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The Airlift/Tanker Association Young Leadership Award ispresented annually to twelve individuals who have displayedperformance excellence, outstanding professional skill,knowledge and leadership in fulfillment of their duties.2010 A/TAYoung Leadership AwardsCaptain Kevin DeweverCaptain Kevin Dewever is the AMU Officer In Charge assignedto the 92nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Fairchild AFB,Washington. He is 33 years old. Capt Deweverwas born in Ghent, Belgium, on 18 August1976. He graduated from James Bowie HighSchool in Austin, Texas in 1994 and workedas an independent contractor for the AustinAmerican Statesman newspaper until March1996 when he enlisted in the Air Force.After completing Basic Military Training in1996 at Lackland AFB, Texas, Capt Deweverbegan technical training as a Persian-Farsi Cryptologic Linguistat the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California, and atGoodfellow AFB, Texas, graduating in July 1997. He was subsequentlyassigned to Fort Gordon Army Installation, Georgia. During his timeat Ft Gordon, he quickly excelled at his job, becoming the shift LeadLinguist and spending his last year as the Lead Persian-Farsi Trainer.He was the Distinguished Graduate at Airman Leadership Schooland attained the rank of Staff Sergeant. During his time there, hewas very active in base organizations, to include Color Guard FlightChief and the Unit Advisory Council President. After obtaining afour-year degree, he applied and was selected for Officer TrainingSchool in 2001 and earned the OTS General Chappie James award.After completing OTS, he became an Acquisitions Officer andwas stationed at Detachment 11, Peterson AFB, Colorado. He wasa Program Manager on Terrestrial Systems under the DefenseMeteorological Satellite Program for two years and the Lead ProgramManager on the Range Network Systems under the Air Force SatelliteCommunications Network. He volunteered for deployment toIraq, and served four months as an Embedded HUMINT Analystand Operator in Baghdad, Iraq. In 2005, he PCS’d to Gunter AFB,Alabama, where he was assigned as the Operations Chief for theAutomated Civil Engineering System, leading 68 personnel insoftware development for the eight module program. For the secondhalf of his Gunter assignment, he was assigned as the Branch Chiefof the Force Projection Logistics Systems, leading 48 personnel andfour programs. He volunteered for a tasking to Afghanistan, andled Operation AFGHAN EYE, teaming with Joint Forces Commandpersonnel to install Unmanned Aerial Vehicle equipment at various82nd Airborne installations. In 2009, Capt Dewever was 1 of 7 AirForce ALEET selectees, and subsequently left for Fairchild AFB.As the AMU OIC, Capt Dewever leads over 300 maintainers in therepair of 35 KC-135s valued at $1.8B, and has been heavily involvedin numerous Organizational Readiness Inspection and LogisticsStandardization/Evaluation Program preparations and inspections.He also volunteered for a 141-day deployment to the Manas TransitCenter, where he led 133 maintenance personnel in the generationof over one thousand missions and in setting numerous base recordsduring his tenure.Capt Dewever is actively involved in the Company Grade OfficerCouncil, his church, and the base scouting program. In addition,he volunteered over 100 hours during his free time while deployed,to include several orphanage, the Officer Council, and Kyrgyzveteran initiatives.Capt Dewever has been a key member of the Fairchild Total ForceIntegration effort with the 141st Air Refueling Wing (Air National Guard).His major accomplishments include the Meritorious Service Medal, JointService Commendation Medal, two Air Force Commendation Medals,two Joint Service Achievement Medals, two Air Force AchievementMedals, and was also the 92nd Air Refueling Wing’s nominee for theAMC Lieutenant General Leo Marquez Maintenance Award and theAMC Lieutenant General Lew Allen Award.Captain Steven N. LambCaptain Steven N. Lamb is the Operations Officer with the 1stSpecial Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron at Hurlburt Field,Florida. Captain Lamb was born in Des Plaines,Illinois on 3 September 1974. He graduatedfrom Prospect High School in 1992, wherehe enlisted in the Air Force and departed forbasic training at Lackland AFB, Texas. Upongraduation, he was an airman basic assignedto the 15th Security Police Squadron, HickamAFB, Hawaii.He was handpicked as a member of thePacific Air Forces Command Elite Guard where he protected thecommand’s key leadership and security vaults. He transitionedfrom active duty to the Air National Guard where for six years heperformed security specialist duties and taught Urban Warfare,Special Weapons and Tactics, and Desert Warfare to the unit’s 50-plus security policeman.In 2000, he graduated from the University of Southern Mississippiwith a bachelors of science in biological and forensics sciencesand was also commissioned as a second lieutenant from OfficerTraining School. His first officer assignment was the 5th LogisticsSupport Squadron, Minot AFB, North Dakota. He was responsiblefor logistical planning for 4,665 personnel and 2,269 short tons ofequipment, managed a $5.2 million War Reserve Materiel program,and deployed forces in support of Operations INFINITE JUSTICE andENDURING FREEDOM.In 2002, he received orders to the 603rd Air Control Squadron30 A/TQ • Airlift/Tanker Quarterly • Fall 2010