Tampa Bay Defense Alliance and Airlift/Tanker Association Present Tampa Bay Trophy to Mark Kern from Scott Air Force Base, Illinois | PR Newswire [Video]

, /PRNewswire/ — Mark Kern from Scott Air Force Base, IL received the 2024 Tampa Bay Trophy Saturday in a ceremony held at the Airlift Tanker Association Convention, Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center, Grapevine, TX. Presenting the trophy was Tampa Bay Defense Alliance (TBDA) President Maj Gen Lawrence M. Martin Jr., USAF (Ret), Airlift/Tanker Association (A/TA) Chairman Gen Carlton D. Everhart II, USAF (Ret), and General John Lamontagne, Commander, Air Mobility Command. The Tampa Bay Trophy recognizes a civic leader whose lifetime achievement and distinguished service to the United States Air Force and Air Mobility Command epitomizes the synergy between civilian and military communities.

“Our nation continues to face a huge number of worldwide challenges and it demands more and more every day from our Air Force and its Airmen. Our military bases depend on responsive partnerships with their surrounding communities and the fantastic civic leaders who build and improve those relationships for mission success. …