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Aerospace Human Factors Association Awards Henry L. Taylor Founders Award Ph.D., President and Chief Scientist for gram and is part of an ongoing collaboration Glenn Wilson Alertness Solutions. Dr. Rosekind and his co- between the University of Cincinnati’s authors K. Gregory and M. Mallis published Department of Psychology and AFRL’s their article on “Alertness Management in Human Effectiveness Directorate. Dr. Dr. Glenn Wilson, the 2006 winner of the Aviation Operations: Enhancing Performance Burngasser received her B.A. in Psychology Henry L. Taylor Founder’s Award for out- and Sleep” in Aviation Space and Environmental from Buffalo State College and both her M.A. standing contributions in the field of aero- Medicine (Vol. 77, No. 12, 1256-65). and Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology with space human factors, was the speaker at the Dr. Rosekind began his scientific career a concentration in human factors from the Aerospace Human Factor Association’s while an undergraduate at Stanford University of Cincinnati. Dr. Burngasser is Luncheon and Business Meeting in New University conducting research at the currently employed as a Sensory Scientist, Orleans. Dr. Wilson’s presentation, entitled Stanford Sleep Disorders and Research studying tactile and scent perception of “Operator Functional State (OFS) Assessment Center. He graduated from Stanford with beauty care products, at the Procter & and Application,” reviewed the highlights of Honors, and then ob- Gamble Company Beauty Care Research the results of research involving psychophysi- tained his Ph.D. in clin- Center, in Cincinnati, OH. ologically determined OFS. He then specu- ical psychology and lated on what the future held for OFS. psychophysiology at Recently retired, Glenn Wilson was em- Yale University. Dr. MEETINGS CALENDAR ployed as a Principal Research Psychologist Rosekind completed 2007 at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s his formal academic Human Effectiveness Directorate at Wright training with a post- Patterson AFB, OH. The primary focus of his August 6-9, 2007, Capitol Hilton, doctoral fellowship in Washington, DC. ALPA’s 53rd Annual Safety work was to find psychophysiological corre- sleep and chronobiol- lates of operator performance in complex Air and Security Week and the Air Safety and ogy at Brown Security Forum. For more information or to Force environments. This included recording University’s Sleep multiple physiological measures during register: for the Safety and Security Week, Laboratory. please visit flight in several operational test and evalua- Dr. Rosekind’s expertise has been used by tion programs as well as a “flying labora- https://crewroom.alpa.org/safety/Default.asp many government agencies to address safety x?tabid=2427; and for the Aviation Forum, tory” using aeroclub aircraft. Laboratory and and alertness-related policies. He has con- simulator tasks were also used to develop please visit https://crewroom.alpa.org/secu- tributed directly to policy activities involving rity/Default.aspx?tabid= 1607. measures of operator functional state. One of the Federal Aviation Administration, Federal the goals that was recently realized was to October 29-31, 2007, Grand Sierra Rail Administration, Federal Motor Carrier Resort & Casino Hotel, Reno, NV. SAFE close the loop by including the momentary Safety Administration, Nuclear Energy functional state of the operator in decisions Association 45th Annual Symposium. For Commission, NASA, and numerous corpora- more info, call (541) 895-3012, Fax (541) to provide adaptive aiding. Brain, eye, and tions, and has provided Congressional testi- cardiac activity were used to determine if the 895-3014, e-mail [email protected], or visit mony. Over the years, Dr. Rosekind has www.safeassociation.com or www.safeasso- operators of a UAV simulation were cogni- worked extensively with the National tively overloaded and about to make errors. ciation.org. Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), includ- October 10-13, 2007, Marriott San Significant improvements in performance ing as Co-Chair of the first symposium on fa- were found when adaptive aiding was ap- Diego Mission Valley, San Diego, CA. Civil tigue in transportation organized by the Aviation Medical Association Annual plied only when it was needed as deter- NTSB and NASA. Dr. Rosekind led efforts to mined by changes in the operator’s physiol- Scientific Meeting. This meeting is certified develop a structured approach to examining as an AME seminar by the FAA. For more ogy. He also recorded what may be the first fatigue factors in accident investigations for brain-evoked potentials during aircraft information, please contact Jim Harris at use by NTSB investigators