2010 Verne Orr Award nominations open

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  • By 2nd Lt. Gina Vaccaro McKeen
  • Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFNS) --  Air Force Personnel Center officials here are now accepting nominations for the 2010 Verne Orr Award.

The Verne Orr Award is sponsored by the Air Force Association and recognizes an Air Force unit which makes the most effective use of its human resources. 

The award is open to all Air Force units and organizations regardless of size.

The AFA established this award in honor of former Secretary of the Air Force Verne Orr to recognize mission-oriented unit accomplishments and achievements using personnel to their full potential in order to accomplish the mission.

Organizations and base-level personnel must contact their major command, field operating unit, direct reporting unit or equivalent for the appropriate application due date and additional information regarding nomination procedures.

Each MAJCOM, FOA or DRU may submit one nomination. Completed nominations must be sent to AFPC by March 1, 2010.

For more information about the Verne Orr Award, visit AFPC's "Ask" Web site and type "Verne Orr" into the search engine or call the Total Force Service Center at 1-800-525-0102.