Happy Hooligan Earns Prestigious Air Force Engineer Award

Master Sgt. Daniel Anderson, of the 119th Civil Engineer Squadron, evaluates diagnostic data on a laptop connected to a Bear Power Unit (BPU) generator at the North Dakota Air National Guard Base, Fargo, North Dakota. Anderson has recently been awarded the prestigious Society of American Military Engineers Goddard Medal for his work in the power production career field. Anderson is an instructor at 119th Regional Training Site, which was selected as the pilot unit for developing training on the new U.S. Air Force High Power Generator. He was instrumental in writing the training materials and conducted the first ever BPU Mission Essential Equipment Training (MEET) Course for the USAF. The digital control BPU is a technological leap from the traditional generators previously used to power a Basic Expeditionary Airfield Resources (BEAR) Base, more commonly known as a tent city. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp/Released)