TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Oklahoma -- NCO of the Quarter is Staff Sgt. Michael Bilharz. He is a fire protection journeyman with the 507th Civil Engineer Squadron. Bilharz is a superb leader, says Lt. Col. Ernest Goodman, 507th Civil Engineer Squadron commander. He was selected by Kirkuk Regional Air Base leadership to train a 16+ member Honor Guard team; participating in 12 group ceremonies. While at Kirkuk, Bilharz reviewed contractor equipment requests and identified admin errors, saving more than $500,000. Bilharz is a warrior athlete. He was one of top five finishers out of 97 runners in the 8.15 mile KRAB OIF Army Great Aloha Run while deployed. He also was a member of KRAB fire muster team challenge; victorious with best time overall against the Army/Irai Air Force. Bilharz developed the KRAB Color Guard, volunteering more than 60 hours of his personal time and dedication. This earned him praise by the group commander.