AFA names 2014 National Aerospace and Specialty Award winners Published Oct. 28, 2014 By Janis El Shabazz Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -- Air Force Association officials have named the 2014 National Aerospace and Specialty Award winners. The specific categories and winners are as follows: David C. Schilling Award - most outstanding contribution to national defense in the field of manned flight: -319th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida Theodore Von Karman Award - most outstanding contribution in the field of science and engineering: -Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Team, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts Gill Robb Wilson Award - most outstanding contribution in the field of arts and letters: -Maj. Bandon J. Lingle, Travis AFB, California Citation of Honor - most outstanding contribution by an individual or organization to the development of aerospace power for the betterment of mankind: -3rd Special Operations Squadron, Cannon AFB, New Mexico -5th Combat Communications Group, Robins AFB, Georgia -849th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Holloman AFB, New Mexico -962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron, Joint-Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska -Intercontinental Ballistic Missile System Directorate, Hill AFB, Utah For more information on Air Force recognition program and other personnel issues, visit the myPers website at https://mypers.af.mil.