and teaches a [email protected] or call 405-840-0199. flight, a task he promises never to repeat. He course on this topic at the NTSB Academy. is a charter member and Fellow of AsHFA. October 11-12, 2007, NTSB Training He is a member of the Board of Directors of Center, Ashburn, VA. Accident Investigation the National Sleep Foundation and the Orientation for Aviation Professionals. For Executive Council of the Harvard Medical William E. Collins Award more information, please visit School’s Division of Sleep Medicine. http://www.ntsb.gov/Academy/CourseInfo/ Mark Rosekind AS301_2007.htm. Stanley N. Roscoe Award October 15-19, 2007, NTSB Training The Aerospace Human Factors Center, Ashburn, VA. Survival Factors in Association presented the William E. Collins Alison Tollner Burngasser Aviation Accidents. For more information, Award for “Outstanding Human Factors please visit Publication of the Year” to Mark R. Rosekind, The Aerospace Human Factors http://www.ntsb.gov/Academy/CourseInfo/ Association presented the Stanley N. Roscoe AS302_2007.htm. Award for the best doctoral dissertation writ- November 1-2, 2007, Holiday Inn ten in a research area related to Aerospace Regents Park, London, UK. Second Annual Human Factors to Dr. Alison Tollner Aviation Health Conference. For more infor- Burngasser, Ph.D. Dr. Burngasser’s disserta- mation, visit www.quaynote.com. For spon- tion, “Individual and sorship or speaking opportunities, contact Team Susceptibility to [email protected] or phone 44-20-8531- Change Blindness,” in- 6464. vestigated the phe- January 30--February 1, 2008, Hyatt nomenon of change Regency, Long Beach, CA. Medicine Meets blindness in teams of Virtual Reality 16 (MMVR16) Call for operators monitoring Papers. For more information, please visit displays in a simulated www.nextmed.com/mmvr_virtual_reality.ht air battle management ml or e-mail [email protected]. environment. The dis- Postponed until 2008. Human sertation was spon- Performance, Situation Awareness, and sored by the Air Force Automation (HPSAA III) Technology Research Laboratory (AFRL), Human Conference. Info: Mustapha Mouloua, TAYLOR AWARD--AsHFA President Raymond Effectiveness Directorate, Warfighter Conference Chair, 407-823-2910, King (left) presents Glenn Wilson (right) with Interface Division, Collaborative Interfaces [email protected], http://fac- the 2006 Henry L. Taylor Founders Award. Branch (HECP’s) Collaborative Tools for ulty.erau.edu/hpsaa/. Tactical Command and Control research pro-

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LSBEB Award Winners for 2007 The A. Howard Hasbrook Award aerodynamic deceleration, windblast, thermal he is a member of two NATO RTO HFM Task pulse, parachute opening shock, and landing Groups on spatial orientation and tactile cue- Francis “Ted” Knox impact. His research frequently requires the ing technology for military operations. development and application of unique exper- The objectives of his research are to under- Francis S. “Ted” Knox is the 2007 recipient imental techniques and often yields significant stand and investigate the impact of spatial dis- of the LSBEB A. Howard Hasbrook Award. He contributions to the advancement of new theo- orientation and motion disturbance on physio- is a recognized authority on research and de- ries to guide future hardware design concepts logical, psychophysical, and cognitive velopment related to the protection of individ- for crew protection and emergency escape sys- responses in tri-service operational environ- uals from operational and emergency hazards tems. ments and to explore and develop protective associated with transient acceleration, thermal, Among his most recent contributions is the countermeasures to maintain operational ef- and windblast stresses. He received his Ph.D. development of methods to measure head ac- fectiveness. He is also the project leader for a in Physiology and Biomedical Engineering in celeration and motion in high impact crashes. number of major programs, including 1971 from the University of Illinois at the Ted manages and coordinates a cooperative Diagnostic Assessment of Blast-Induced Mild Medical Center in Chicago. He then began his research agreement between the Air Force Traumatic Brain Injury and Tactile Display for career as a Captain, MSC, U.S. Army, in 1970, Research Laboratory and the automotive rac- Search and Rescue Operations. Since 1998, Dr. serving as Chief of Bioinstrumentation at the ing industry to determine the relationship be- Cheung has served as an Adjunct Professor at Aeromedical Research Laboratory, Fort tween head and helmet accelerations, dis- the Department of Physiology, Faculty of Rucker, AL, where his primary research fo- placements, and the resulting head injury. The Medicine, University of Toronto, and a fre- cused