Congratulations to 2013 annual award winners

86th AIRLIFT WING ANNUAL AWARD WINNERS

• Maj. Jonathan Cato, 37th Airlift Squadron — Field Grade Officer of the Year
• Capt. William Guthrie IV, 86th Operations Support Squadron — Company Grade Officer of the Year
• Senior Master Sgt. Lawrence Kirkley Jr., 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron — First Sergeant of the Year
• Master Sgt. Cherise Mosley, 86th Munitions Squadron — Volunteer of the Year
• Master Sgt. Stephen Zimmerman, 86th Communications Squadron — SNCO of the Year
• Tech. Sgt. Jessica Green, 86th Medical Support Squadron — NCO of the Year
• Senior Airman Jonathan Roland, 786th Civil Engineering Squadron — Airman of the Year, Honor Guard Member of the Year
• Ronald Boothe, 86th Comptrollers Squadron — Civilian, Category I of the Year
• Melaina Johnson, 786th Civil Engineering Squadron — Civilian, Category II of the Year

435th AIR GROUND OPERATIONS WING ANNUAL AWARD WINNERS

• Maj. Troy Kirk, 21st Operations Weather Squadron — FGO of the Year
• Capt. Israel Shankel, 435th Security Forces Squadron — CGO of the Year
• Senior Master Sgt. Jeffrey Bise, 1st Combat Communications Squadron — First Sergeant of the Year
• Senior Airman Terrance Cooley, 1st CBCS — Volunteer of the Year
• Master Sgt. Jonathan Stevens, 435th Air and Space Communications Group — SNCO of the Year
• Tech. Sgt. Douglas Storseth, 1st CBCS — NCO of the Year
• Airman 1st Class Glenn Dredden, 1st CBCS — Airman of the Year
• Ronald Bueler, 1st Air and Space Communications Squadron — Civilian, Cat II of the Year
• Sandy Deacon, 1st Communications Maintenance Squadron — Civilian, Cat I of the Year

521st AIR MOBILITY OPERATIONS WING ANNUAL AWARD WINNERS

• Capt. Joel Allen, 721st Aerial Port Squadron — CGO of the Year
• Senior Master Sgt. Richard R. Rizzo, 521st AMOW — SNCO of the Year
• Senior Master Sgt. Joseph Wheeler, 721st APS — First Sergeant of the Year
• Staff Sgt. Candice Callahan, 721st APS — NCO of the Year
• Airman 1st Class Tory Weaver, 721st APS — Airman of the Year
• Anthony Lesnioski, 721st APS — Civilian, Cat II of the Year
• Liala Salvetti, 724th Air Mobility Squadron — Local National Civilian, Cat II of the Year

2013 USAFE-AFAFRICA LEVEL WINNERS

A1 (Team/Program) Awards/Winners
• 86th Airlift Wing Equal Opportunity — Col. L. Joseph Brown Award for Equal Opportunity
• 86th/786th Force Support Squadron — Gen. Curtis E. LeMay Award
• 786th FSS — Operations Program of the Year
• 786th FSS Dining Facilities — John L. Hennessy Trophy-Legacy
• 86th FSS Education and Training — Altschuler Outstanding Education and Training Program
• 86th FSS Airmen and Leadership School — Enlisted Professional Military Education Team of the Year
• Lt. Col. Keithen Washington, 86th FSS — Lt. Gen. Norm Lezy Award
• Maj. Chrystal Putman, 786th FSS — Personnel Field Grade Officer of the Year (ARC)
• Capt. Leslie Weitershausen, 786th FSS — Personnel CGO of the Year (ARC)
• Master Sgt. Jared Moran, 86th FSS — Gen. Bill J. Boles Mentorship Award
• Master Sgt. Brandon Webb, 86th FSS — A1 Special Recognition Award
• Tech. Sgt. James Vest, 786th FSS — Spirit of Hope Award
• Senior Airmen Johnathan Williams, 786th FSS — Force Support Amn of the Year
• Annette Davenport, 786th FSS — Force Support Section Chief of the Year
• David Quinn, 86th FSS — Roger M. Blanchard Memorial Award
• Mona Hamilton, 86th FSS — Dr. Beverly L. Schmalzried Award

