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The Department of the Air Force announced the recipients of the 2023 Gen. Larry O. Spencer Innovation Award during a ceremony at the Pentagon, May 8. Master Sgt. Keith T. Dison, flight chief of advanced geospatial intelligence analysis troop of the Joint Special Operations Command Intelligence Brigade, received the individual award, while the team award went to the Atomic Spark team, which is comprised of the 5th Bomb Wing and 91st Missile Wing, assigned to Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, for the second year in a row. Presented by Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James C. Slife, the individual award recognized Dison’s exceptional contributions to the Special Tactics community. Specifically, he developed groundbreaking airfield survey capabilities for challenging environments, aligning with U.S. Special Operations Command priorities.