on thermal protective clothing, bio- focus of this research uses instrumented hel- quent lecturer for NATO short courses, and a physics of burns and post-crash fires. met and earplugs to measure head accelera- regular lecturer for the Canadian Forces Flight In 1973, after his left the service, he became tions during actual racing mishaps. To accom- Surgeons course. He was supervisor and co- a member of the faculty at LSU Medical plish this, Ted oversaw the development and supervisor of over 20 graduate students and Center School of Medicine in Shreveport, LA. implementation of miniature tri-axial ac- medical students at DRDC-Toronto, the In 1980 Ted returned to USAARL as a civilian celerometer packages for mounting in both Institute of Biomedical Engineering, and became a Supervisory Research helmet liners and inside earplugs. Ultimately, Department of Physiology and Physiologist and Branch Chief in 1985. There these data can be used to calculate neck loads Otolaryngology, Department of Health he managed a research group studying the ef- during impact and correlate them to the actual Sciences and Physical Education at the fects of environmental stressors on pilot physi- injuries sustained by racecar drivers. This in- University of Toronto, York University, ological and cognitive performance. He was formation will then be used to create Real University of Regina, University of Western also responsible for providing technical infor- Impact Injury Criteria, which are pertinent to Ontario, and Memorial University. mation and advice to the Laboratory both military and commercial aircraft pilots. Dr. Cheung is a Fellow of the Aerospace Commander, Deputy Surgeon General for R Medical Association and an elected member of and D, Assistant Secretary of the Army for R Professional Excellence Award the Barany Society of Vestibular Research. He and D, and other government executives. received the Sidney D Leverett, Jr., In 1989 Ted transferred to the USAF and is Bob Cheung Environmental Science Award for his signifi- currently Principal Scientist, Biomechanics cant contribution to environmental medicine Branch, Biosciences and Protection Division, Dr. Bob Cheung is the 2007 recipient of the through a publication in Aviation, Space, and Human Effectiveness Directorate, Air Force LSBEB Professional Excellence Award. He is a Environmental Medicine. Dr. Cheung is the Research Lab. He serves as a national author- senior level defense scientist at Defence principal author and co-author of 82 scientific ity in hazardous processes and mechanisms Research and Development Canada in papers, conference proceedings, technical re- associated with aerospace crew environments Toronto, a science and technology agency for ports, and book chapters on motion sickness and protective approaches and measures. His the Department of National Defence, Canada. and spatial disorientation. research and exploratory development efforts Currently he is the Group Leader of the directly support and are critical to major Air Performance Group with the Individual Force weapon system programs. The work is Readiness Section of DRDC-Toronto. He holds Research and Development aimed at reaching a fundamental understand- Honorary B.Sc. degrees in physiology and Innovation Award ing of the processes and mechanisms by mathematics and a B. Ed. from the University Leonid Hrebien which human injury occurs in response to of Toronto. Dr. Cheung obtained his graduate transient acceleration, windblast, and thermal degrees in neurophysiology, specifically, visual Dr. Leonid Hrebien is the recipient of the stresses. His multidisciplinary team of scien- and vestibular physiology and psychophysics 2007 LSBEB Research Development and tists, engineers, and technicians take a system- from the Department of Biology, Faculty of Innovation Award. His outstanding achieve- atic approach to defining human exposure Graduate Studies, York University/University ments as a Biomedical Engineer, Scientist, limits and developing protective countermea- of Toronto. He is recognized as the subject Professor of Electrical Engineering at sures for vehicle crash and escape system en- matter expert in motion disturbance and spa- Philadelphia’s Drexel University, Mentor, vironments, including ejection acceleration, tial disorientation for the Canadian Forces and Consultant, and Manager have played a sig-

HASBROOK AWARD--LSBEB President Bill PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE--LSBEB R&D INNOVATION--LSBEB President Bill Fraser (right) presents the A. Howard President Bill Fraser (right) presents the LSBEB Fraser (right) presents the Research and Hasbrook Award to John Plaga, who accepted Professional Excellence Award to Dr. Bob Development Innovation Award to Leonid it for Ted Knox, the winner. Cheung. Hrebien.

