Communications squadron garners command level awards

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HOMESTEAD AIR RESERVE BASE, Fla. --  The 482nd Communications Squadron garnered multiple awards, including Air Force Reserve Command Communications Squadron of the Year and Air Force Lt. Gen. Harold W. Grant Award, along with four individual awards.

Individual Air Force Information Dominance Award winners include:
- Outstanding Civilian Specialist: Mr. John Bosco
- Outstanding Cyber Systems Operations Airman: Senior Airman Jason Millican
- Outstanding Cyber Surety Airman: Senior Airman Dustin Besch
- Outstanding Radio Frequency Transmission Systems Airman: Senior Airman Robert Stouffer, Jr.

The AFRC award recipients will continue on and compete at the Air Force award level.

"Congratulations to the communications squadron for their achievements," said. Col. Chris Funk, 482nd Fighter Wing commander. "The entire communications team does an amazing job here and it is nice to see their efforts recognized with these command-level awards."

The history behind the General Grant award is based on a true communications pioneer. Historically, Grant worked to ensure forces had the best communications support available. He was the Air Force director of telecommunications before becoming the first commander of Air Force Communications Service in 1961. Under his leadership, AFCS provided airways communications, air traffic control, much of the long-haul and certain base level communications, according to the Air Force Network Integration Center.