ALCF member receives top honors

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  • By Senior Airman Andria J. Allmond
  • 512th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. --  Master Sgt. Adam Black, affiliation manager of the 512th Airlift Control Flight here, having already been named ALCF Senior NCO of the Year by Air Force Reserve Command, has gained two more distinguished awards. 

Sergeant Black was named the 22nd Air Force Senior NCO of the Year for Contingency Response Elements and Air Mobility Command Contingency Response Element Performer of the Year for the Air Force Reserve Command. 

"People don't receive these awards without superior people around them," said Sergeant Black. "These awards could and would have gone to five or six other people had they been nominated." 

A few of Sergeant Black's accomplishments include deploying as the mission support team chief to Lehigh International Airport, Allentown ,Pa., and conducting the site survey in support of the U.S. Navy Research and Development. Their mission was to airlift a new ship hull design, which had a one-inch clearance on either side of the hull and the cargo compartment of a C-5. He also lead a program that taught 1,125 U.S. Navy, Army and Marine active duty, Reserve and National Guard members during eight AMC Affiliation Program training classes in six locations with a 99 percent pass rate. 

Along with his military accomplishments, Sergeant Black has been active in his community. He generously donates his time and services as a golf professional to underprivileged children through the nationally recognized First Tee program, which teaches kids basic skills of the game and collects donated golf equipment. 

"I think what separates Master Sgt. Black from his peers is his versatility. Adam's AFSC [Air Force Speciality Code] tells you he's a C-5 loadmaster, but he's so much more for us here in the ALCF," said Maj. Russell Carlisle, 512th ALCF commander. 

The commander said Sergeant Black solely manages a $600,000 budget as the AMC affiliation program manager, a program that teaches units from all service branches how to prepare their equipment for deployment. Sergeant Black is also the contingency response team chief, who could lead a team of up to 20 or more people and run an airfield. 

"In addition, he's an airfield survey team chief, where he ensures an airfield is suitable for AMC airlift operations, and he's the unit deployment manager, in charge of making sure we're ready to deploy anywhere in the world in 36 hours," said the major. 

"Most units would have two or three full-timers sharing all of that responsibility but, he does it all on a daily basis, sometimes with little or no help," said the ALCF commander. "I really think of him sometimes as my right hand."