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nificant role in the world of aerospace medi- to develop efficient and robust analysis and quencies over all areas of the brain up until 42 cine. Dr. Hrebien’s unrelenting dedication to screening techniques to assess efficacy and tox- hours of sleep deprivation. Although alpha ac- aviation medicine and his continuous im- icity of new drug compounds. tivity tend to decrease as the hours awake in- provement of the field has led to the design, Dr. Hrebien is an AsMA Fellow and has creased, the modafinil group showed virtually development, testing, and delivery of software over 100 publications including 15 presenta- no changes from baseline until 46 hours of and methods to enhance the mission of U.S. tions as an invited speaker. His accomplish- sleep deprivation, suggesting a delay in the military helicopter and tactical aircrew. He de- ments as a scientist and as a teacher have been deterioration or decrease of alpha activity. veloped non-invasive, unobtrusive, objective, acknowledged by several awards including Furthermore, it was clear that sleep-deprived and quantitative measurement techniques to the Drexel University Joseph S. Mozino Blue subjects had different QEEG spectra than those evaluate physiological parameters during ex- and Gold Award and the LSBEB Professional not sleep-deprived and that QEEG spectra of posure to stressful work environments. This Excellence Award. sleep-deprived subjects are converse to the work combined theoretical analysis and spectra induced by psychostimulants in well- human testing to establish multi-parameter rested volunteers. Therefore, information ob- physiologic criteria for evaluating the func- Ross McFarland Student Award tained by measuring QEEG changes could be tional consciousness of high performance air- used to assess alertness level and drug effec- craft pilots. Carlos Cardillo tiveness in fatigue countermeasure interdiction Dr. Hrebien’s deep understanding of accel- paradigms in the operational community. eration physiology and his pioneering work Carlos G. Cardillo is the 2007 recipient of on the mitigation of acceleration effects on car- the LSBEB Ross McFarland Student Award for diovascular and cerebrovascular functions his paper titled “Quantitative have provided critical insight in furthering air- Electroencephalographic Changes Under crew systems technology and processes. Continuous Wakefulness and with Fatigue Specifically, he determined that the pulse wave Countermeasures: Implications for Sustaining delay between the heart and brain increases Aviator Performance.” In this work, Mr. linearly with +Gz and that G-tolerance limits Cardillo and colleagues used quantitative elec- as measured using conventional light bars cor- troencephalography (QEEG) as an indicator of relate highly with the change in pulse wave sleep-deprived brain changes and how phar- delay, termed the delta delay. When protective macologic interventions temporarily restore modalities such as anti-G suits or supinating brain state to near normal function. In sleep seats are used, the delta delay increases at a deprivation studies, alpha wave attenuation slower rate as a function of +Gz. This parame- combined with an increase in slow activities ter has been used to warn expert systems of are the first QEEG signs of sleepiness. In their the approach of G-LOC and affords an objec- study, QEEGs were recorded at different time tive measure of G-protection equipment. points on 28 pilots during 87 hours of ex- Dr. Hrebien is at the forefront of cutting- tended wakefulness. Six subjects were on caf- edge research on bioinformatics. His tenacity feine, eight on dextroamphetamine, eight on in pushing this frontier will lead to advances modafinil, and six on placebo. Responses were in gene expression, proteomics, and biofluid measured in the frontal, central, and occipital MCFARLAND STUDENT AWARD--LSBEB magnetic resonance spectrometry. The goal of regions. Their results indicated that modafinil President Bill Fraser (right) presents the Ross his work is to