56th CES wins pollution prevention awards

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LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. --  The 56th Civil Engineer Squadron recently earned awards in several categories of the Air Education Training Command General Thomas D. White Pollution Prevention Award.
The awards honor General Thomas D. White, Air Force chief of staff, who charted the course for Air Force environmental programs. The purpose is to promote excellence in every aspect of Air Force environmental programs. 

"This award is of great significance not only to the 56th CES but to the entire 56th Fighter Wing," said Alan Thomas, 56th CES asset management flight environmental restoration program manager. "It specifically reflects the hard work of many people throughout the wing to integrate sound environmental policies and practices with the demands of training the world's greatest fighter pilots and maintainers, while deploying mission ready warfighters." 

In recent years the 56th CES received numerous General Thomas D. White awards at the AETC level, and has been honored to receive five previous General Thomas D. White awards at the Air Force-level for pollution prevention, environmental quality, environmental restoration and environmental planning. 

The 56th CES received the same awards at the Air Force level in 2006, and had the privilege of representing the Air Force in competing for the Defense Department's Closing the Circle Pollution Prevention Award in 2007. The 56th CES has also received the Air Force Outstanding Environmental Flight Award for 2005. 

The 56th CES will compete at the Air Force level, the winner of which will go on to compete at the DOD level. 

"Our hard work and dedication is clearly evident as we earned recognition for nine of 36 possible awards," Maj. David Reynolds, 56th CES chief of operations said. "Thanks for all you do. I'm very proud to be a part of the 56th CES."