2002 AOC Awards

All awards, less the noncompetitive awards, are determined at the June Board of Directors meeting and based on previous year's performance. The noncompetitive awards provide the means for chapters and the AOC Board of Directors to recognize individual achievements and contributions at any time during the year.

Competitive Awards | PPM 2
The AOC Competitive Awards program recognizes individuals and units that because of their outstanding performance, have furthered the aims of the Association of Old Crows in support of United States or allied Electronic Warfare (EW) and Information Superiority (IS).

• Individual Awards
• Outstanding Unit Awards

AOC Board of Directors Award
The award is given to individuals or organizations that do not fit any of the AOC categories of awards; however, the board of directors want to recognize the contribution or achievement. The award is given for significant contributions or outstanding achievements in electronic warfare, information warfare or related technical fields.

Noncompetitive Awards | PPM 2-1
The Noncompetitive Awards program is designed to establish policy and procedures for noncompetitive awards separate and distinct from the competitive awards described in PPM 2.

Life Achievement Awards | PPM 2-2
The Life Achievement Award (LAA) Program recognizes members who have rendered exemplary service to the Association, to the field of electronic warfare or related areas.

Technology Hall of Fame Inductees | PPM 2-3
The Technology Hall of Fame recognizes individuals or groups of individuals who have been prime innovators in technology development or understanding for electronic warfare whose efforts have resulted in enhanced survivability of forces and equipment. Although focused on individuals, the Technology Hall of Fame may recognize Government, Industry or Academic technology groups or units for specific aggregate technical achievements.

Competitive Award Winners (2002)

The AOC Competitive Awards program recognizes individuals and units that because of their outstanding performance, have furthered the aims of the Association of Old Crows in support of United States or allied Electronic Warfare (EW) and Information Operations (IO).