model large-scale data sets and showed less significant increase of slow fre- McFarland Student Award to Carlos Cardillo. U.S. Army Aviation Medical Association Luncheon and Awards The Joseph Haley Writing Award, given Netherlands, was unable to attend and re- annually, is given for the best aeromedical ceive the award. However, representing him publications relevant to rotary wing medi- and the co-authors, was their colleague Dr. cine. The article in Human Factors, Summer Willem Bles, who was present at the U.S. 2006, entitled “A Tactile Cockpit Instrument Army Aviation Medical Association Supports the Control of Self-Motion During Luncheon to receive the award. Spatial Disorientation,” was the article se- In attendance at the luncheon were nu- lected for 2006. The author, Jan B. F. van Erp, merous Army RAM-s, past and current asso- Chief Scientist, Department Human ciation officers, and the acting Aeromedical Interfaces, TNO Human Factors, The Consultant to the Surgeon General, COL Otto Boneta. COL Boneta gave an in-depth review of the way ahead for Army RAMs and the future of Army Aviation Medicine. BEST ARMY POSTER--Pictured are LTC Stephen A. Bernstein and LTC John A. Smyrski, presenting their poster on “Battle of the Bulge: Anthropometric Growth of Army Aviators.” Reminder for Prospective Associate Fellows The Chair of the Associate Fellows Group reminds prospective Associate Fellows that their applications must be received by August 1 each year in order to be considered for the annual HALEY AWARD--COL John Campbell, presi- selection. LUNCHEON SPEAKER--COL Boneta gives a dent of the USAAMA, presents the Joseph Update forms are available from presentation at the USAAMA luncheon on the Haley Writing Award to Dr. Willem Bles, who the Home Office. future of Army RAMs and Army aviation med- was representing the winner, Jan B. F. van Erp, icine. at the USAAMA luncheon.

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Society of U.S. Air Force Flight Surgeons Awards George E. Shafer Award around the world, and established operational Outstanding Junior Provider of the Year for policies, procedures, and research priorities 2006. He possesses both the art of doctoring Thomas W. Travis that remain as foundations of our specialty and the aviator’s edge to build credibility today. He went on to command the USAF among our operators as an exceptional flight Major General Thomas W. Travis, USAF, School of Aerospace Medicine, where he rein- surgeon. MC, one of the world’s premier aerospace vigorated international aerospace medicine Born in Kalamazoo, MI, Capt. Freeland medicine physician leaders, is the 2007 winner training and advanced the content and meth- earned a B.S. from Wheaton College in of the George E. Shafer award. (At the time the ods of training the core skills of thousands of Wheaton, IL, in 2000 and an M.D. from Loyola award was presented, he was a Brigadier today’s aerospace medicine experts. His life- University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine General. He was promoted to Major General long passion for the human in the weapon sys- in Maywood, IL, in 2004. He then served an in June.) He has distinguished himself as a tem and his track record of extraordinary ac- internship at Grand Rapids Medical Education pilot, human factors expert, and physician complishments led to his selection as and Research Center, Michigan State leader in both aerospace and clinical leader- commander of the 311th Human Systems University, in Grand Rapids, MI, during 2004- ship roles in the U.S. and international com- Wing, the world’s premier operational 2005. He entered active duty in July 2005 and munities. His direct influence on the art and medicine organization. As top commander at completed the Aerospace Medicine Primary science of aerospace medicine are evidenced in Brooks, he translated his passion for aerospace Course in September 2005. He was then as- the skills and training of thousands of medicine into the Air Force vision for support signed to Hurlburt Field, FL, where he still aerospace medicine