The Air Force has named its top four civilians for 2007 for the Air Force Association Outstanding Air Force Civilian Employee of the Year Award. They are: David Smart, a wage employee from Hurlburt Field, Fla.; Christopher Nordberg, program specialist, Hill AFB, Utah; Robert Lefever, program manager, Moody AFB, Ga.; and Robert Renko, senior program manager, Linthicum, Md.
Air Force Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost—a trailblazer and one of the first 10 women to reach a four-star rank across the U.S. military—retired and passed control of U.S. Transportation Command to Air Force Gen. Randall Reed on Oct. 4, finishing an eventful tenure at TRANSCOM.