Air Force announces business awards Published June 3, 2004 By Staff Sgt. Melanie Streeter Air Force Print News WASHINGTON -- Winners of the 2003 Secretary of the Air Force Small and Disadvantaged Business Awards were recognized by Peter B. Teets, undersecretary of the Air Force, in a ceremony June 1.“As President (George W.) Bush said recently, small businesses and the entrepreneur spirit are ‘really what America has been, is and should be all about,’” Mr. Teets said. “From the perspective of my 40 years of industry experience, I couldn’t agree more.“I’m particularly pleased with the efforts our award winners have made in support of the Air Force Small Business program,” he said.This year’s winners are:-- Secretary of the Air Force Small Business Program Excellence Award: Warner Robins Air Logistics Center at Robins Air Force Base, Ga.-- Secretary of the Air Force Special Achievement Award (Individual): Ray Blevins of the 314th Contracting Squadron at Little Rock AFB, Ark.-- Secretary of the Air Force Special Achievement Award (Activity): 82nd Training Wing at Sheppard AFB, Texas.-- Outstanding Contribution to the Small Business Program by a Contracting Team: Air Force Research Laboratory at Rome, N.Y.-- Outstanding Contribution to the Small Business Program by a Contracting Individual: Carol Singleton from Brooks City-Base, Texas.“Not only do small businesses support many different facets of the Air Force mission, they involve a major segment of the nation’s population in national security,” Mr. Teets said. “And they often lead to increased quality and lower costs.“Small business is smart business for the Air Force,” he said.