In 2000, the 544th received one of its many Air Force Outstanding Unit Award. The award did not extend to the detachments' host commands such as the Naval Security Group Activities Sabana Seca and Sugar Grove.
The 544th unit in 2000 was honored with an Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, but this recognition did not apply to its subordinate detachments, which were part of Naval Security Group Activities Sabana Seca and Sugar Grove.