ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn. -- Arnold Engineering Development Complex leadership honored military and civilian government annual award winners and nominees during a breakfast Feb. 21 at the Arnold Lakeside Center at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn.
The award recipients are:
Maj. Wesly Anderson, Field Grade Officer of the Year
Capt. Jonathan Gutierrez, Company Grade Officer of the Year
Master Sgt. James Buoy, Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year
Tech. Sgt. Alexisa Humphrey, Noncommissioned Officer of the Year
Senior Airman Rodrigo Noriega II, Airman of the Year
McKinley Katz, Civilian Category I
Yancee Burchett, Civilian Category II
Brian Barlow, Civilian Category III
John Garner, Non-appropriated Fund Civilian Category II
Hellion 1st Flight Team – 586th Flight Test Squadron, AEDC Exceptional Innovator
This team consists of: 704th Test group – Tech. Sgt. Rueben Amaya, Master Sgt. James Buoy, Chris Gomez, Tom Hill, Lt. Col. Patrick Killingsworth, Lee Kingsley, Ted Larson, Master Sgt. Chauncey Mitchell, Tech. Sgt. Colton O’Banion, Maj. Bryan Ralston, Tom Shoaf and Staff Sgt. Nikita Williamson. 412th Test Wing – Maj. Greg Marcus, Lt. Col. Doug Rosenstock and Lt. Col. Jeff Searcy. Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate - Matt Alsleben, Lt. Col. Michael Black, Ken Blackburn and Lt. Col. William Gery.
Tunnel 9 Containerized Vacuum System Project Team – Test Operations Division, Technical Achievement
This team consists of: Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 – Cameron Butcher, Joseph Coblish, Arnold Collier, Chester DiBenedetto, Taurean Gray, John Juliano, John Lafferty, Chang Lee, Daniel Marren, Neethi Mathew, Brianne McManamen, Michael Metzger, Ciprian Moraru, Holly Randles, Alex Ratushny, Raymond Schlegel and Milton West. Financial Management – Michael Fain. Installation Contracting – Adam Foret, Lindsey Amacher and Greggory Jones. Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate – Jerrod Hofferth.
Plano Engine Test Safety Team – Aeropropulsion Ground Test Branch, Safety Award
This team consists of: Aeropropulsion Ground Test Branch – Michael Magistro and Richard Walker. Safety Office – Marcus Conner.
Chris Fanning, Air Force Test Center Outstanding Civilian in Enterprise, Supervisor of the Year, Contracting.