CAFB airman earns heroics award

COLUMBUS AFB, Miss. - Senior Airman Dylan Fivecoate, an air traffic controller assigned to the 14th Operations Support Squadron at Columbus AFB, was announced as the Air, Education and Training Command’s winner of the 2019 Air Force Sergeants Association Pitsenbarger Award. The award is presented annually to an AF enlisted member who has performed a heroic act, on or off duty, which resulted in the saving of life or the prevention of serious injury. “It’s a great honor to even be nominated for the award,” Fivecoate said. Fivecoate’s heroic efforts were vital in saving the lives of two civilians involved in separate vehicle accidents while responding as a volunteer firefighter. (Source: CAFB 03/29/19)