AFSOC announces 1st SOMDG Medical Services Award winners Published Dec. 2, 2016 By Senior Airman Jeff Parkinson 1st Special Operations Wing Public Affairs HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- Air Force Special Operations Command announced the winners of the 2016 Medical Services Awards, Nov. 22, here.The AFMS awards program annually recognizes those who have made exceptional contributions to health care, education, training, research, leadership, information technology and communications.“We are extremely appreciative and proud of the hard work our members put in each day,” said Col. R. Shane Day, commander of the 1st Special Operations Medical Group. “Having our individual winners awarded in this fashion means a lot.”The 1st Special Operations Medical Group won 26 of the 52 awards they submitted including 17 individual awards and nine team awards.“I am also proud of the numerous team awards that we garnered within the MDG that depict a ‘service before self’ mentality,” Day said. “This group has come a long way and we are constantly striving to improve our processes to provide the best care for our beneficiaries.”For some recipients, this is not their first time winning an award, but for Airman 1st Class Abigail Bartleson, a dental assistant with the 1st Special Operations Dental Squadron, it was.“I feel honored to have been recognized,” she said. “It is rewarding to know that my efforts throughout the year have been noticed by leadership and it makes me want to work even harder knowing that hard work pays off. I also feel grateful to my supervisor and direct leadership for taking the time to write me a package -- they have busy jobs, but still took the time to help me.”A list of the awards are as follows:Team Awards:Outstanding Small Medical Logistics Account of the Year Award: Medical Logistics FlightOutstanding Resource Management Team Award: Resource Management FlightMedical Information Services Team Award: Medical InformationManagement FlightOutstanding Health Plan Management Team Award: TRICARE Operations & Patient Administration FlightBiomedical Sciences Corps Small Team Award: Optometry FlightLarge Dental Clinic of the Year AwardPersonnel Reliability Program Team of the Year: Flight and Operational Medicine TeamOutstanding Medical Home Award: Family Health ClinicBest Ambulatory Clinic Patient Safety Program AwardIndividual Awards:Biomedical Clinician Category I Officer of the Year Award: Maj. Tracy L. MarkleBiomedical Specialist Civilian of the Year: Karl E. OttBiomedical Category III Officer of the Year Award: Capt. Heidi L. ShelstadClinical Dentist of the Year: Capt. Rachael L. VoigtDental Civilian of the Year: Kelly A. MarxOutstanding Biomedical Equipment Repair Airman of the Year Award: SrA Temitope T. OdedeleOutstanding Base Bioenvironmental Engineering Airman of the Year Award: A1C Denis P. MarchelliPublic Health Airman of the Year Award: SrA Jerime W. GorsePhysical Medicine Airman of the Year Award: SrA Astin R. RobersonPhysical Medicine NCO of the Year Award: SSgt Jennifer L. EnderudOutstanding Air Force Diagnostic Imaging Technologist Airman of the Year Award: SrA Yavonda A. BrownOutstanding Air Force Diagnostic Imaging Technologist NCO of the Year Award: SSgt Samantha M. ChaseOutstanding Dental Airman of the Year Award: A1C Abigail BartlesonOutstanding Dental NCO of the Year Award: TSgt Misty M. MalsonSNCO Operational Medicine Excellence Award: MSgt Sean S. HastySNCO Leadership Award: MSgt Ismael Paez Jr.Civilian Nurse of the Year Award: Brigitte E. Brahms“A great reward for a job well-done,” Day said. “And a word of support as they move forth to compete at the Air Force level.”