Civil Engineer Awards/Winners
• 786th Civil Engineering Squadron — Balchen Post Award (Snow and Ice Control)
• 786th CES Operations Flight — Maj. Gen. Clifton D. Wright Award for Outstanding Operations Flight
• 86th CES Fire Department — Chief Master Sgt. Ralph E. Sandborn Award (Large Fire Department)
• 86th CES Asset Management Flight — Gen. Thomas D. White Award
• 86th CES Housing Flight — Brig. Gen. Michael A. McAuliffe Housing Excellence Award
• Lt. Col. Elizabeth Harwood, 786th CES — Maj. Gen. Dean Fox Award (Senior Military Manager)
• Master Sgt. Angel Torres, 786th CES — SAME Goddard Medal
• Staff Sgt. Sean Cantrell, 435th Construction and Training Squadron — Department of Defense Fire Service Instructor of the Year
• Harry Guth, 786th CES — Outstanding CE Manager Award-Civilian Technician
• John Schamp, 786th CES — Air Force Civilian Emergency Manager of the Year

Communications Awards/Winners
• 4th Air and Space Communications Squadron — 2013 George Kenney Award
• 86th Communications Squadron — Gen. McClelland Info Dominance Unit Award
• 86th CS Ramstein Post Office — Outstanding Large Postal Facility
• 86th CS Information Assurance — Outstanding Info Assurance Element
• 86th CS Ramstein Cyber Vulnerability Tiger Team — Gen. Rawlings Info Dominance Team Award
• Detachment 5, 2nd Air Postal Squadron — Outstanding Aerial Mail Terminal
• Lt. Col. Patrick Hilgendorf, 1st CBCS — Outstanding Cyberspace-FGO
• Capt. Candice Urrutia, 1st CBCS — Outstanding Cyberspace-CGO
• Master Sgt. Chad Grant, 1st CBCS — Outstanding Cyberspace SNCO
• Master Sgt. James P. Moser, Det 5, 2 AIRPS — Outstanding Postal Service-SNCO
• Tech. Sgt. Albert King, Det 5, 2 AIRPS — Outstanding Postal Service-NCO
• Tech. Sgt. William Kouba, 1st CBCS — Outstanding Cyber Systems Operations-NCO
• Tech. Sgt. Trevor McAfee, 1st Air and Space Communications Operations Squadron — Outstanding Cyber Defense Operations NCO
• Tech. Sgt. Kenneth Millard, 86th CS — Outstanding Client Systems-NCO
• Tech. Sgt. Joshua Tulley, 1st CBCS — Outstanding Radio Frequency Transmission-NCO
• Staff Sgt. Aaron Kline, 86th CS — Outstanding Cable/Antenna Systems-NCO
• Staff Sgt. William Reigle, 86th CS — Outstanding Cyber Surety-NCO
• Staff Sgt. Brandon York, 1st Communications Maintenance Squadron — 2013 AF Communications & Air Traffic Controllers Association Maj. Gen. Gerald L. Pather Communication/Information Professional of the Year
• Senior Airman Howard Daniels, 1st CBCS — Outstanding RF Transmission-Airman
• Senior Airman Matthew Dry, 1st CMXS — Cable and Antenna Systems Airman
• Senior Airman Thomas Livingston, 1st CMXS — Outstanding Airfield Systems Airman
• Senior Airman Christian Rodgers, 86th CS — Outstanding Cyber Surety-Airman
• Senior Airman Miranda Snyder, 86th CS — American Legion Spirit of Service
• Keith Wagner, 1st ACOS — Outstanding Information Dominance Civilian Manager

