XD receives Patriot Medal
Salina, Kan., (May 3, 2010) - Salina Airport Authority Executive
Director Tim Rogers, A.A.E., was awarded the first-ever Kansas National
Guard Patriot Medal at K-State at Salina during the monthly Military
Affairs Council meeting, April 20.
Kansas
Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Tod M. Bunting presented Rogers with the
medal almost a month earlier "for providing immeasurable support
to the Great Plains Joint Training Center and Kansas National
Guard" at the M.J. Kennedy Air Terminal Building during a briefing
with the chief of the National Guard Bureau, Gen. Craig R. McKinley.
"The
airport is in a whole other dimension of support," said Maj. Gen.
Bunting during the briefing. "We came up with a new award to
recognize people who have been incredible to us for a long time, and
I'm talking well over a decade not just a few months."
This
marks the first time this award has ever been given by the Kansas
National
Guard.
"I'm
deeply honored," Rogers said. "I do have a request of
the local residents and employers; support your guardsmen. These
men and women are our neighbors and our friends. They deserve our
utmost support."
Great
Plains Joint Training Center Deputy Commander, Lt. Col. Jeffry Jordan
said Rogers, being the first awarded the medal, has set the standard
extremely high for the future recipients.
The
Salina Airport Authority is actively involved in the Governor's
Military Affairs Council and works to facilitate military units basing
at the airport and training over the nearby weapons range.
The
award reads as follows:
For distinguished service in duty of great responsibility over a period
of several years, Mr. Timothy F. Rogers, Executive Director, Salina
Airport Authority, is hereby awarded the Kansas National Guard Patriot
Medal for providing immeasurable support to Great Plains Joint Training
Center and the Kansas National Guard. His persistent and
exceptional efforts have enabled the Kansas National Guard to expand
its capabilities in providing world class joint-use training
opportunities for our warfighters; setting the standard for community
partnerships. A visionary, his interaction with Kansas National
Guard leadership has facilitated the Salina Municipal Airport to
function seamlessly as a Forward Operating Location for Canadian and US
military personnel using the Great Plains Joint Training Center
facilities and ranges. Support initiatives implemented by Mr.
Timothy Rogers include the construction of a weapons storage area, hot
arm area and additional hangar which will positively influence the
Kansas National Guard and its capabilities long beyond his
tenure. The distinctive accomplishments of Mr. Timothy Rogers
reflect great credit upon himself as a true champion of the Kansas
National Guard and the State of Kansas.
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