Nellis Top 3 recognizes January MVP award winner Published March 7, 2011 Nellis Public Affairs NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- The Nellis Top 3 recently announced Staff Sgt. Derric Richardson as the MVP award winner for January 2011. Sergeant Richardson was selected because of his outstanding work as the Thunderbird Aviation Resource Manager. Over a 33 day period, Sergeant Richardson coordinated 74 training sorties, which enabled the 2011 Thunderbird Diamond formation to begin flying together 14 days ahead of the training syllabi. He also managed the Thunderbird team's Enlisted Incentive Flight program, which enabled five team members to receive a once-in-a-lifetime flight in a Thunderbird F-16.
