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 DATE: JUNE 29,  2008                MAJ GERARDO M ZAMUDIO JR

                                                        Director, PIO

PAF to honor outstanding units Tuesday

            VILLAMOR AIR BASE, Pasay City – Outstanding performances by Philippine Air Force units will be honored in a special flag raising ceremony Tuesday at Villamor Air Base. The awarding ceremony forms part of this year’s celebration of PAF’s 61^st founding anniversary, a report from the headquarters of the Philippine Air Force said.

            Philippine Air Force public information officer Major Gerardo M Zamudio Jr said this year’s awardees is led by Antonio Bautista Air Base in Puerto Princesa City which was adjudged the Model Base of the Year and the Clark-based Air Logistics Command that won as Division/Command of the Year.

            Zamudio said the other winners are 15th Strike Wing based at Sangley Point, Cavite (Tactical Wing of the Year), Clark-based 410th Maintenance Wing (Support Wing of the Year), Tacloban-based Tactical Operations Group 8 (Tactical Operations Group of the Year), 450th Maintenance Support Group under 205th Tactical Helicopter Wing based in Mactan, Cebu (Support Group of the Year), 15th Strike Wing’s 18th Attack Squadron (Tactical Squadron of the Year), 4112nd CAMS of 410th Maintenance Wing (Support Squadron of the Year), Ready Reserve Airlift & Tactical Support Wing (Reservist Wing of the Year) and 220th Airlift Wing based in Mactan, Cebu (CG, PAF Award for Flight Safety).

            Squadron level flight safety trophies will also be awarded to the 16^th Attack Squadron, 17^th Attack Squadron, 18^th Attack Squadron, 208^th Tactical Helicopter Squadron, 221^st  Airlift Squadron, 222^nd  Airlift Squadron, 223^rd Airlift Squadron, 251^st  Presidential Airlift Squadron, 252^nd Presidential Helicopter Squadron, 5051^st Search and Rescue Squadron, 5052^nd Search and Rescue Squadron and 5053^rd  Search and Rescue Squadron.

            This year’s Menzi Award was won by the 252^nd  Presidential Helicopter Squadron.

            Individual awards will be awarded on Wednesday during the 61^st PAF anniversary ceremony, Zamudio revealed.