DOD selects AF civilians for service award Published Feb. 5, 2013 By Louise Brown Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -- The Department of Defense officials recently named two Air Force civilians as 57th Annual Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Award winners, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced. The highest honor given by the Secretary of Defense to career civilian personnel was presented in November to Dr. Boris Tomasic, Air Force Research Laboratory, Air Force Materiel Command, and Angelica M. Collazo, 92nd Information Operations Squadron, Air Force Space Command. To read more about Tomasic and Collazo, go to http://www.afpc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123321801 The annual award is presented to a small number of DOD civilian employees whose service reflects devotion to duty and significant contributions to improving DOD operational efficiency and economy, said Staff Sgt. Lavon Tucker, AFPC awards and decorations. For information about the Air Force recognition program and other personnel issues, visit the myPers website at https://mypers.af.mil. Â