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Robins sergeant wins service’s Geico Award

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  • By Wayne Crenshaw
  • 78th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
A Robins sergeant has been honored by the Air Force for promoting base traffic safety.
Master Sgt. Vincent Dewberry, who is assigned to the 78th Security Forces Squadron, recently learned he is the service's nominee for a 2009 Government Employees Insurance Company, or Geico, award.

Dewberry, who is currently deployed to Iraq, will compete in the competition's traffic safety and accident prevention category against nominees from the other military services. The winner will be announced in the spring.

"I am definitely honored, especially with it being Air Force level," he said.

As the squadron's superintendent of plans and programs, Dewberry orchestrated several initiatives to promote traffic safety and security, said Chief Master Sgt. Vincent Eubanks, security forces manager. The initiatives included creating 'Pumpkin Patrols' to help ensure the safety of children on Halloween night and developing a campaign to educate base drivers about Georgia's 'Click It or Ticket' seatbelt-use program.

Dewberry also developed a tool which helps security forces Airmen 'vet' commercial vendors to determine their eligibility for base access.

That innovation is currently in use at 11 Air Force Materiel Command bases.