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“Basic Military Servant of the Year”
This award went to Private Pascal Primeßnig (Jägerbattalion 25/Carinthia). During his security police assistance mission, Primeßnig became a lifesaver after he successfully resuscitated a collapsed passenger in a vehicle. Thanks to Pascal Primeßnig’s expert and, above all, successful resuscitation, the man survived.
“Civil Employee of the Year”
Roswitha Mathes won in this category. In addition to her work as head of the “Human Security” department, Ministerial Councilor Mathes has been committed to the advancement of women and equality for many years. She received the award for creating a code of conduct that serves as a tool for managing and dealing with sexual misconduct.
“Unit of the Year”
This award went to the introduction team of the new AW169 multi-purpose helicopter system. The eleven-person team consisted of military helicopter pilots, flight instructors and an on-board technician instructor. The main task was to ensure the transition from 1960s technology to a state-of-the-art helicopter system.
“Soldier of the Year”
Colonel Jürgen Pirolt won in the “Soldier of the Year” category. Colonel Pirolt is director of the multinational European Center for Manual Neutralization Capabilities (ECMAN). Due to ECMAN’s project leadership and expertise, the Austrian leadership will be extended until 2030. Colonel Pirolt, who fought for this cause all these years as “Mr. ECMAN” and achieved the highest international reputation for Austria with this task, was elected “Soldier of the Year 2023”.
Two “Special Awards 2023” went to a patrol team from Jägerbataillon 23 and to the AIRPOWER22 project team.
- On May 11, 2023, the Brenner Mobil patrol of the 1st Assistance Company of the Tyrol Military Command detected a fire in the “Weißes Rössl” hotel. Thanks to the quick action of Senior Sergeant Martin Rasch, Private Thomas Laimer and Private Sebastian Vorderleitner, twelve uninjured people and one person with smoke poisoning were saved.
- The Airpower 22 project organization involved 7,647 people during the two days of the event. With over 275,000 visitors, the Airpower 22 project was the largest event, exercise and deployment of the Austrian Armed Forces in 2022. As part of the “Military of the Year 2023”, the Airpower 22 project team was awarded a “Special Award”.
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