KAFB med tech among OAY-19

ARLINGTON, Va. - The Air Force Association (AFA) its 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year (OAY) for 2019. AFA began the program in 1956 to honor the exceptional hard work and dedication of the AF’s enlisted personnel. The airmen presented the Outstanding Airman of the Year Award display superior leadership, job performance, community involvement, and personal achievement over the preceding 12 months. Among the 12 recipients is SSgt Gary G. Jeffrey III, Medical Materiel Technician with the 81st Medical Support Squadron at Keesler AFB, Miss. The Tiffin, Ohio, native led the wing’s flu vaccine program by securing 190,000 doses and coordinating with four agencies, ensuring immunizations for three DoD sites five weeks early. He secured a cross-command leech treatment transfer within 24 hours, avoiding a two-week patient care delay, ultimately saving a patient’s limb. He designed training for 29 accounts, briefing three acquisition processes to 96 customers, cutting 1,500 errors and decreasing delivery time from seven days to one. He balanced cost center operations, certifying 44 Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve accounts, worth $670,000, supporting one of three national disaster response teams. (Source: AFA 07/16/19) https://www.afa.org/publications-news/news/2019-08-16/afa-salutes-the-2019-outstanding-airmen-of-the-year. The 12 OAY will be recognized at AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Md., from Sept. 16-18. To register or learn more about the event and the OAY program, click here.