445th Airlift Wing CGO of the Year

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WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio --  Capt. Robert Wengerter was selected as the 445th Airlift Wing Company Grade Officer of the Year; which was announced at the 445 AW Annual Awards Banquet Jan. 8. He is the vehicle maintenance flight commander in the 445th Logistics Readiness Squadron. While deployed to Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, Captain Wengerter led 75 Airmen and managed 50 aircraft and $20 million in assets while providing airlift for 94,000 passengers and 71 tons of cargo on 7,000 missions. He planned the 445th Mission Support Group's annual training deployment to RAF Mildenhall. While deployed, he received the International Security Assistance Force's Headquarters Commander Kandahar Air Field Hero Award and was the 451st Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron CGO of the month. Captain Wengerter also spearheaded a toy drive for Afghan children injured by NATO combat operations, which aided in recovery and improved relations.