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Individual Award Recipients

Name	Award	Citation
Lt Gen David L. Vesely, USAF (Ret.)	Gold Medal	For exceptional contributions to EW during 33 years of outstanding service to the U.S. Air Force culminating as Assistant Vice Chief Of Staff. He shaped the Air Force’s EW architecture and force structure with a high degree of professionalism.
CAPT Kenneth G. Krech, USN	Silver Award	For outstanding contributions to the AOC, as EXCOM member, national treasurer, member of the strategic planning committee, participant in Capitol Hill Roundup, JSEAD Conference program chairman and executive director of the Airborne Electronic Attack Analysis of Alternatives.
John B. McDermott	Stan Hall Business Development Award, Government	For outstanding leadership and accomplishments in marketing the Integrated Demonstrations And Applications Laboratory, Air Force Research Laboratory Sensors Directorate and supporting the transition of EW technologies to the warfighter.
Mike Maleske	Stan Hall Business Development Award, Industry	For distinguished performance and accomplishments in enhancing the business base for Northrop Grumman Corporation resulting in the Electronic Systems Sector being recognized as the top Air Force supplier of avionics.
Ray Hitt	Clark Fiester Command and Control Warfare Award	For demonstrated C2W expertise and technical leadership by cutting across organizational lines to obtain critical technology for the Compass Call Program, the Air Force Research Lab and the Air Force’s C2W Mission.
SSgt Alfred Sheets, USAF	Communications Award	For outstanding leadership and contributions to the field of communications and information operations by developing a sophisticated computer network to support combat crew, staff and senior level information operations training courses.
MSgt Mark Connell, USAF	Defensive Information Warfare Award	For outstanding support to Air Force Special Operations Command providing operational and communications security techniques and practices while establishing the Air Force’s only e-mail monitoring system.
Dr. Mark Basten	Directed Energy Award	For distinguished accomplishments in traveling wave tube design that supports directed energy warfare through research, development and engineering of broadband, high-power RF sources for advanced EW systems.
Dennis Lewis	Electro-Optical/Infrared Award, Industry	For outstanding contributions to electronic warfare EO/IR technologies by developing extended duration, preemptive IR countermeasures that enhance the survivability of Air Force aircraft.
Joseph Koesters	Electro-Optic/Infrared Award, Government	For outstanding achievement and leadership in the research, development and execution of cutting-edge technology for electro-optic and infrared countermeasures for the war-fighting forces.
Patricia Martin	Executive Management Award	For superior leadership as a dedicated military systems procurement management executive providing total life cycle support for all Air Force EW systems to include development, modification, testing, reprogramming and sustainment.
CDR Jeffrey McCreary, USN	Information Operations Award	For outstanding contributions to the EA-6B community in shaping the information warfare battle-space by developing and executing the communications electronic attack role in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
USAF, Large Aircraft IR Countermeasures IPT (Col Michael Cappelano-Lead)	Integrated Product Team Award	For outstanding leadership and contributions to Air Mobility Command by developing a fully capable, cost effective, near-term infrared countermeasures solution for strategic and tactical airlift aircraft.
Maj Christopher Ashabranner, USAF	John Marks Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance Award	For outstanding contributions to the war-fighter with the early fielding and effective integration of the new Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle ground support and communications technologies.
Wing Commander John Clifford, RAF	International Achievement Award	For distinguished contributions to electronic warfare and information operations through the development of EW organization, policy, doctrine and tactical procedures for use in the NATO Alliance and coalition operations.
Lt Col A.G. (Bram) DeRidder	International Achievement Award	For dedicated contributions to NATO by providing expertise and leadership in the development of EW tactics and for long-standing participation in NATO Air Group 3, Subgroup 2 providing RF and IR trials code-named Mace and Embow.
Sue McClung, RNLAF	Joint Service Award—Army	For significant contributions to the readiness of U.S. forces through the development and operation of joint service and service component advanced information operations superiority tools to support mission planning, training and exercises.
CDR Christopher Shay	Joint Service Award—Navy	For significant contributions to Operation Enduring Freedom as the U.S. Special Operations Command representative to CENTCOM’S Coalition Forces Air Component Center providing the EW/IO coordination between ground and air units.
Lt Col Ronald Hahn	Joint Service Award—Marine Corps	For significant contributions to Operation Enduring Freedom while assigned to the Joint Information Operations Center CENTCOM team by designing a robust integrated plan ensuring the coordinated use of theater EA/C2/ISR assets.
Capt Kathleen Maloney	Joint Service Award—Air Force	For significant contributions to Operation Enduring Freedom while assigned to CENTCOM’S Coalition Forces Air Component Center by developing a complementary plan of EA/C2/ISR for EA-6B and Compass Call missions.
CAPT Tom Ford, USN (Ret.)	Joseph W. Kearney Pioneer Award	For thirty-four years of dedicated government service by improving the electronic attack capability of the nation through advancing the capabilities of the EA-6B from original plank owner to its communications electronic attack role.
CAPT Dwight Lamont, USN	Logistics Award	For significant contributions to the EW community by ensuring each EA-6B squadron has the right parts and right equipment at the right time to meet priority combat electronic attack commitments in all theaters of operation.
CDR Timothy Matthews, USN	Maintenance Award	For innovative leadership and significant contributions to the combat capability of the EA-6B community by improving the Intermediate Maintenance Detachment capabilities that led to readiness rates exceeding Navy goals.
Kenneth Haren	Management Award	For outstanding management of $2B dollars worth of Air Mobility Command’s EW programs by procuring laser infrared jammers and advanced situational awareness systems, testing advanced flares and modernizing missile warning systems.
William Austin	Modeling and Simulation Award	For outstanding contributions to M&S capabilities by developing and improving the technologies to realize the DoD vision for simulation based acquisition through the integration of diverse models into the multi-spectral, joint synthetic battle-space.
Curtis Cadwallader	Navigation Warfare Award	For significant contributions to warfighting effectiveness through sustained leadership in enhancing the performance of Global Positioning System navigation systems in a hostile electronic warfare environment.
Capt W. Christian Kirschman, USAF	Offensive Information Warfare Award	For outstanding contributions to Operation Enduring Freedom as the Joint Battlestaff J3 electronic warfare officer responsible for planning and coordinating all jamming assets in theater including airborne, naval and ground units.
Sondra Ailinger	Offensive Information Warfare Award	For outstanding support to Operation Enduring Freedom by leading the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab Crisis Response Team in providing aggressive development of communications electronic attack techniques for the EA-6B.
Lt Col Michael Prusz, USAF	Operations Award	For displaying distinguished operational leadership as commander of the 343d Reconnaissance Squadron providing combatant commanders real-time intelligence and electronic warfare combat support directly to warfighters’ cockpits.
CAPT Douglas Swoish, USN	Operations Award	For outstanding contributions as Commander, Electronic Attack Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet by providing electronic warfare support to U.S., NATO and coalition operations in Northern and Southern Watch and Operation Enduring Freedom.
Kenneth Frankovich	Psychological Operations Award	For significant contributions to Operation Enduring Freedom by enhancing the survivability of DoD’s only airborne psychological operations asset, the EC-130E Commando Solo aircraft, with EW countermeasures upgrades.
John W. Louth	Radio Frequency Award	For over 30 years of contributions to aircrew situational awareness by providing the vision, planning, technical direction and leadership in supporting a series of state-of-the-art radar warning receivers for the Air Force.
Joseph R. Payne	Research & Development Award	For outstanding leadership and professionalism in support of the EA-6B mission through critical research and development programs like the universal exciter upgrade, the low band transmitter and band 9/10 transmitters.
David Hindt	A. C. McMullin Test and Evaluation Award	For dedicated achievement and leadership as the F-15 Operational Flight Program Test Manager by integrating six individual, complex, parallel EMD programs into a single suite of OFP software that accelerated fielding of enhancements.
William Hines	Training Award	For dedication and expertise in support of the EA-6B mission as principal instructor of Prowler tactics in the Electronic Attack Weapons School and the single source training point for all operators and maintenance personnel at NAS Whidbey.

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Outstanding Unit Awards

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AOC Board of Directors Award (2002)

Name	Citation
Peter J. Glenboski, Jr.	In recognition of over 30 years of support to electronic warfare while serving as an Air Force EWO and as a member of the Strategic Roost Chapter achieving superb results in all chapter endeavors while serving in every official capacity as a chapter board of directors member.
Karlheinz “Charlie” Wanowski	In recognition of decades of service and support to U.S. and German electronic warfare programs to include new chapter start-up, member recruiting and unwavering support to AOC conventions in the United States and Europe.

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Noncompetitive Award Winners (2002)

The Noncompetitive Awards program is designed to establish policy and procedures for noncompetitive awards separate and distinct from the competitive awards described in PPM 2.

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Life Achievement Award Winners (2002)

The Life Achievement Award (LAA) Program recognizes members who have rendered exemplary service to the Association, to the field of electronic warfare or related areas.

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Technology Hall of Fame Inductees (2002)

The Technology Hall of Fame recognizes individuals or groups of individuals who have been prime innovators in technology development or understanding for electronic warfare whose efforts have resulted in enhanced survivability of forces and equipment. Although focused on individuals, the Technology Hall of Fame may recognize Government, Industry or Academic technology groups or units for specific aggregate technical achievements.