LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. –
Some may say the reward for good work is more work, but in some cases, recognition for exemplary work among your peers is rewarded.
The 633rd Medical Group had two members receive Air Force Medical Services awards. 1st Lt. Candace Lucas and Senior Airman Stephanie Reyes, both from the 633rd Medical Support Squadron, were recognized for their outstanding hard work and dedication to the AFMS mission.
The USAF Young Health Care Administrator of the Year Award was given to Lieutenant Lucas.
"It is very humbling and I feel so incredibly blessed. I spent almost eight years as an enlisted member, and being a Medical Service Corps officer was my dream," said the lieutenant. "To not only be doing a job every day that I love, but to also be recognized for it, is truly amazing."
Lucas is a MSC and a resource management deputy flight commander who leads a diverse staff of 15, and advises the medical executive staff on a $67 million budget and more than 1,300-person manpower program.
USAF Pharmacy Technician of the Year was awarded to Airman Reyes.
As a pharmacy journeyman, Reyes works in the Outpatient Pharmacy filling prescriptions, and the Inpatient Pharmacy, closely monitoring patients to ensure their drug dosages are appropriate.
Reyes currently works at a Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility with wounded warriors coming back to the United Sates, as well as filling prescriptions for patients and other CASF staff.
"I first heard I had received this award while at my deployment location. I knew I had received the annual award at the Air Combat Command level, but I never expected to get recognized at the AFMS level," said Reyes. "It was truly an honor to be recognized and to receive this award."
The awards were given based upon the performance time frame of October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011 and were announced by the Surgeon General's Medical Force Development Directorate.