It was the training team that made him what he is. Like any other air traffic controller in training there were ups and downs, but he kept his head up and kept leaning forward. "He has more drive and competitiveness than most Airmen, which is a must with air traffic control. "Shortly after Loranger arrived at Tyndall, I could tell he had a lot of potential to be exceptional at this career field," said Sergeant Watts. "I wasn't joining unless I could do that job, it is the only job I'd ever want to do." "Before I joined the Air Force I was working construction and a family member was an air traffic controller and talked me into ," Airman Loranger said. It is their job to talk to the pilots and to ensure continuity of flight patterns of designated air space as well as ensure air craft area able to land and take off. Individuals recieve the annual award for showing they can not only be proficient performing their work responsibilities, but also go above and beyond of what is expected of them.Īir traffic controllers help keep pilots and aircraft safe. "I will have to admit is also makes it very proud that he won this award just one year after I won it." and the 2011 Air Force Air Traffic Controller of the Year award recipient. "I think back to when he first arrived at Tyndall, not having a clue about air traffic control and now being awarded Air Traffic Controller of the Year for the United States Air Force, which is a tremendous honor," said Staff Sergeant Jamerson Watts, now 14th OSS control tower watch supervisor, Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. native and Forest Grove High School graduate joined the Air Force in August 2009. Senior Airman Justin Loranger, 325th OSS air traffic controller, is the 2012 Air Force ATC award recipient. Not only is this year's recipient from the 325th OSS, but his trainer was last year's award recipient. TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla., - For the second year in a row, Air Combat Command Airmen at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., earned the Air Force's Air Traffic Controller of the Year Award.
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