Air Traffic Legend Participates in Ceremony
10Col (ret) Derrel L. Dempsey talks before pinning a 5-level badge on Airman 1st Class Kyle Owens in the Air Traffic Control tower on Scott, Air Force base Sept. 27. The 5-level badge is an important mile stone in Owens career because it signifies he is now certified to control the skies above Scott AFB. Col Dempsey has 30 years of aviation experience as chief of air traffic control, flight inspection pilot, and air traffic control staff officer at various assignments around the world. One of his major contributions includes supervising the largest military air traffic control organization in the free world. His prestige in the ATC community resulted in the renaming of the Air Force's annual Air Traffic Control Manager (officer) of the year award in his honor in 1995--Colonel Derrel L. Dempsey Officer of the Year Award. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)
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