richard Sherman, AETC security forces manager, said the Air Force Security Forces Awards Program includes 16 categories of individual awards.  Each security forces unit submitted nominations that were endorsed by their wings and then submitted to AETC. The AETC winners have since been submitted to Air Force Security Forces, to compete at that level.

The JBSA individual award winners are members of the 802nd Security Forces Squadron, at JBSA-Lackland and the 902nd Security Forces Squadron at JBSA-Randolph.

The names of JBSA winners of the Air Force Security Forces individual awards include:

• Senior Airman Christopher Corley, 802nd SFS unit appointment monitor; Col. Billy Jack Carter Award.

Corley was nominated for his role in a five-hour fire fight while deployed in Afghanistan in 2014. As a member of 439th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron U.S. Central Command Security Response Force, Corley tactically maneuvered under fire and engaged with enemy insurgents.

While under fire, Corley relayed enemy advances and movements to his unit, who were able to use the information to direct strikes and counterstrikes on enemy positions and thwart their movements.

Staff Sgt. Mathew Garza, 802nd SFS NCO in charge of electronic security systems, said Corley is an outstanding security forces member who sets high standards for himself.

“He is willing to do more than what is expected of him and to exceed the standards of a security forces member,” Garza said. “He is always going above and beyond.”

The Col. Billy Jack Carter award is named after the commander of the 377th Security Police Squadron stationed at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, South Vietnam, who distinguished himself during the Vietnam War’s Tet Offensive. The award honors a security forces member for a specific act, contribution or event.

• Senior Airman Meredith Jefferies, 802nd SFS emergency communications controller; Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Jacobson Award for achievements while deployed in Afghanistan.

The Jacobson award recognizes the accomplishments and fighting contributions of young service members while in an expeditionary setting or in pre-deployment activities related to mission success. Jacobson was the first security forces member to be killed in action in Iraq Sept. 28, 2005, while supporting convoy operations.

“I am very grateful for being selected for this award at the AETC level,” Jefferies said. “I would have never been able to accomplish the things I did last year without the very strong support system I had on my deployment and back home.”

• Master Sgt. Jerrold Jackson, 802nd SFS NCO in charge of plans and programs; Outstanding Security Forces Flight Level SNCO Award.

Jackson was nominated for the award for  his duties as a flight sergeant in managing and supervising the shift operations for 75 active-duty and civilian security forces members. He also served in Afghanistan from April to December 2014.

Jackson said he would not have been nominated for the award without the support of 802nd SFS members.

• Staff Sgt. Jason Moscoso, 902nd SFS standards and evaluations; Outstanding Security Forces Support Staff NCO Award.

Moscoso conducts duty position evaluations and oversees inspections with the 902nd SFS.

“I feel really grateful to my leadership and the squadron for this great opportunity to excel,” Moscoso said.

• Jason Eglinton, 902nd SFS flight chief and incident commander; Outstanding Security Forces Flight Level Civilian Award, Supervisory Level. As flight chief and incident commander, Eglinton responds to the scene of any incidents that might occur at JBSA-Randolph.

Eglinton said he felt humbled and happy for being nominated. He credits the work of the 20 security forces members he supervises for helping him get the award nomination.

• Staff Sgt. Rosa Padin-Cabada, 902 SFS; Outstanding Security Forces Air Reserve Component NCO Award.

• Staff Sgt. Fredric Bantin, 902nd SFS patrolman and entry controller; Outstanding Security Forces Air Reserve Component Airman Award.

“It is an unbelievable opportunity to show the Air Force what a great command and team we are at the 902nd SFS,” Bantin said about his nomination. ”For me to be able to accomplish my duties to a level that I am being recognized is a great feeling. I am a proud Airman. To know I am being a great example to my family is a very rewarding feeling.”

Nominations for each of the Outstanding Security Forces Awards are based on a service member and civilian’s specific duty achievements, self-improvement efforts and participation in military and civilian activities.

Sherman said AETC security forces units submitted more than 100 nominations in 16 categories for the awards. 

There are more than 2,500 active duty, reserve and civilian members serving in AETC security forces units. With so many units and members submitting nominations, the awards process is always very competitive, Sherman said.

“There are so many outstanding individuals out there getting the job done every day,” Sherman said. “Our nominees are truly the best of the best and we look forward to them being recognized at the Air Force level also.”