Unmanned Aerial Systems Award
This award will recognize an individual or group of individuals whose efforts or actions have promoted and/or furthered the development and/or use of UAS in the performance of public safety aviation missions. Likewise, this award may recognize an individual or agency whose safe and effective use of a UAS resulted in the successful completion of a public safety mission. The efforts or actions may be a single event or span over a period of time, and nominees may or may not be sworn personnel or members of APSA.
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ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
- The nominator must submit his or her name and be an APSA member in good standing for at least one year at the time the nomination is made.
- The nominee(s) may or may not be sworn personnel or a member of APSA.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
- Description of Nomination, outlining what actions occurred that led to the nomination (No more than three (3) typed pages; 1 file allowed; 1.5mb; .doc or .docx format).
- A quality digital photo of the nominee (1 file allowed; 5mb; .jpg format).
- Copies of newspaper or magazine articles and videos are also welcome (Up to 3 files allowed; 5mb each).
- Nomination submissions open February 2 – May 1, 2026.
If your files are too large to be delivered via email or through the website, they can be mailed on a jump drive to: Airborne Public Safety Association, Attn: Dan Schwarzbach, 50 Carroll Creek Way, Suite 260, Frederick, MD 21701.
