Officials name SAIGE award winners Published May 21, 2010 Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFNS) -- Officials here announced the two Air Force winners of the 2010 Society of American Indian Government Employees Meritorious Service Award. The military and civilian winners are Lt. Col. Eric Brewington of the Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field, Fla., and Elizabeth Adducchio from the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The SAIGE Meritorious Service Award honors male and female military members and Department of Defense civilian employees who support the Defense Department mission or the war on terrorism. Colonel Brewington was recognized for his actions during a deployment in 2008 as the director of installations and mission support for Operation Iraqi Freedom and in 2010 as the chief of contracting policy for Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. In collaboration with the Aeronautical Systems Center, Ms. Adducchio was recognized for her role in identifying and interviewing candidates for critical acquisition positions at Wright-Patterson AFB, as well as success in her organization's selection and retention of a diverse workforce culture. The awards will be presented at the Seventh Annual SAIGE National Training Conference June 14-18 in Uncasville, Conn.