AMC announces Spaatz Trophy winner
The Spaatz trophy is awarded to the most outstanding air refueling squadron in AMC. As the highest tasked tanker squadron in AMC, the 99th ARS flew in excess of 6,700 flying hours, off-loaded 44 million pounds of fuel during more than 1,500 sorties, and achieved an air refueling effectiveness rate exceeding 99.9 percent.
They supported NATO's peacekeeping efforts in Bosnia, Operation Northern Watch, the president's movement to Southeast Asia, and humanitarian relief efforts in East Timor.
In addition, they also earned the U.S. Air Force Safety Plaque. (FROM AIR MOBILITY COMMAND PUBLIC AFFAIRS).