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SAN ANTONIO - A member of the 59th Medical Wing assigned to the San Antonio Military Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston is the recipient of the 2011 Air Force Medical Service Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Leadership Award.
Senior Master Sgt. Lorraine A. Hieskill, superintendent of the 59th Surgical Inpatient Squadron, was recognized at SAMMC May 29 by top AFMS leadership for her outstanding contributions.
Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Charles B. Green, Surgeon General of the Air Force and Chief Master Sgt. Charles R. Cole, Chief of the Medical Enlisted Force, presented the very first award of its kind to Hieskill. Other key leaders attending were Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Byron Hepburn, commander, 59th Medical Wing and Maj. Gen. Ted Wong, commander, Brooke Army Medical Center.
“I couldn’t be prouder that it happened down here at the San Antonio Military Medical Center, the place where we’re integrating and bringing people together,” Green said.
The prestigious honor is awarded to only one senior NCO in the medical service. In the past, the awards program cited a winner in each of the 17 medical specialty career codes.
Cole described the award as something “given to those who develop and care for airmen and their teams.”
“We have over 2,000 senior enlisted members in the U.S. medical service, and to be the number one of those is pretty telling,” said Cole during the presentation. “It’s what you do every day, the integrity with which you lead, that led to you being recognized at this level.”
Hieskill was also previously recognized by Hepburn as the 59th MDW’s top senior NCO in 2011.
“It’s not about the uniform that we wear, but who we bring to the fight and how we bring each other up. I couldn’t be happier than in the section I work with,” Hieskill said.
“The soldiers taught me everything I needed to know to take care of the other soldiers and allowed me to teach them so they could take care of our airmen. It has been an awesome experience and I wouldn’t change it for the world,” she added.
“I’m proud to be here and I’m proud to be in the Air Force,” added Hieskill, who is assigned to SAMMC.
Hieskill will continue her service as she prepares to take her leadership skills to the Craig Joint Theater Hospital at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
| Date Taken: | 06.15.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 06.15.2012 14:43 |
| Story ID: | 90073 |
| Location: | SAN ANTONIO, TX, US |
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