Public Affairs Citations
Master Sergeant Maria V. Butler distinguished herself by outstanding achievement while serving as NCOIC, Media Operations Center, National Guard Bureau, Mississippi Army National Guard. During this period, while deployed in support of Exercise Southern Strike 2022, Sergeant Butler served as Public Affairs Officer and provided media support for more than 2,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, Coast Guardsmen, and civilians. As NCOIC, she led 12 Soldiers and Airmen in overseeing public affairs operations for the Mississippi National Guard's largest Joint and International Training Exercise. Her efforts led to the release of more than one hundred public affairs photos, videos, stories, and graphics. Additionally, she served in the Exercise Joint Operations Center as a Public Affairs Officer to coordinate with exercise liaison officers, facilitating one hundred percent coverage of all exercise participating units while emphasizing individual unit achievements. The distinctive accomplishments of Sergeant Butler reflect credit upon herself, the Mississippi Army National Guard and the United States Air Force.
Staff Sergeant Rachel L. Bellamy distinguished herself by meritorious service as Public Affairs Craftsman, 1st Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Florida, from XXXX XXXXX to XXXXX XXXX. During this period, Sergeant Bellamy oversaw the efforts of ten team members in the production of visual information and news stories, increasing unit productivity by fifty percent and communicating the Wing's ability to provide airpower in support of special operations to outside agencies world-wide. Additionally, as one of only two operational support flyers, Sergeant Bellamy trained three Public Affairs specialists on aerial documentation, completing 80 flight hours and providing Air Force leadership with relevant imagery of operational objectives. Further, while deployed in support of the Nato Special Operations Component Command, she documented a hostage recovery mission where 15 prisoners of war were freed and captured images that positively influenced public opinion. Finally, Sergeant Bellamy ensured accurate Special Tactics portrayal for the Air Force Recruiting Service's $1.5 million dollar 4-D Special Tactics experience, which resulted in over 10,000 recruiting leads per year for the Special Operations community. The distinctive accomplishments of Staff Sergeant Bellamy reflect credit upon herself, the 1st Special Operations Wing, and the United States Air Force.
The 3N0X1 Public Affairs career field merged with photography
and is now AFSC 3N0X5 Public Affairs/ Photojournalism