physicians, and in the in- of human performance sustainment and en- serves. stitutional and technological breakthroughs hancement, and human systems integration. Ryan was lead flight surgeon for a compart- that better support the human in weapons sys- As a healthcare executive, Maj. Gen. Travis mentalized OEF maritime Special Operations tems. now commands one of the Air Force’s largest Forces (SOF) direct action/special reconnais- Already an accomplished fighter pilot and hospitals, serving nearly 400,000 beneficiaries, sance mission unprecedented in the history of aircraft commander, then Capt. Travis entered and is one of the service’s most influential se- U.S. SOF operations. Serving in the most aus- USUHS School of Medicine and graduated nior medical officers and one of the most visi- tere of environments, he directed the care of 50 with an M.D. as the Air Force’s top graduate. ble members of our Aerospace Medicine com- Naval SOF personnel, supervising three Navy He immediately applied his skills to become a munity. He has served as president of the Special Warfare hospital corpsmen and $660K squadron flight surgeon and one of the Air Society of USAF Flight Surgeons, president of of medical supplies, and he fashioned new Force’s premier fighter weapons system pilot- the International Association of Military Flight techniques for shipboard CASEVAC opera- physicians. He went on to complete the USAF Surgeon Pilots, and is a Fellow of both the tions, conducting 108 day/night rotary wing Residency in Aerospace Medicine, one of very Aerospace Medicine Association (AsMA) and litter hoists in the severe sea conditions. few pilot-physicians to do so. the American College of Preventive Medicine. Awarded the Navy & Marine Corps Combining his talents in aerospace He was also recently honored with the 2007 Achievement Medal and the U.S. Navy’s cov- medicine, human factors, physiology, and as a Marie Marvingt Award from AsMA. eted “Order of the Shellback” award, his fighter pilot, he led the Human Systems ground-breaking work has become the U.S. Program Office Medical Operations. There he Navy’s template for “sea-basing” of joint spe- was instrumental in the development of next Malcolm C. Grow Flight cial operations. generation performance enhancing protective Surgeon of the Year Capt. Freeland served in 21 combat mis- equipment, for which he received two patents, Ryan Freeland sions and 72 combat hours at the sharpest end and participated as a pilot member of the of the special operations spear. Serving as the cockpit design team for the F-22. He was Captain Ryan Freeland, USAF, MC, is the operational flight surgeon for the Combined handpicked to take his experience and skill set 2007 recipient of the Malcolm C. Grow Flight Joint Special Operations Air Component (CJ- to England as the Senior Medical Officer/Pilot Surgeon of the Year award. Capt. Freeland’s SOAC), Doc Freeland directed primary care for the Royal Air Force. His efforts in support contributions have been exemplary, reflecting and aeromedical dispositions for 500+ Air of the Eurofighter solidified a crucial partner- the highest standards of officership, airman- Commandos. He supervised two SOF ship and established him as an international ship, and medical professionalism. Capt. Independent Duty Medical Technicians, one aerospace and human factors leader. Freeland amassed 170 days of deployment in Navy hospital corpsmen, and managed a Additionally, as test-pilot for technology of his support of Operations Iraqi (OIF) and medical wartime inventory of $312K. He flew own design, he distinguished himself as one of Enduring Freedom (OEF). In garrison, he is 16 direct action missions with U.S. & coalition a few able to articulate all aspects of aerospace one of our premier peacetime flight surgeons. special forces into insurgent-held areas. Flying medicine and human factors engineering from He has delivered compassionate healthcare, low-altitude profiles in blacked-out conditions, inside out. taught wing-wide self-aid buddy care, tactical he was responsible for bringing over 800 joint Maj. Gen. Travis went on to become the U.S. combat casualty care, and as a leading mem- and coalition SOF warriors to the fight and Air Force’s lead flight surgeon as the AF ber of our Plans Element, deconflicted a high providing the medical “safety net” for ground Surgeon General’s Director of Operational ops tempo training/deployment schedule for assaulters. He also served as the senior flight Health and Chief of Aerospace Medicine. 