AWARDS
AWARDS/Awarding a history of excellence
The Air Force Historical Foundation stimulates interest in America’s air power history and heritage by sponsoring awards that honor the making – and documentation – of Air Force history.
The Foundation's newest awards, created in 2007, are the Major General I.B. Holley Award for the documentation of Air Force history during a lifetime of service; and the General Carl "Tooey" Spaatz Award, for sustained, significant contributions to Air Force history.
In addition, nine awards for history writing are presented on an annual basis, and are open to cadets in commissioning programs, to officers undergoing professional military education, and to authors who write for publication in periodicals or history books:
- The United States Air Force Academy Award
- The Air War College Award for Research and Writing
- School of Advanced Air and Space Studies Thesis Award
- The General Bryce Poe II Award
- The Two Air Forces Award (USAF/RAF)
- Logistics Lessons Learned Award
- Air Power History Best Article Award
- Air Force Historical Foundation Book Award
- School of Advanced Air and Space Studies Thesis Award
The United States Air Force Academy Award
Awarded to a cadet in the First Class (Senior) at the US Air Force Academy who writes the most significant research paper for the academic year contributing to an understanding of air power.
The award consists of a $500 check, an engraved plaque, a letter from the President of the Foundation, and a one-year membership in the Foundation.
Award Recipient:
C/1C E. Aaron Brady, May 2006
Cadet Brady's paper is entitled: Bassingbourn and the 91st Bombardment Group: An Expeditionary Airfield, 1942-1945
The Air War College Award for Research and Writing
Awarded to the student who writes the best research paper of major historical interest to the United States Air Force during the year.
The award consists of a $500 check, an engraved plaque, a letter from the President of the Foundation, and a one-year membership in the Foundation.
Award Recipients:
This award was not presented in 2006.
School of Advanced Air and Space Studies Thesis Award
Awarded to the student who writes the best thesis of major historical interest to the United States Air Force during the year.
The award consists of a $500 check, an engraved plaque, a letter from the President of the Foundation, and a one-year membership in the Foundation.
Award Recipient:
Lt. Col. Chris Moss, May 2006
Colonel Moss’s thesis is entitled: The Essence of Coercion: Persuading Iran to Abandon its Pursuit of Nuclear Weapons
The General Bryce Poe II Award
Awarded to the author(s) of the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) thesis judged to provide the most significant contribution to an understanding of the historical factors affecting an Air Force or Department of Defense problem, event or process. This award is named in honor of the Foundation’s ninth President, General Bryce Poe II (term of office: 1987-1996).
The award consists of a $500 check, an engraved plaque, a letter from the President of the Foundation, and a one-year membership in the Foundation.
Award Recipient:
Capt Joy D. Mikulcik, USAF, May 2006
Captain Mikulcik's thesis is entitled: Challenges Facing Military Organizational Cultural Reform: A Study of the 2004 Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) Reorganization.
The Two Air Forces Award (USAF/RAF)
This award was established in cooperation with the Royal Air Force Historical Society as a joint award with each organization nominating and selecting a junior officer from its service. The selection is made for the best article written during the year that drew on the USAF-RAF heritage and history.
The award is an engraved plaque provided to both nominees by the Air Force Historical Foundation and a congratulatory letter from both the President of the Air Force Historical Foundation and the Chairman of the Royal Air Force Historical Society.
Award Recipient:
Wing Commander S. D. Ellard, RAF, May 2006
Wing Cmdr. Ellard’s paper poses the question: “Are the experiences of the RAF servicing commandos during World War Two relevant to the support of current RAF expeditionary operations?”
Logistics Lessons Learned Award
Awarded to the author of the most significant historical article published in the Air Force Journal of Logistics during a calendar year.
The award consists of an engraved plaque, a one-year membership in the Foundation, and recognition in Air Power History.
Award Recipient:
Lt. Col. Patrick H. Donovan (2004), Fall 2005
Colonel Donovan's article, published in Spring 2004, is entitled: “Oil Logistics in the Pacific War.”
Air Power History Best Article Award
Awarded to the author of the best article published in Air Power History during a calendar year, and selected by an independent panel of judges.
The award consists of a $500 check, an engraved plaque, a letter from the President of the Foundation, and a one-year membership in the Foundation.
Award Recipients:
Dr Don D. Chipman (2005), May 2006
Dr Chipman's article, published in Spring 2005, is entitled: Desert Storm and the Triumph of Joint Warfare Planning.
Air Force Historical Foundation Book Award
Awarded to the author of the best book on an air power topic of historical interest during the calendar year, and selected by an independent panel of judges.
The award consists of a $500 check, an engraved plaque, a letter from the President of the Foundation, and a one-year membership in the Foundation.
Award Recipients:
This award was not presented in 2006.
School of Advanced Air and Space Studies Thesis Award
Awarded to the student who writes the best thesis of major historical interest to the United States Air Force during the year.
The award consists of a $500 check, an engraved plaque, a letter from the President of the Foundation, and a one-year membership in the Foundation.
Award Recipient:
Lt Col Chris Moss, May 2006
Colonel Moss’s thesis is entitled: The Essence of Coercion: Persuading Iran to Abandon its Pursuit of Nuclear Weapons.
