DOD selects AF civilians for distinguished service award Published Nov. 26, 2013 By Sammie King Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -- Department of Defense officials recently named two Air Force civilians as 58th 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. Steven Butler, Executive Director, Air Force Materiel Command, and Robert S. Jack, II, Director, Communications and Information, Air Force Global Strike Command. To read more about Butler and Jack, go to http://www.afpc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123360866. 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. For information about the Air Force recognition program and other personnel issues, visit the myPers website at https://mypers.af.mil.