Sheppard AFB: Operations Support Squadron Controller Earns Prestigious Aviation Safety Award
June 19, 2020
June 19, 2020
SHEPPARD AFB, Texas, June 19 -- The U.S. Air Force (82nd Training Wing) issued the following news:
A quick decision by an 80th Operations Support Squadron Radar Approach Control civilian prevented a potential mid-air collision of two Air Force aircraft on Aug. 1, 2019, becoming the first controller in Sheppard AFB history to earn the Lt. Gen. Gordon A. Blake Aircraft Assist Award for aviation safety.
David Bowles, whose experience spans 35 years including 20 at Sheppard . . .
A quick decision by an 80th Operations Support Squadron Radar Approach Control civilian prevented a potential mid-air collision of two Air Force aircraft on Aug. 1, 2019, becoming the first controller in Sheppard AFB history to earn the Lt. Gen. Gordon A. Blake Aircraft Assist Award for aviation safety.
David Bowles, whose experience spans 35 years including 20 at Sheppard . . .