Keesler nurse earns AFA award

Five Air Education and Training Command personnel and an AETC unit were honored for outstanding achievement at the opening ceremonies of the 2017 Air Force Association Air Space and Cyber Conference on Sept. 18 in Maryland. Among Gulf Coast regional winners was First Lt. Casey Owen of 81st Training Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., who received the Juanita Redmond Award for work in delivering high quality healthcare and mentoring fellow officers and enlisted personnel. The award is given to an AF company grade officer-nurse who provided a significant contribution to the healthcare of an individual or family, excellence in clinical nursing or improvement in nursing care. Lt. Gen. Steven Kwast, commander/president of Air University at Maxwell AFB, Ala., received the Vandenberg Award for educating Airmen under his command. The Jeanne M. Holm Center for Officer Accessions and Citizen Development at Air University-Maxwell received the Gen. Mark A. Welsh III One Air Force Award for innovative process and course consolidation of officer accession and professional development training programs. (Source: AETC 09/19/17)