**Winner of the Bob Baker Fleet Manager Award for Large Fleets**

**MSgt Scotty A. Browning**

**Master Sergeant Scotty A. Browning** is the Command Vehicle Management
Superintendent for Headquarters United States Air Forces in Europe at
Ramstein AB, Germany. He is responsible for transforming the Air Force's
European vehicle fleet from a cold-war posture to an expeditionary
make-up needed for today's versatile mission. He leads 65 fleet managers
at 25 locations in 12 countries with the day to day management of over
10,000 vehicles worth \$800 million.

For over 130 days, Sergeant Browning was deployed to Sather Air Base,
Baghdad, Iraq. He was assigned as the Vehicle Management Superintendent
and was responsible for leading a team of 22 warriors in vehicle repair,
acquisition, and management of 414 assets worth over \$53 million.

Sergeant Browning has taken his vehicle disbursement and validation
skills and applied them to reshaping fleets at installations throughout
the European Command. Over the past year, he has reshaped vehicle
requirements throughout the theater in efforts to decrease the vehicle
footprint needed to fight the Global War on Terror. He has developed a
new system and methodology for validating vehicle requirements at all
Air Force installations.

Also, as a deployed warrior, Sergeant Browning revamped vehicle
capabilities at Baghdad's International Airport. He discovered that 26
percent of his fleet, to include armored vehicles and fire fighting
engines, was out of service due to a lack of parts needed for repair.
Where his predecessors had reached over 6,000 miles back to the United
States for parts support, he ventured out into the local area and was
able to acquire the same parts within a 20 mile radius. He reduced the
time needed for parts procurement from over 14 days to less than 2
hours. Sergeant Browning's team was able to increase the fleet capable
rate to an outstanding 96 percent in service.

Master Sergeant Browning is the premier fleet manager. His actions in
revamping vehicle fleets throughout the European Command have ensured
only the minimum amount of assets are procured and maintained. By
looking at a myriad of vehicle types available and consolidating
requirements, he has slashed the fleet by 450 vehicles and saved tax
payers over \$55 million in new vehicle purchasing requirements.

MSgt Browning's efforts while deployed are a testament to his character
and ability to overcome adversity in an austere environment. While at
Sather Air Base, Baghdad, Sergeant Browning worked closely with the
Iraqi Military and taught their fleet managers how to validate vehicle
requirements needed for their first squadron of C-130 aircraft. He
assisted them in developing procurement and management tools; as well
as, explaining the capabilities of aircraft loading vehicles. Sergeant
Browning's actions resulted in a 200 percent increase in cargo handling
for the Iraqi Air Force. His ability to teach fleet fundamentals to the
Iraqi Air Force serve as a stepping stone to solidifying a US ally of
tomorrow.

MSgt Browning's efforts throughout the past year made him a clear choice
over 11,000 other candidates for the United States Air Force's in
Europe's Lance P. Sijan Award, for demonstrating outstanding leadership
abilities. He was also lauded as Sather AB, Iraq's Senior
Non-Commissioned Officer of the Month.

His decorations include the Air Force Commendation Medal with two Oak
Leaf Clusters, and the Army Achievement Medal with two Oak Leaf
Clusters, and the Army Achievement Medal.

Sergeant Browning was awarded his Community College of the Air Force
(CCAF) Degree in Transportation in 1997, his CCAF Degree in
Instructional Technology of Military Science in 2001, and completed all
requirements for his CCAF Degree in Maintenance Production Management in
2004.

He is married to Technical Sergeant Pamela Browning of Hardin Illinois
and they have a two year old daughter, Paige, and a two month old son,
Paxton.

**Winner of the Bob Baker Fleet Manager Award for Small Fleets**

**Angantyr Agnarsson**

**Mr. Angantyr Agnarsson** is responsible for providing all
transportation services for Naval Air Station Keflavik and tenant
commands to include vehicle support, bus transportation, trash and snow
removal, material movement, and construction project support. He
oversees the performance of vehicle maintenance inspections and repairs
to ensure the safe operation of automotive, construction, fuel delivery,
materials handling, and weight handling equipment. He administers the
Navy Driver's License Program, which ensures the proper use of
government operated vehicles. He generates all the necessary data for
transportation budgetary planning and executes an operating budget of
\$5.4 million. In all, he manages a fleet of 425 units of automotive,
construction, fuel delivery, materials handling, and weight-handling
equipment valued in excess of \$15 million.

Mr. Agnarsson is also responsible for the maintenance of vehicles owned
or leased by tenant activities of the Naval Air Station. He is
responsible for the day-to-day operation of the transportation motor
pool, shop equipment repairs, and other general labor services
associated with transportation. Additionally, he plays a major role in
coordinating the response for a Mass Casualty Alert to include heavy
equipment, mass transportation, and related airfield support operations.

Mr. Agnarsson completed a 23% reduction of his vehicle inventory in
order to meet reduced funding levels and accelerated compliance with the
established, lower requirement quantity. He completed a zero based
review of his entire operation eliminating sixteen permanent labor
positions and culled the station of many underutilized transportation
assets. He maintained superior customer service during this reduction by
offering innovative alternatives, such as operating a duty passenger
shuttle service to transport personnel with infrequent official business
requirements. This program has gained wide acceptance has paved the way
for further inventory reductions. These changes saved a total of \$1.9
million for FY04 not including the future replacement cost avoidance.
His active involvement with the Environmental Division was instrumental
to the completion of a Naval Facilities Engineering Services Command
project that procured and installed a new car wash facility for
government vehicles valued at \$200 thousand. This automatic wash
station replaces manual cleaning of vehicles allowing the transportation
staff to provide better customer service, care and maintenance to all
government vehicles, substantially prolonging vehicle life and saving
outsourcing costs. He integrated 11 military members into the civilian
snow removal crew, fostering civilian/military team interaction and
creating a cost-effective strategy for keeping station roads and parking
lots accessible. Integration of military labor to cover overtime,
eliminating the summer hire program and modification of shift-work hours
are saving \$600 thousand in labor costs annually. In addition, he
executed a reduction in labor force in his division that saved NAS
Keflavik an additional \$508 thousand per year.

Mr. Agnarsson is a skillful problem solver whose prior experience in
Iceland's auto sales industry has proven invaluable over the last year.
He leads an integrated team of U.S. military and Icelandic civilians,
effectively eliminating barriers to productivity and gaining the respect
of his subordinates. He aggressively pursues improvements, always
looking for ways to do things faster, cheaper, and better. His unique
combination of leadership skill, creative problem solving, and business
acumen have been the key to the success of this large transportation
division during times of increasing change.

Due to his aggressive fleet reduction and recapitalization, Mr.
Agnarsson was able to dispose of 129 over-aged vehicles that were an
increasing maintenance drain, saving over \$322,500 in fuel, labor and
material costs in FY04. His hard work and attention to detail ensured
fleet upgrade goals were met, allowing for future disposals of overage
vehicles. His divisional transformation, executed over a six month time
period, will save the Navy almost \$2 million per year!

He has attended numerous technical and managerial courses sponsored by
BMW, Citroen, Renault, and the United States Navy, and he is an active
member of the Kiwanis Club of Iceland.

Mr. Agnarsson is married to Adalheidur Birgirsdottir and has three
children, Agnar, 20; Jona Sigridur, 14; and Kari Birgir, 12.