From: Allen John LtCol 332 ECES/CC
Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 9:41 AM
To: 332 ECES ALL PERSONNEL
Subject: FW: Monthly Award Winners

Red Tail Engineers

I’ve been on station 1 month now, and your tenacious, “get-the-job-done” attitude has reinforced what I know to be true about Air Force Civil Engineers—we operate at a sustained 110% level of excellence day in and day out, and yet still find ways to push the throttles even further forward when circumstances demand.  No question—here in the combat zone, circumstances do demand.  Whether any facet of emergency response or facility and infrastructure construction, maintenance, and repair, you all are delivering the mission for the Tuskegee Airmen.

You should be proud of yourselves and each other.  I certainly am.

Having said that, I’d like to recognize our Squadron monthly award winners. 

Airman Category:  Airman John Berger – Heavy  

NCO Category:  SSgt Randale Chapman – Power Production

SNCO Category: MSgt John Murray – HVAC

CGO:  1Lt James Melvin: Operations Flight Commander

Saber Sharp Team: Heavy

The nomination packages were all very strong and the competition among candidates very close.  Thank you to the supervisors who took the time to recognize their outstanding performers.  These folks will represent all of us at the Mission Support Group competition. I look forward to their continued success.To the award winners—you make us look good.  Thanks for representing us so well.  Keep it up.

JOHN J. ALLEN, JR., Lt Col, USAF
Commander, 332d Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron
RED TAIL ENGINEERS

Balad Air Base, Iraq

WOW!  CONGRATULATIONS to "the kid."   He's quite a man, I'd say.

Well done, Mom and Dad! 

WOW!  Congrats you guys!  I know you are very proud parents, and you definitely have the right to be. 

That is very cool !!!!!

Congrats to your Son !!

Excellent thread J.

Be proud.  You raised a fine young man.

I also like the good praise the troops were given.  Morale is everything