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Staff Sergeant Ricardo A. Sequeira distinguished himself by meritorious service as a B-1B Repair and Reclamation Craftsman, 7th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, 7th Maintenance Group, 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. During this period, as a shift supervisor, Sergeant Sequeira led a seven member maintenance team through 250 maintenance actions, 20 redballs, and responses to nine In-Flight Emergencies, which launched over one thousand 7th Bomb Wing sorties. Additionally, he deployed in support of the first ever B-1 Bomber Task Force and executed launch and recovery operations with a seven percent smaller footprint while sustaining 10 Higher Headquarters missions. Furthermore, he teamed with the System Program Office to perform the first field level B-1 Main Landing Gear shear brace replacement, negating the need to replace the entire landing gear and saving over one million dollars in Depot Level repairs. The distinctive accomplishments of Staff Sergeant Sequeira reflect credit upon himself, the 7th Equipment Maintenance Squadron and the United States Air Force.
Staff Sergeant Edward S. Kim distinguished himself by meritorious service while serving as Aero Repair and Reclamations Journeyman, 461st Maintenance Squadron, 461st Maintenance Group, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. During this period, Sergeant Kim facilitated three major JSTAR emergency depot level repairs, resulting in the restoration to service of three Air Force C2ISR assets and one hundred percent fully mission capable rate for 16 JSTAR aircraft. Additionally, while deployed to the PACAF AOR, he troubleshot and replaced a fuel dump chute actuator in less than four hours, enabling JSTARS to meet PACAF's C2ISR requirements two hours ahead of schedule. Further, Sergeant Kim assisted in the rectification of a runaway jet engine by expeditiously replacing three tower shafts, alleviating the un-commanded throttle movement and preventing further damage. Finally, he identified and oversaw the correction of a Main Landing Gear Walking Beam installation, restoring the safe operation of the aircaft and saving more than two hundred thousand dollars in replacement costs. The distinctive accomplishments of Sergeant Kim reflect credit upon himself, the 461st Maintenance Squadron and the United States Air Force.
Technical Sergeant Alfredo Gonzalez distinguished himself by meritorious service as Repair and Reclamation Craftsman, 2d Maintenance Squadron, 2d Maintenance Group, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana from XXXXXXXX to XXXXXXXXX. During this period, Sergeant Gonzalez was selected to lead a tiger team investigating an "uncommanded roll" discrepancy. His team meticulously rigged the entire lateral control system, restoring the aircraft to full mission capable status and resulting in an uneventful check flight. In addition, Sergeant Gonzalez' extensive knowledge of the throttle control system led to the identification and replacement of three concealed throttle cables, an unprecedented field level repair. Finally, Sergeant Gonzalez worked with Depot engineers to investigate a B-52H aircraft for an "uncommanded roll" discrepancy while deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. His team rigged the entire lateral control system, restoring the aircraft to full mission capable status and the 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron to a 100 percent mission success rate. The distinctive accomplishments of Sergeant Gonzalez reflect credit upon himself, the 2d Maintenance Squadron and the United States Air Force.
Staff Sergeant Jack B. Vollriede distinguished himself by outstanding achievement while assigned as Repair and Reclamation Craftsman, 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, 18th Maintenance Group, Kadena Air Base, Japan, from XXXXXXXXXX to XXXXXXXXX. During this period, Sergeant Vollriede was hand-selected for a TDY to Diego Garcia Naval Support Facility as a mission-ready technician to maintain a runaway stabilizer trim actuator on the RC-135S Cobra Ball aircraft. Understanding the urgency of returning the aircraft to Full Mission Capable status to prevent interruption of vital intelligence gathering, he replaced the part and completed multiple operational checks in less than 15 hours, a feat that normally requires 32 hours at home station. Sergeant Vollriede's precise system rigging and adjustments halted a stabilizer trim failure and contributed to 12 intelligence missions and 100 percent mission effectiveness. The distinctive accomplishments of Sergeant Vollriede reflect great credit upon himself, the 2d Maintenance Squadron, and the United States Air Force.