Contracting Award Winners
• Capt Sherry Liebnitzky, 700th Contracting Squadron — Outstanding Contingency Contracting Officer of the Year
• Margit Miller, 700th CONS — Outstanding Contracting Civilian, GS-11 and below of the Year

Logistics Readiness Awards/Winners
• 86th Munitions Squadron — Outstanding Achievement Award for Weapons Safety
• 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Management Flight — American Petroleum Institute Trophy Award USAFE Golden Drum
• 86th LRS Packing Specialists — Department of Defense Packaging Excellence Award
• Maj. Salomon Alvarez, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron — Logistical Readiness-Field Grade Officer of the Year
• Capt. Jessica Gott, 86th Vehicle Readiness Squadron — Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award-Junior Officer
• Senior Master Sgt. Michael Moore, 86th LRS — MSgt Randy Gillespie AF Fuels-Senior Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year
• Master Sgt. Tariq Abdullah, 86th VRS — Vehicle Operations-SNCO of the Year
• Tech. Sgt. Eric Goff, 86th LRS — Logistical Readiness-NCO of the Year, Fuels NCO of the Year
• Tech. Sgt. Simon Henry, 86th Material Maintenance Squadron — NCOA Vanguard Award
• Senior Airman Chad Cassidy, 86th VRS — Vehicle Management Airman of the Year, Automotive Service Excellence Technician of the Year
• Senior Airman Alexander Chenard, 86th LRS — Air Transportation Airman of the Year
• Senior Airman Nicholas World, 86th LRS — Traffic Management Airman of the Year

Maintenance Awards/Winners
• 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron — Maintenance Effectiveness Cat I (Small Aircraft Maintenance)
• Master Sgt. Jason Carey, 86th AMXS — Aircraft Maintenance Supervisor Manager of the Year
• Technical Sgt. Brandon Clark, 86th AMXS — Aircraft Maintenance Technical Supervisor of the Year

Medical Awards/Winners
• 86th Medical Group — Outstanding Resource Management Team of the Year Award
• 86th MDG — Outstanding Medical Logistics Large Activity Account of the Year
• 86th MDG — Surgeon General’s Medical Information Services Team Award
• 86th MDG — Outstanding Health Plan Management Team Award
• 86th MDG — Large Dental Clinic of the Year
• Maj. Curtis Hayes, 86th MDG — Clinical Dentist of the Year
• Maj. Lisa Hoyt, 86th Mission Support Group — Biomedical Clinician Cat III Officer of the Year
• Maj. Laura Lien, 86th MDG — Outstanding Achievement in Nursing Force Development Award
• Capt. Jay Butler, 86th MDG — Biomedical Clinician Cat I CGO of the Year
• Tech. Sgt. Pompilio Alfaro, 86th MDG — Physical Medicine NCO of the Year Award
• Tech. Sgt. Richard Minton, 86th MDG — Laboratory NCO of the Year Award
• Staff Sgt. Laura Shouldis, 86th MDG — Surgical Service Airman of the Year Award
• Staff Sgt. Taylor Root, 86th MDG — Outstanding Air Force Diagnostic Imaging Airman of the Year
• Senior Airman Rosy Fernandez, 86th MDG — Cardiopulmonary Laboratory Airman of the Year
• Senior Airman John Reeves, 86th MDG — Laboratory Airman of the Year Award
• Senior Airman Sage Summers, 86th MDG — Physical Medicine Airman of the Year Award
• Cesar Alvarez, 86th MDG — Biomedical Specialist Civilian of the Year

