934th Civil Engineers earn top environmental honors Published May 23, 2006 By John R. Marchetti 934th Airlift Wing Minneapolis St. Paul IAP, ARS -- The 934th Civil Engineer Squadron environmental office recently earned the highest level Air Force Reserve award for environmental quality. A base contingent recently returned from accepting the Gen. Thomas D. White Environmental Quality Award (Reserve Component) at a Pentagon ceremony held May 3. The award recognizes excellence in managing the best or most improved installation environmental program among all air reserve components in Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard combined. The award covers all aspects of environmental management and implementation such as Clean Water, Clean Air, Hazardous Waste, Pollution Prevention, and Recycling, improving the environment, having good community and agency relationships, and having good training and awareness programs. This award not only recognizes excellence in the environmental staff but also reflects the outstanding efforts of each full time civilian employee, ART and traditional reservist in the 934th Airlift Wing. The award covers the previous and current fiscal years FY04 & FY05 and was submitted in the first quarter of FY06. Past and current members of the winning environmental office that were involved in programs management during the FY04-05 time frame for this years award are Jeff Wiles, Casey Buechler, Doug Yocum, Ken Ische, Diane Welsh, Rob Bailey, David Brixius and John Marchetti. The trophy is currently displayed at Base Civil Engineer lobby bldg 744.