58 medics spanning 5,435 deployed man-days surgeon for the USCENTCOM Crisis Response There he led thousands of aerospace medicine and 5 GCCs. His clinical skills and patient rap- Element, the theater commander’s special op- professionals in nine separate disciplines port got him named the 1 SOMDG’s erations option for any new regional contin-

SAFETY AWARD--Col. Paul Young (center) ac- cepts the Operational Flight Surgeon Safety SHAFER AWARD--Air Force Surgeon General GROW AWARD--Lt. Gen. Roudebush pre- Award for Raymond Clydesdale, who was un- Lt. Gen. James Roudebush presents the George sents the Malcolm C. Grow Flight Surgeon of able to attend, from Lt. Gen. Roudebush, as E. Shafer Award to Thomas Travis. Col Richard the Year Award to Ryan Freeland. Col Richard Richard Bachmann, President of the Bachmann, SUSAFFS President looks on. Bachmann, SUSAFFS Presidents, looks on. SUSAFFS, looks on.

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gency. In addition, he served as the human deficiencies during debrief. He subsequently current no-go pill policy. factors expert during a Safety Investigation worked with the flight physiologist at Aviano Lastly, much of the year at Aviano dealt Board for a Navy HH-60H Class B mishap. to provide a flight profile to assist pilots who with alcohol’s persistent influence in the flying For his actions in Iraq, he was awarded the had been out of the high-G environment for and military community. Several aviators USAF Air Medal. extended periods of time. were grounded and appropriately returned to Capt. Freeland’s other awards include the Doogie also managed the interim safety flying through the persistent advocacy of Capt Iraqi Campaign Ribbon, the GWOT flight surgeon role for the Army for a Clydesdale. Doogie’s presence in his Expeditionary Medal, the AF Outstanding Blackhawk destroyed during a tornado on squadron, coupled with his myriad briefs on Unit Award, the National Defense Service base. His rapport with the commander was the subject contributed to Aviano’s unprece- Medal, GWOT Service Medal, the AF Training vital to the preservation of key-evidence and dented 104 days of DUI-free driving. Ribbon, and the 1SOSS Company Grade data collection. Capt. Clydesdale received his B.S. in Officer of the Quarter, July-September 2006. While deployed to Israel, Capt Clydesdale Biology from Grace College in 1996, and his developed a protocol for decompression sick- D.O. from the Philadelphia College of ness after local on-site hyperbaric chamber vis- Osteopathic Medicine in 2001. He entered ac- Operational Flight Surgeon its. Since the host country’s aerospace tive duty in 2002 and completed the Aerospace medicine assets lacked pressurized oxygen-de- Medicine Primary Course that year. His Safety Award livery equipment, Doogie devised a provi- awards and decorations include: Air Force Raymond J. Clydesdale sional plan to utilize the E-3 Sentry’s pressur- Commendation Medal, Air Force Outstanding ized oxygen capability until the patient could Unit Award with Valor, Armed Force Captain Ray “Doogie”Clydesdale, USAF, be transported to the appropriate facility. This Expeditionary Medal , Global War on MC, has earned the moniker “Safety Man” for new process provided a safety net for all Terrorism Service Medal ,Korean Defense his overall contribution to a culture of safety at American aviators. Service Medal , and the Small Arms Expert Aviano. He has been assigned to Aviano AB, Doogie’s most lasting contributions to Marksmanship Ribbon . Italy since June 2005, first with the 31st flight safety may be a result of his adept Aerospace Medicine Squadron