AEDC personnel recognized at annual awards banquet

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  • By Bradley Hicks
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ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn. --  ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn. – Arnold Engineering Development Complex leadership recently recognized annual military and civilian government award winners and nominees at the AEDC Annual Awards Banquet, which took place Feb. 8 in the Arnold Lakeside Center at Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee.

The keynote speaker was Col. William M. Brandt Jr., a reservist assigned to AEDC, Arnold AFB, who serves as the Senior Individual Mobilization Augmentee on the wing staff supporting ground test and evaluation of next generation hypersonic and aerospace vehicles, engines and ballistic missiles.

The award recipients are:

Airman First Class Rodrigo Noriega, Airman of the Year

TSgt. Alexisa Humphrey, Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year

MSgt. Sean Roberson, Senior Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year

Capt. Adrian Catarius, Company Grade Officer of the Year

Maj. Bryan Ralston, Field Grade Officer of the Year

Cari Gardiner-Hall, Civilian Category I

Kalyn Jones, Civilian Category II

Elijah Minter, Civilian Category III

Light Attack Experiment Phase II Team – 586th Flight Test Squadron, General Lee Gossick Team Excellence
This team consists of: Lt. Col. Hans Buckwalter, Lt. Col. Patrick Killingsworth, Maj. Bryan Ralston, Maj. Jeremiah Johnson, Maj. Jon Gipson, Maj. John Tekell, Maj. Ryan Lemaire, Maj. Craig Bayer, Capt. Josh Thomas, Capt. Zach Hoeffener, Capt. Blake Morgan, 1st Lt. Josh Winton, 2nd Lt. Preston Spaulding, 2nd Lt. William Sousa, Master Sgt. Marc Berger, Master Sgt. Daniel Hansford, Master Sgt. Chauncey Mitchell, Tech Sgt. Brandon Nallie, Tech Sgt. Cory Sheppard, Tech Sgt. Ruben Amaya, Staff Sgt. Nikita Williamson, Airman First Class Rodrigo Noriega, Phil Landin, Daniel Gilliand, Thomas Shoaf, Sandy Hernandez, Joe Gallegos, Tim Espinoza, Scott Jones, Keith Combs, Brian Ravak, Ryan Black, Kevin Rash, Desiree Craig, William Hunter, Will Urick, Edwin Falconer, James Darby, Charles Yockey, Ronald Sanchez, Raybon Phillips, Francisco Ramirez, Eric Lagier, Dr. Ravi Penmetsa, Keith Kirk and Vince Pecoraro.

Live Fire Test & Evaluation Test Team – 704th Test Group, Technical Achievement Excellence
This team consists of: Patrick O’ Connell, Jason Sawdy, Eric Brickson, Levi Coey, Scott Ehman, Mark Durick, Alex Kurtz and Russell Loos

DEUCSI Test Team – 586th Flight Test Squadron, Exceptional Innovator Award
This team consists of: Maj. Ben Karlow, Capt. Donny Schneider, TSgt. Steve Maluchnik, Jerry Sanchez, Jose Diaz, Kalyn Jones, Don Morales and Andrea Chavez

Adam Foret, Outstanding Civilian in Systems Contracting (Non-Supervisor)

Stacey Lamb, Outstanding Quality Assurance Program Coordinator