"Air Force hero placed to rest after nearly 40 years" - Third place, 2008 Air Force News Photograph of the Year; First place, 2008 Air Mobility Command News Photograph of the Year

Family members of former missing in action Air Force Maj. Robert F. Woods watch as the cason carrying him is prepared to move to Major Wodds' gravesite April 9, 2008, at Arlington National Cemetery, Va. On Nov. 30, 2007, the Air Force announced that Major Woods, along with co-pilot Capt. Johnnie C. Cornelius, were identified and their remains returned to the United States from Vietnam. On June 26, 1968, Major Woods and Captain Cornelius were flying a visual reconaissance mission over Quang Binh Province, Vietnam, when their O-2A Skymaster aircraft crashed in a remote mountainous area. Major Woods was buried nearly 40 years after he disappeared in the crash. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

"Training Break" - Third Place, 2008 Air Force Portrait/Personality Photo of the Year; First Place, 2008 Air Mobility Command Portrait/Personality Photo of the Year

Airman 1st Class John Vega, 30th Security Forces Squadron, Vandeburg Air Force Base, Calif., takes a rest after he and other students in the Air Force Phoenix Warrior Training Course 08-5 completed a run on an obstacle course for a combat first aid class on a Fort Dix, N.J., range June 5, 2008. Phoenix Warrior trains security forces Airmen for upcoming deployments and is operated by the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's Expeditionary Operations School and 421st Combat Training Squadron. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Paul R. Evans)

Eagles earn wins in Air Force Media Contest

Published March 12, 2009
By U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center
Public Affairs

FORT DIX, N.J. -- Two Airmen from the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center won placings in the Air Force Media Contest when results were announced on March 12.

Following were the winners:

Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol, NCO in charge of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center Public Affairs Office, won third place for Air Force News Photograph of the Year for his photo entitled, "Air Force hero placed to rest after nearly 40 years."

The photo was taken during a funeral at Arlington National Cemetery on April 9, 2008. It had also previously won as the Air Mobility Command News Photograph of the Year for 2008.

Staff Sgt. Paul R. Evans, contingency skills instructor and unit photographer for the Expeditionary Center's 421st Combat Training Squadron, won third place for Air Force Portrait/Personality Photograph of the Year for his photo entitled, "Training Break."

The photo was taken on a Fort Dix range during the Phoenix Warrior Training Course on June 5, 2008, while security forces students were training in combat first aid. It had also previously won as the Air Mobility Command Portrait/Personality Photograph of the Year for 2008.

Both photos are also competing in the 2008 Department of Defense Visual Information Awards competition.