Keesler instructor wins Air Force-level award

Staff Sgt. Trae Clark, 334th Training Squadron aviation resource management instructor, trains students on the operations desk in the squadron/host aviation resource management lab at Cody Hall June 1, 2012, at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Clark is the 2011 Air Force aviation resource management instructor of the year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

Keesler Instructor wins Air Force-level award

Published June 7, 2012
By Senior Airman Eric Summers Jr.
81st Training Wing Public Affairs

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- Staff Sgt. Trae Clark, 334th aviation resource management instructor, won the Air Force Outstanding Aviation Resource Management Award for 2011, May 3.

Clark is a model instructor, teaching six three-level courses of more than 1,242 hours with an average student grade of 92 percent. He also devoted 22 hours of special individual assistance to ensure 19 students passed the retest saving the Air Force $17,000 in retraining costs.

Clark also analyzed 200 test questions, identified seven ambiguities and updated four questions. He managed more than 450 technical training management system entries on 57 students with zero errors.

Since 1942, Keesler has graduated more than 2.2 million students. Keesler's training mission is the responsibility of the 81st Training Group, the largest electronics training group in the world. On any given day, more than 5,000 students attend classes in one of more than 600 courses. The 81st TRG annually provides training to more than 38,000 officers, Airmen and civilian employees of the Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, Army, Navy, Marine Corps, other Department of Defense agencies and contractors, as well as allied nations.