and then with Human Factors observations when picked as the 510th Fighter Squadron. Doogie’s dedica- the FS on the Safety Investigation Board inves- Howard R. Unger Award tion to flight and ground safety is unmatched, tigating an F-16 Class A mishap at Anthony Tvaryanas and over the year he has contributed to safety Spangdahlem AB, Germany. Capt Clydesdale at every opportunity. clearly demonstrated mathematically and vi- The Howard R. Unger Award for best pub- At Aviano AB, Italy, after a new B-course sually multiple visual illusions that con- lished scientific article was presented to Lt. lieutenant in another squadron G-LOC’d, he tributed to the mishap when he led an HH-60 Col. Anthony Tvaryanas for his paper sought opinions and ideas from across the photo shoot over the Spangdahlem airfield. “Human Factors in Remotely Piloted Aircraft Combat Air Force and incorporated them into His careful dissection of the facts during testi- Operations: HFACS Analysis of 221 Mishaps a comprehensive rewrite of the 31 OG G- mony to the convening authority explained Over 10 Years” (ASEM 2006; 77:724-32). Col. LOC prevention program. This plan included the complex interaction of human factors. His Lex Brown accepted the award for Lt. Col. a HUD tape review required and better train- in-depth knowledge of current counter-fatigue Tvaryanas, who was unable to attend the ing for pilots to recognize and correct G-strain management also led to a clarification of the meeting.

Nominations Sought for 2008 AsMA Awards The Awards Committee of the Aerospace Medical e-mail is not available, you can send a hard copy of the form Association, which is responsible for selecting the annual win- via normal mail to: Dwight Holland ners of special awards, has set a December 15 deadline for re- 4874 Glenbrooke Dr. ceiving nominations for awards to be presented at the 2008 Roanoke, VA 24081 Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston, MA. The names of Phone: (540)761-1576 prospective award winners should be submitted as far in ad- AsMA FAX: (703)739-9652. vance of the deadline as possible. Lots of time is needed to Any auxiliary biographical material in electronic or hard review all of the names and select the winners. copy attachments must be limited to 3 typed pages and will be Nominations can be made by any member of AsMA. retained in Association files. Rules: 6. Nominations received by Dec. 15 will be considered for 1. The nominee must be a current member of the awards to be presented at the next annual meeting. Association, with the sole exception that the Sidney D. Unsuccessful nominations will be retained in the active file Leverett, Jr., Environmental Science Awards is open to non- through three award cycles. members. 2. Employees of a company sponsoring an award are eligible ANNUAL AWARDS (descriptions online) to receive the award. Self nomination is not allowed. Deceased 1. Louis H. Bauer Founders Award members may be nominated. 2. Mary T. Klinker Award 3. Nominations for the Tuttle and Environmental Science 3. Harry G. Moseley Award Awards must cite a specific paper printed in Aviation, Space 4. Eric Liljencrantz Award and Environmental Medicine. The award will be given to the 5. Theodore C. Lyster Award first author only. 6. Boothby - Edwards Award 4. An individual can only receive one award in any one year. 7. Julian E. Ward Memorial Award 5. The form is available on the AsMA website. You may either 8. Raymond F. Longacre Award submit the nomination directly from the website or you may 9. Arnold D. Tuttle Award download the nomination form into your computer for e-mail- 10. John A. Tamisiea Award ing as a Word document attachment. Nomination forms sent 11. Sidney D. Leverett, Jr. Environmental Science Award via e-mail should be addressed to the Awards Committee 12. John Paul Stapp Award Chair, Dwight Holland at [email protected]; and Ms 13. Kent K. Gillingham Award Gisselle Vargas at AsMA Headquarters ([email protected]). If 14. Won Chuel Kay Award 15. Marie Marvingt Award

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