Delaware National Guard Duncan Leadership Award winners By Maj. Len Gratteri, State Public Affairs Officer Spc. Daniel Bailey addresses the ceremony attendees. Photo by Master Sgt. Keith Strauss, 166th Airlift Wing, Visual Information. Tech Sgt. Allan Post addresses the ceremony attendees. Photo by Master Sgt. Keith Strauss, 166th Airlift Wing, Visual Information. This year's Colonel S.B.I. Duncan Leadership award was presented to Army Spc. Daniel S. Bailey and Air Tech Sgt. Allan P. Post on Sunday, April 13. The award is presented annually to a Delaware National Guard soldier and airman, serving as traditional guardsmen, whose quality of service best reflects the example set by Colonel S.B.I. Duncan during his 35 years of dedicated service in the Delaware National Guard. Recipients are recognized for outstanding performance in areas of leadership, devotion to duty, support of recruiting and retention objectives, and their ability to accomplish assigned tasks. Spc. Bailey is a Cable System Installer in Company B, 280th Signal Battalion. He was Honor Graduate of his Advanced Individual Training class, completing the course in May 2000. Last year he was a critical part of his unit’s cable mission at Fort Meade during Operation Grecian Firebolt. For his actions, he was awarded the Army Achievement Medal. Bailey maintains a high degree of physical fitness. In Basic Training, he had the highest Physical Fitness score and continues by earning a maximum score of 300 on his past two tests with the Delaware Guard. His superiors agree that he is an extremely competent, professional soldier who displays great leadership abilities and potential. Tech Sgt. Post is an aeromedical evacuation technician with the 142nd Aeromedical Evacuation squadron. Last year he served six months in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, helping to transport sick and wounded troops throughout Turkey and Uzbekistan. He has also served in Bosnia, Germany and Paraguay. He is the NCOIC of the 142nd’s Disaster Preparedness Section and a registered Emergency Medical Technician who also teaches an EMT re-certification course. Recently, he spearheaded a program with the Baltimore Shock Trauma unit to allow medical technicians the opportunity to observe the care and treatment of trauma victims. Post proudly displays his award, presented by Maj. Gen. Frank Vavala, Delaware Adjutant General. Photo by Master Sgt. Keith Strauss, 166th Airlift Wing, Visual Information. Maj. Gen. Frank Vavala pins an award on Bailey during the recent ceremony. Photo by Master Sgt. Keith Strauss, 166th Airlift Wing, Visual Information.

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