News>Elmendorf couple presented O'Malley Award in Pentagon ceremony
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Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz (seated right) looks on as Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Bergeson and his wife Pamela talk about winning the 2010 General and Mrs. Jerome F. O'Malley award. General Schwartz presented the award during a ceremony in the Pentagon Oct. 4, 2010. The award is presented annually to the wing commander and spouse team who have best exhibited their own courage, power, grace and beauty in caring for Air Force families. The award was established after the O'Malleys, who were known for their leadership and contributions to Air Force families and communities, were tragically killed in a plane crash in 1985. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jim Varhegyi)
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz (left) introduces Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Bergeson and his wife Pamela during a ceremony in the Pentagon Oct. 4, 2010, prior to presenting them with the General and Mrs. Jerome F. O'Malley award. The award is presented annually to the wing commander and spouse team who have best exhibited their own courage, power, grace and beauty in caring for Air Force families. The award was established after the O'Malleys, who were known for their leadership and contributions to Air Force families and communities, were tragically killed in a plane crash in 1985. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jim Varhegyi)
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz (left) introduces Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Bergeson and his wife Pamela during a ceremony in the Pentagon Oct. 4, 2010, prior to presenting them with the General and Mrs. Jerome F. O'Malley award. The award is presented annually to the wing commander and spouse team who have best exhibited their own courage, power, grace and beauty in caring for Air Force families. The award was established after the O'Malleys, shown in the oil painting, who were known for their leadership and contributions to Air Force families and communities, were tragically killed in a plane crash in 1985. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jim Varhegyi)
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz (left) applauds after presenting the 2010 General and Mrs. Jerome F. O'Malley award to Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Bergeson and his wife Pamela during a ceremony in the Pentagon Oct. 4, 2010. The award is presented annually to the wing commander and spouse team who have best exhibited their own courage, power, grace and beauty in caring for Air Force families. The award was established after the O'Malleys, who were known for their leadership and contributions to Air Force families and communities, were tragically killed in a plane crash in 1985. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jim Varhegyi)
Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Bergeson looks on as his wife Pamela talks about winning the 2010 General and Mrs. Jerome F. O'Malley award. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz presented the award during a ceremony in the Pentagon Oct. 4, 2010. The award is presented annually to the wing commander and spouse team who have best exhibited their own courage, power, grace and beauty in caring for Air Force families. The award was established after the O'Malleys, who were known for their leadership and contributions to Air Force families and communities, were tragically killed in a plane crash in 1985. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jim Varhegyi)
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz (left) presents the 2010 General and Mrs. Jerome F. O'Malley award to Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Bergeson and his wife Pamela during a ceremony in the Pentagon Oct. 4, 2010. The award is presented annually to the wing commander and spouse team who have best exhibited their own courage, power, grace and beauty in caring for Air Force families. The award was established after the O'Malleys, who were known for their leadership and contributions to Air Force families and communities, were tragically killed in a plane crash in 1985. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jim Varhegyi)
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz (left) presents the 2010 General and Mrs. Jerome F. O'Malley award to Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Bergeson and his wife Pamela during a ceremony in the Pentagon Oct. 4, 2010. The award is presented annually to the wing commander and spouse team who have best exhibited their own courage, power, grace and beauty in caring for Air Force families. The award was established after the O'Malleys, who were known for their leadership and contributions to Air Force families and communities, were tragically killed in a plane crash in 1985. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jim Varhegyi)
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz (left) presents the 2010 General and Mrs. Jerome F. O'Malley award to Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Bergeson and his wife Pamela during a ceremony in the Pentagon Oct. 4, 2010. The award is presented annually to the wing commander and spouse team who have best exhibited their own courage, power, grace and beauty in caring for Air Force families. The award was established after the O'Malleys, who were known for their leadership and contributions to Air Force families and communities, were tragically killed in a plane crash in 1985. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jim Varhegyi)
Sharon O'Malley Burg (left) talks about the legacy of her parents, General and Mrs. Jerome F. O'Malley, during a ceremony in the Pentagon Oct. 4, 2010, where Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz (seated left) presented the 2010 General and Mrs. Jerome F. O'Malley award to Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Bergeson and his wife Pamela. The award is presented annually to the wing commander and spouse team who have best exhibited their own courage, power, grace and beauty in caring for Air Force families. The award was established after the O'Malleys, who were known for their leadership and contributions to Air Force families and communities, were tragically killed in a plane crash in 1985. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jim Varhegyi)
10/5/2010 - SAN ANTONIO (AFNS) -- The commander of the 3rd Wing at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, and his wife received the 2010 General and Mrs. Jerome F. O'Malley Award Oct. 4 at a ceremony in the Pentagon. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz presented the award and Sharon O'Malley Burg made a special presentation.
Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Bergeson and his wife Pamela received the award that annually recognizes the wing commander and spouse team who have best "exhibited their own courage, power, grace and beauty in caring for Air Force families and whose contributions to the nation, the Air Force and the surrounding community best exemplify the highest ideals and positive leadership of a military couple serving in a key Air Force position."
The award is named after General O'Malley and his wife, Diane, who were killed in a 1985 aircraft crash while en route to a Boy Scout fund-raising banquet in Scranton, Pa. The couple was known for their leadership and contributions to Air Force families and communities.
