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Show THURSDAY, Sept. 29, 2011 9 AWARD SUPPLEMENT TO THE HILLTOP TIMES IHE 'FORCE' WAS PRESENT The 75th Force Support Squadron held its quarterly awards ceremony Star Wars style and several characters showed up including a cardboard cutout of Chewbacca. KIM COOK U.S. Air Force Promotions U.S. Air Force 367th Recruiting Group: man Austin Kennedy, Senior Airman Ryan Leach Tech. Sgt. Ryan Schneider 367th Training Support Squadron: Tech. Sgt. Michael Toal, Staff Sgt. Nicholas Saikowski U.S. Air Force 368th Recruiting Squadron: Master Sgt. Blair Westmoreland, Tech. Sgt. Peter Canlas, Staff Sgt. Ian Flores 388th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron: Tech. Sgt. Rodney Retialoross, Staff Sgt. Alim Alvarado Medina, Senior Airman Austin Cullison, Senior Airman Brandon Gehrke, Senior Airman Devan Nozzi, Senior Airman Brandon Oliver, Senior Airman Caleb Schultz, Senior Airman Shane Sturgeon, Airman 1st Class Nicholas Donaldson, Airman 1st Class Christopher Sheeter, Airman 1st Class Mary Verrill 388th Component Maintenance Squadron: Master Sgt. Eric Wheat, Tech. Sgt. Rafeal Ruttley, Senior Airman Katrina Martin 388th Maintenance Operations Squadron: Tech. Sgt. Micah Crumbley, Tech. Sgt. Brandon Gaskill, Tech. Sgt. Shawn Pardue, Senior Airman Kenneth Bays, Senior Airman Cecil Loges 388th Operations Group: Airman 1st Class Nancy Nail 388th Operations Support Squadron: Senior Airman Scott Fairman 419th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron: Tech. Sgt. Bryan Wicker, Senior Airman Heather Haltli, Senior Airman Alexander Healy 419th Fighter Wmg: Senior Airman Heather Chadwick R Staff Sgt. Brent Ewert 419th Operations Group: Tech. Sgt. Daniel Olvera 573rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron: Master Sgt. Larry Capati, Tech. Sgt. Corey Floyd, Staff Sgt. William Balden, Staff Sgt. Bryan Manning, Staff Sgt. Thomas Wright, Senior Airman Jeremy Gaspard, Senior Airman Christopher Grace, Senior Airman Timothy Lafferty, Senior Airman Diana Medina, Senior Airman Brittany Sutherland Tech. Sgt. Leonard Deleon, Tech. Sgt. Daniel Nelson Master Sgt. Michael Brown In his essay, Diamond wrote about experiences Hilltop Times staff with leadership he had ecently, a Hill when first joining the Air staff sergeant Force and how those have won a $1,000 shaped his outlook. He also scholarship from the spoke about his experiences Air Force Clubs scholhelping out at an orphanarship program for an age while on a short-tour in essay he wrote on his Korea, saying he hoped to make a lasting impression contributions to the Air on the children he and his Force. His entry was one of 25 chosen from fellow Airmen went to visit. across the Air Force in The visits, Diamond states the 15th annual scholin his essay, he hopes would arships contest. aide in strengthening ties Staff Sgt. Diamond Staff Sgt. Anthony between Korea and the U.S. As the now former Hill Diamond plans to use the scholarship to help fund his master's 5/6 (E-5/E-6 enlisted organization) presidegree he is currently pursuing in homedent, he talked about the turnaround of land security through the American Milithe organization from "what was once a debunked professional organization with tary University. With the degree, Diamond said he hopes to excel in his Air Force less than five members at monthly meetcareer and eventually make the rank of chief. See DIAMOND I page 10 BY ANNE MORRISON 419th Maintenance Operations Flight: 388th Equipment Maintenance Squadron: 388th Fighter Wmg: Hill sergeant receives $1,000 award in national essay scholarship contest RESERVIST EARNS PURPLE HEART 649th Munitions Squadron: Tech. Sgt. Victor Jackson, Tech. Sgt. James Allen Klein Jr., Tech. Sgt. James Spillers, Staff Sgt. Everett Levi Gadson Jr., Staff Sgt. Andrew Hoffart 67th Aerial Port Squadron: Senior Airman Paul Graf, Senior Airman Hollan Moore 388th Maintenance Group: 1st Lt. Kelly Ryan, Senior Air- See PROMOTIONS I page 13 Vosler NCO Academy graduates Vosler NonCommissioned Officer Academy Sept. 9 graduates and award winners include the following Hill personnel: Tech. Sgt. Calvin Allen III, 388th Operations Group; Tech. Sgt. Esperanza Aviles, 729th Air Control Squadron; Tech. Sgt. Matthew Barcus, 372nd Training Squadron. Tech. Sgt. Martha Bucher, 367th Training Support Squadron; Tech. Sgt. Arsenio Caballero, 388th Component Maintenance Squadron; Tech. Sgt. Devin Datus, 775th Civil Engineer Squadron. Tech. Sgt. Alec Eigenberger, 388th Equipment Maintenance Squadron; Tech. Sgt. Forest Elbert, 388th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron; Tech. Sgt. Suzie Guzman, 75th Medical Operations Squadron. Tech. Sgt. Bradley Hale, distinguished graduate, 372nd Training Squadron; Tech. Sgt. William Hawkins, distinguished graduate, 388th Maintenance Group; Tech. Sgt. Paul Hickey, 388th Equipment Maintenance Squadron. See VOSLER I page 12 AIRMAN 1ST CLASS CRYSTAL CHARRIERE/U.S. Air Force Col. Keith Knudson, 419th Fighter Wing commander, applauded Maj. Orren Squires on Sept. 11 after giving him a Purple Heart for wounds he received while deployed to Afghanistan in May 2011. Squires, the 419th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management flight commander, was in the lead truck of a convoy when it was struck by an improvised explosive device and thrown about 30 feet. Immediately following the incident, he and the other members who were able to walk set up security around the truck and aided in the capture of a bomb-maker. Knudson told the civil engineer squadron how proud he was of them for their support and service, and recognized them for receiving more awards than almost any other squadron in the wing. |