173rd Fighter Wing Field Grade Officer of the Year - Major Dreama Hutchison

In 2015 Hutchison expertly managed 33 Airmen and $2.89-million in IT assets to support the 173rd Fighter Wing mission. She utilized limited personnel during the Total Force Integration to complete a $331,000 communications upgrade with zero downtime. Her leadership during a multi-agency $340,000 E911 installation resulted in a 10-percent improvement in emergency response time, meeting the Oregon Governor’s suspense. Hutchison was instrumental in decreasing network vulnerabilities by 25-percent resulting in a top 10 time compliance network order rate in the Air National Guard. She is a decisive commander, reorganizing full time manning resources to ensure healthy force management. Her dedication and professionalism extends into the community as well where she coached local youth volleyball, was a guest speaker for the local Soroptimist group, and helped organized the Triad School “Spring Fling” fostering improved base and community relations.