SFA Annual Awards - US Space Force Association

AWARDS CATEGORIES

INDIVIDUAL AWARD

INDIVIDUAL AWARD nominations in the following categories will be accepted from the Office of the Chief of Space Operations (Pentagon-level Space Force Staff), Space Operations Command, Space Training and Readiness Command, Space Systems Command, the National Reconnaissance Office, Fleet Cyber Command (US Navy’s space element), MARFORSPACE (USMC’s Space element), Space and Missile Defense Command (US Army’s space element), each of the Combatant Commands, each Air Force Major Command, and any other GO/FO-led organization not outlined in this CONOP. Nominees do not need to be a registered member of the SFA at the time of nomination; however, 75% of their day-to-day work must be related to space in some form.

Senior Officer of the Year: O4 through O5, CW4 through CW5
Junior Officer of the Year:  O3 and below, WO1 through CW3
Senior Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year: E7 through E8
Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year: E5 through E6
Junior Enlisted of the Year:  E4 and below
Senior Tier-Civilian of the Year:  GS/GG-12 through 13 (both supervisory and non-supervisory)
Mid-Tier Civilian of the Year: GS/GG-9 through 11 (both supervisory and non-supervisory)
Junior Civilian of the Year: GS/GG-1 through 8 and all Wage Grade and Wage Leaders

TEAM AWARD

TEAM AWARD nominations in the following categories will be accepted from the Office of the Chief of Space Operations (Pentagon-level Space Force Staff), Space Operations Command, Space Training and Readiness Command, Space Systems Command, the National Reconnaissance Office, Fleet Cyber Command (US Navy’s space element), MARFORSPACE (USMC’s Space element), Space and Missile Defense Command (US Army’s space element), each of the Combatant Commands, each Air Force Major Command, and any other GO/FO-led organization not outlined in this CONOP. Nominees do not need to be a registered member of the SFA at the time of nomination; however, 75% of their day-to-day work must be related to space in some form. Members of the team will be spelled out on the award and must have worked on the specific program or project for which the team is being nominated during the award period.

Space Operations Team Award
International Space Operations Team Award

SPACE FORCE ASSOCIATION AWARDS

SPACE FORCE ASSOCIATION AWARDS in the following categories will be accepted from each of the SFA Chapters as well as the national office:

Space Force Association Volunteer of the Year Award
Space Force Association Local Chapter of Year Award

AWARD PERIOD

To accommodate a December award presentation, the award period will be from 15 October 2021 to 14 October 2022.

AWARDS FORMAT

Initially we will use the Air Force Award nomination form 1206. No more than 32 lines in 12 point Times New Roman format. Additional lines will not be scored. Nominations will be unclassified.

PROGRAM TIMELINE

August 29, 2022

CALL FOR NOMINEES

August 29, 2022

September 15, 2022

CALL FOR SPONSORS

September 15, 2022

October 1, 2022

CALL FOR AWARD PACKAGE SCORING PANELS

October 1, 2022

November 1, 2022

AWARD PACKAGES DUE

November 1, 2022

AWARD PACKAGES SCORED

November 1, 2022

December 1, 2022

Final call to nominating organizations for “in good standing” status of nominations

December 1, 2022

Contact Us

Please reach out to awardsubmissions@ussfa.org for any questions or submissions.

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