{"id":19444,"date":"2021-09-20T16:00:12","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T16:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=19444"},"modified":"2021-09-20T16:01:43","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T16:01:43","slug":"michigan-aeronautics-commission-honors-oscoda-wurtsmith-airport-manager-and-mdot-alpena-tsc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/michigan\/michigan-aeronautics-commission-honors-oscoda-wurtsmith-airport-manager-and-mdot-alpena-tsc\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Michigan Aeronautics Commission Honors Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport Manager and MDOT Alpena TSC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At its Sept. 15 meeting in Thompsonville, the Michigan\nAeronautics Commission (MAC) presented its group Awards of Excellence to the\nMichigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Alpena Transportation Service\nCenter (TSC) and to Gary Kellan, airport manager of the Oscoda-Wurtsmith\nAirport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alpena-awardedit.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19445\" width=\"225\" height=\"232\"\/><figcaption><em> MAC Director Mike Trout (left) looks on as MDOT Alpena TSC Manager Garrett Dawe accepts the award on behalf of the TSC. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Alpena TSC was recognized for assisting the U.S. Air\nForce and Michigan Air National Guard in the testing of six military aircraft\nlandings and takeoffs on M-32 west of Alpena on Aug. 5. A national,\nfirst-of-its-kind exercise, the Alpena TSC worked to close the roadway,\nconducted public outreach to keep residents informed, coordinated with national\nmedia, and worked to relocate utilities and traffic lights, which went above\nand beyond their normal duties. The MAC presented the Alpena TSC staff the\nhighest-level award in supporting this important aeronautical test mission. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gary-Kellan-edit-2-715x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19446\" width=\"156\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gary-Kellan-edit-2-715x1024.jpg 715w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gary-Kellan-edit-2-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gary-Kellan-edit-2.jpg 906w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 156px) 100vw, 156px\" \/><figcaption><em>Gary Kellan<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For his outstanding contribution to Michigan as manager of\nOscoda-Wurtsmith Airport, Gary Kellan was recognized with an individual Award\nof Excellence. Kellan was honored for his commitment to innovation and\nimprovements during his 11 years as airport manager that resulted in multiple\nairport developments and led to being named 2020 Airport of the Year by the\nMDOT Office of Aeronautics and featured in a Business View magazine article.\nThe MAC and the MDOT Office of Aeronautics thank Kellan for his accomplishments\nas a true example of leadership and dedication to the aviation industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every year since 1990, the MAC has recognized individuals\nand organizations whose innovative contributions have led to significant\nimprovements to facilities, operations or public relations that support\naviation in Michigan. The MAC is responsible for the general supervision of\naeronautics within Michigan.&nbsp; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At its Sept. 15 meeting in Thompsonville, the Michigan Aeronautics Commission (MAC) presented its group Awards of Excellence to the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Alpena Transportation Service Center (TSC) and to Gary Kellan, airport manager of the Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport. The Alpena TSC was recognized for assisting the U.S. Air Force and Michigan Air National [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-michigan"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19444"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19444\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19450,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19444\/revisions\/19450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}