Archie League Medal of Safety Award Archives

Announcing the 2022 Winners of the Archie League Medal of Safety Awards and the Region X Commitment to Safety Award

NATCA is pleased to announce the recipients of the 18th annual Archie League Medal of Safety Awards and the 6th annual Region X Commitment to Safety Award. The commitment to safety by NATCA’s members is exemplified […]

Alaska Region: Brent Eber, Nathan Midthun, Merrill Field ATCT (MRI)

Article by Eric Mauro (Merrill Field ATCT, MRI) Merrill Field (MRI) was established in 1930 and is situated in the heart of downtown Anchorage, Alaska. With proximity to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) and shared airspace boundaries […]

Western Pacific Region: Colby Alford, Matthew Cox, Dan Hauptman, Eric Joe – Las Vegas TRACON (L30)

Article by Robert Reddeg (Southern California TRACON, SCT) On the chilly desert evening of February 15, 2022, NATCA members Matt Cox, Eric Joe and the training team of Dan Hauptman and Colby Alford were having a routine […]

Southwest Region: Kerri Fingerson (formerly Phillips, currently at ZBW), Megan Baird – Fort Worth Center (ZFW)

Article by Mary Ann Hall (Houston Hobby ATCT, HOU) On April 23, 2021, the skies over Oklahoma were riddled with areas of precipitation and low ceilings. At 4:51 p.m., N7108Q, a Cessna 172, executed a missed approach […]

Southern Region: David Kunzman, Artur Mularczyk – Memphis Center (ZME)

Article by Amy Sayers (Fort Lauderdale ATCT, FLL) On a beautiful day in April, Memphis Center (ZME) member David Kunzman was training Artur Mularczyk on routine traffic. They were working the R65 sector, which comprises of many […]

Northwest Mountain Region: Morgan Farmer, Jake Zakrzewski – Denver Center (ZDV)

Article by Lydia Baune (Spokane ATCT, GEG) Anytime controllers face an emergency, it can be challenging. In this case, an added challenge was that training was in progress. Jake Zakrzewski has been a controller at Denver Center […]