Lt. Col. Thomas Ready (left), commanding officer of the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112, Maj. Kevin Szepe (center), operations officer of VMFA-112 , and Col. Tray Ardese (right), commanding officer, Marine Aircraft Group 41, were presented with the Secretary of the Navy’s Safety Excellence Award for Marine Corps Reserve Aviation Safety Oct. 20, 2014, at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas. VMFA-112’s focus on mission safety resulted in zero mishaps during fiscal year 2013.