Operations Awards/Winners
• 7th Weather Squadron — Outstanding Battlefield Weather Squadron of the Year
• 21st Operational Weather Squadron — Outstanding Operational Weather Squadron of the Year
• 37th Airlift Squadron — Mackay Trophy-Meritorious Flight of the Year
• 37th AS — David C. Schilling – Most Outstanding Contribution in the Field of Flight
• 496th Air Base Squadron — Airfield Operations – D. Ray Hardin Air Traffic Control Facility of the Year
• 496th ABS — Airfield Operations-Ronald B. McCarthy Airfield Management Facility of the Year
• 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron — Best AES Patient Safety Program
• Maj. Troy Kirk, 21st OWS — AF Weather FGO of the Year
• Capt. Daniel Bigley, Headquarters, 7th WS — AF Battlefield Weather CGO of the Year
• Capt. Zachary Brodeur, 2nd Air Support Operations Squadron — Fighter Duty Officer Award
• Capt. Caitlin Curran, 86th Operations Support Squadron — Federally Employed Women’s Military Meritorious Service
• Capt. Paul Tandberg, 8th ASOS — 2013 Airlift/Tanker Association Youth Leadership Award
• First Lt. Houston Nelson, 2nd ASOS — Maj. Greg Stone Air Liaison Officer Award
• Senior Master Sgt. Fambro Knight, HQ U.S. Air Forces in Europe/Air Forces Africa — AF Weather SNCO of the Year
• Master Sgt. Kevin Goff, Det 3, 7th WS — AF Battlefield Weather SNCO of the Year
• Tech. Sgt. Joseph Hartranft, HQ 7th WS — AF Battlefield Weather NCO of the Year
• Tech. Sgt. Richard Kienzle, 86th OSS — Outstanding AF Weather NCO of the Year
• Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Mosely, 2nd ASOS — Staff Sgt. Jacob Frazier Tactical Air Control Party Joint Terminal Attack Controller Award
• Staff Sgt. Deborah Korenoski, 86th AES — Outstanding Aerospace Medicine NCO of the Year Award
• Staff Sgt. Marlowe Perry, Det 3, 7th WS — AF Battlefield Weather Airman of the Year
• Senior Airman Justin Helmuth, 21st OWS — AF Weather NCO of the Year
• Airman First Class Andrew Stephan, 2nd ASOS — Airman First Class Raymond Losano TACP Award
• Elizabeth Rondeau, 76th AS — Zachary & Elizabeth Fisher Distinguished Civilian Humanitarian Award
• Kara Ulrich, 37th AS — Joan Orr-Spouse of the Year
• Kimberly Copsey, 2nd ASOS — Joan Orr-Spouse of the Year
• Martin Kaczmarek, 21st OWS — AF Weather Civilian of the Year, Cat 1

Public Affairs Award Winners
• Tech. Sgt. Chad Thompson, 86th AW — Staff Sgt. Christopher S. Frost Outstanding Communication NCO Award
• Senior Airman Damon Kasberg, 86th AW — Best Graphics Layout & Design, Best Pictorial Photography, Best Picture Story, Best Portrait/Personality Photography, Photographer of the Year, Best Television Feature Report
• Senior Airman Ellen McCarthy, 86th AW — Best Radio News Report, Best Radio Feature Report, Best Radio Sports Report
• Airman 1st Class Jordan Castelan, 86th AW — Best Sports Photography
• Airman 1st Class Thomas Smith, 86th AW — Outstanding New Broadcaster

Safety Awards/Winners
• 86th AW Ground Safety — Safety Outstanding Achievement Award for Ground Safety, Cat II
• Staff Sgt. Joseph Hernandez, 86th AW — GEICO Military Service Award-Traffic Safety

Security Forces Award Winners
• Senior Master Sgt. Michael Keeler, 86th Security Forces Squadron — Col. Billy Jack Carter Award
• Staff Sgt. Cassee Cordes, 435th SFS — 2013 Outstanding SF Augmentee Award
• Thomas Glanzdorf, 569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron — Outstanding SF Flight-level Civilian Award (Supervisory)
• Garfield Harris, 569th USFPS — Outstanding SF Civilian Support Staff Award
• Stephan Mayer, 86th SFS — Outstanding SF Flight-level Civilian Award (Non-Supervisory)

(Editor’s note: Air Force level and 521st AMOW higher headquarters award winners will be announced at a later date.)