316 TRS civilian wins national-level award

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  • By Airman 1st Class Stephen Musal
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An Air Force civilian with the 316th Training Squadron was presented with national-level honors at Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, DC, Aug. 16.

Dana Horn, the chief of the training development element for eight cryptologic linguist courses at the 316 TRS, won the 2007 Director of National Intelligence Excellence in Education and Training Support Professional Award.

Ms. Horn said that she was submitted for the award by the National Security Administration Associate Directorate for Education and Training.

"It was wonderful that the organization submitted someone from Goodfellow," Ms. Horn said. "It was a very nice surprise."

The award criteria called for contribution to the intelligence committee, a demonstrated excellence of work, contribution to the transformation of the intelligence community, evidence of collaboration with intelligence community partners and a demonstration of innovation in education and training solutions.

Among Ms. Horn's accomplishments which led to her nomination were her work reviewing course evaluations and training programs for the cryptologic language analyst courses here, her contribution to the 316 TRS' success in the 2006 Air Education and Training Command Operational Readiness Inspection, her direction of the development of new web-based courseware and her work with other intelligence professionals to increase intelligence training abilities throughout the intelligence community.

Ms. Horn credits success in the ORI, as well as "a willingness to collaborate with others to make changes that will help training excel," as the motivating factors behind her selection for this award.

"I'm part of a fantastic organization, and we all know no one wins an award in a vacuum," she said. "I work with a wonderfully collaborative team that I am very proud of, and we, as a team, will continue working hard every day."

To those intelligence students who want to make their mark on the intelligence world, Ms. Horn suggested a strong work ethic.

"Make a conscious choice every day to be involved in making a positive impact," the award-winning intelligence professional said.