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The Airlift/Tanker Association Colonel Gail S. Halvorsen Award
is presented annually to an outstanding Air Transportation (2T2XX)
individual for sustained excellence in aerial port operations.
Master Sergeant Scott G. Winchell
Master Sergeant Scott G. Winchell is a Superintendent, Air
Freight, 62d Aerial Port Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord,
Washington. He holds his Associate in Applied
Science in Transportation Management from the
Community College of the Air Force.
Upon completion of Basic Military Training in
January 1994, Sergeant Winchell began technical
training as an air transportation apprentice,
where he graduated July 1994. He was then assigned
to the 37th Airlift Squadron at Ramstein
AB, Germany, after working 4 years between
Aerial Delivery, Air Freight, and the newly established
Contingency Response Group; he was
transferred to the 314th Logistics Readiness
Squadron at Little Rock AFB, Arkansas.
Sergeant Winchell spent the next 2 years in
Aircraft Services coupled with a 4-month deployment
in support of Kosovo operations. Sergeant
Winchell then PCS’d back to Germany, where he
became a 723d Air Mobility Squadron member.
The next 3 years, Sergeant Winchell led Ramp Services and Load
Planning teams through the beginning of 9/11 operations and
the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Three years later he arrived at the 62d
Aerial Port Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington,
where he has led many sections, RODEO and
ORI teams, and led numerous deployment teams
worldwide.
Sergeant has two children, a daughter Ashlee,
and son Aiden. Master Sergeant Winchell’s community
involvement includes the Air Force Sergeant’s
Association, Airlift Tanker Association,
and his local Top 3 professional organization.
Additionally, he is extensively involved with his
children’s elementary school.
Master Sergeant’s Winchell’s prior achievements
include being named the 62d AW SNCO
of the Quarter (2d Quarter 2011), 62 AW Transportation
SNCO of the Year (2011), and AMC’s
Expeditionary Warrior of the Year, 2006 & 2008.
Among his awards are the Bronze Star Medal,
the Meritorious Service Medal, and the Air Force
Commendation Medal with 3 oak leaf clusters,
the Air Force Achievement Medal with 5 oak leaf clusters, and the
Army Achievement Medal.
“Too often the ground personnel are taken
for granted or overlooked in major air events
that are outcome centered…”
–Colonel Gail S. Halvorsen, “The Berlin Candy Bomber”
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