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SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mich.-- Members of the Michigan National Guard's 127th Wing earned more accolades last week, when the winners of the Air National Guard Fiscal Year 2019 Financial Management awards program were announced April 24, 2020. Members of the 127th Comptroller Flight earned the title of best unit comptroller's office in the ANG, as well as FM Civilian of the Year for the second year in a row.
"[The team] comes into the office every day, ready to be challenged and they step up to those challenges each and every time," 127th CF commander, Lt. Col. Bernice Hopp said. "Through every customer service inquiry they remain professional, compliant and committed to get the answers customers are looking for."
Comprised of 12 military members and 15 civilian employees staffing five sections, accounting, budget, pay entitlements, quality assurance and travel, the team also won a group-level award last year when the accounting and budget teams collectively earned the FM Analysis Office of the Year award.
"This is great news for our 127th Wing CF," Brig. Gen. Rolf E. Mammen, commander of the 127th Wing, said. "I am very proud of the team, led by Lt. Col. Hopp."
Open to all 54 ANG state and territory units, 67 nominations were reviewed by the ANG FM Awards program board who then submitted 11 nominations forward for consideration in the Air Force-level competition.
"The nominations we received embody the incredible teams and Airmen we have in the ANG-FM community," Col. Constantine A. Leon, deputy director of the Air Force financial management and comptroller organization said.
During FY 2019, members of the 127th CF provided direct support of both Air Force Air Combatant and Air Mobility Commands, more than 1,700 Wing members and 44 tenant organizations on Selfridge Air National Guard Base. They successfully executed 99.9% of a $93M operations and maintenance fund, $954K in contingency funds and injected $10M into Wing infrastructure. The team boasts overall fitness with 92% of military members scoring 85 points and higher on the Air Force Physical Fitness test. These highlights earned the 27-member team the Major General Alfred K. Flowers Comptroller Organization of the Year award.
Patrick Morris, financial management technician in the pay entitlements section, earned the award for FM Civilian of the Year for government employee grade GS-8 and below. Highlights of Morris' performance during FY 2019 include, handling more than 51,000 pay transactions achieving a 97.9% accuracy rate, over the Air Force standard of 95%. He processed 75 incentive payments valuing approximately $1.1M, preserving fully-qualified 127th Wing assets and maximizing ANG manning retention. Morris also volunteered 113 hours working the customer service desk during drill weekends, among other accomplishments.
Hopp has served as 127th CF commander for the last four and a half years, and before that, served as the Budget Officer for nine years. Aside from being committed to excellence in all they do, she says her team is successful because they take care of one another.
"I've never worked with such a professional and personable group of people," Hopp said. "They are amazing people and they treat each other like family."
| Date Taken: | 04.28.2020 |
| Date Posted: | 05.01.2020 12:37 |
| Story ID: | 368671 |
| Location: | SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, MICHIGAN, US |
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