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Hard Charger Award presented at Cannon

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  • By Senior Airman Ericka Engblom
  • 27th Special Operations Wing Public Affairs
CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. --  Staff Sgt. Kellan Gier, 20th Special Operations Squadron flight engineer, received the Hard Charger award Sept. 27 in the Landing Zone at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M.

The Hard Charger award is reserved for those Airmen who truly excel at their jobs and go above and beyond the call of duty. Gier's superiors nominated him for this award due to his stellar performance during increased responsibility, his on the job knowledge, and his wiliness to go the extra mile.

With 10 temporary duty assignments and 78 days on the road, Gier has become the highest operations tempo enlisted flight engineer in his job with the 20 SOS. He has also groomed four new CV-22 Osprey flight engineers in employment operations, tiered forces training, multilateral training, military free fall qualifications, and other employment exercises, thereby expanding the 20 SOS operational capabilities.

While off duty, Gier recently went back to school at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University and volunteers at Clovis High School as the drum line captain head. Under his tutelage, the marching band squad won the grand state championship, last year.

"Staff Sgt. Gier is the epitome of the Air Force core values in action," said Master Sgt. Steven Bauch, 27th Special Operations Contracting Squadron, flight chief and Top Three president. "He is a true professional on and off duty and we are proud to honor him with this award."




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