Air Force names 2005 Mission Support Award winners

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The winners of the 2005 Mission Support Awards were announced May 2.

The results are:

Personnel

Gen. Robert J. Dixon Personnel Award: Senior Master Sgt. Jimmy Jones, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas.

Gen. Horace M. Wade Innovation Award: Tech. Sgt. Wendy Davis, Tyndall AFB, Fla.

Gerrit D. Foster Jr. Outstanding Military Personnel Flight Achievement Award:
Category I (large) -- 16th Mission Support Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
Category II (small) -- 12th MSS, Randolph AFB.

Outstanding Air Force Personnel Manager of the Year Award (headquarters level):
Senior Manager -- Maj. Edward Veitch, Langley AFB, Va.
Junior Manager -- Capt. Marc Adair, Bolling AFB, D.C.
Personnel Superintendent -- Master Sgt. Charles Mills, Randolph AFB.
Personnel Technician -- Tech. Sgt. Brian Ahern, Hickam AFB, Hawaii.
Personnel Specialist -- Senior Airman Abiegail Ashley, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

Outstanding Air Force Personnel Manager of the Year Award (base level): 
Senior Manager -- Lt. Col. David Mahanes II, Yokota Air Base, Japan.
Junior Manager -- Capt. Casey Vile, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.
Personnel Superintendent -- Senior Master Sgt. David Carlson, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska.
Personnel Technician -- Tech. Sgt. Michael Crawley, Pope AFB, N.C.
Personnel Specialist -- Senior Airman Danielle Thompson, Hurlburt Field.

Outstanding Air Force Personnel Manager of the Year Award (unit level):
Personnel Manager -- 1st Lt. Kristina M. Coutts, Moody AFB, Ga.
Personnel Superintendent -- Master Sgt. Jerry Emerick, Tyndall AFB.
Personnel Technician --Tech. Sgt. Brandy Alexander, Charleston AFB, S.C.
Personnel Specialist -- Senior Airman Brandon Glanzer, Yokota AB.

Captain Vile is the overall Outstanding Air Force Personnel Manager of the Year and will be honored by the Air Force Association later this year.

Military Equal Opportunity Office

Outstanding MEO Office:
Col. L. Joseph Brown Award:
Category I -- Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB.
Base Level, Category II (Large) -- 21st Space Wing, Peterson AFB, Colo.
Base Level, Category III (Small) -- 347th Rescue Wing, Moody AFB.

Outstanding MEO Individuals:
Headquarters level, NCO/Civilian -- GS-13 Edward Wroblinski Jr., Hickam AFB.
Base Level, Chief of MEO -- Master Sgt. Danny Wells, Andersen AFB, Guam.
Base Level, NCO/Civilian EOT -- Staff Sgt. Shane Sullivan, Tinker AFB, Okla.

Education and Training

Nathan Altschuler Outstanding Education and Training Flight Awards:
Category IA -- 15th MSS, Hickam AFB.
Category IB -- 92nd MSS, Fairchild AFB, Wash.
Category IC -- 439th MSS, Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass.
Category ID -- 916th Mission Support Flight, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.

Enlisted PME Achievement Awards:
Airman Leadership School Instructor -- Staff Sgt. Carl Morlock Jr., Patrick AFB, Fla.
Sergeant Morlock was also selected as the CMSAF Annual Enlisted PME Award winner and will be recognized at the Air Force banquet held in conjunction with the annual Air Force Sergeants Association convention.
NCO Academy Instructor -- Master Sgt. Richard Turner, Hickam AFB.
Senior NCO Academy Instructor -- Senior Master Sgt. Barbara Steffen, Gunter Annex, Maxwell AFB.
ALS Flight Chief -- Master Sgt. Regina Solomon, Cannon AFB, N.M.
Enlisted PME Manager -- Master Sgt. Randall Kuenzi, Langley AFB.

Education and Training Manager Awards -- Dr. Edwin C. Peterson Award (headquarters level):
Senior Enlisted -- Senior Master Sgt. Blaine Hales, Peterson AFB.
Junior Enlisted -- Tech. Sgt. Adalberto Velez, Randolph AFB.
Senior Civilian -- GS-13 Martha Paul, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
Junior Civilian -- NH-II Gary Wright, Edwards AFB, Calif.

Education and Training Manager Awards -- Dr. Edwin C. Peterson Award (base level):
Senior Enlisted -- Master Sgt. Joey Parks, Altus AFB, Okla.
Junior Enlisted -- Tech. Sgt. Alejandro Cachola Jr., Goodfellow AFB, Texas.
Senior Civilian -- GS-11 Europonda Chestnutt, Osan AB, Korea.
Junior Civilian -- GS-7 Roberta Peterson, McChord AFB, Wash.

Education and Training Manager Awards -- Dr. Edwin C. Peterson Award (unit level):
Senior Enlisted -- Master Sgt. Joseph Benetti Jr., Robins AFB, Ga.
Junior Enlisted -- Staff Sgt. Erica Galloway, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
Senior Civilian -- GS-9 Kenneth Sylva, Patrick AFB.
Junior Civilian -- GS-7 Paul Godfrey, Bolling AFB.

Education and Training Manager Awards -- Dr. Edwin C. Peterson Award (support):
Senior Enlisted -- Master Sgt. Lisa Coleman, Shaw AFB, S.C.
Junior Enlisted -- Tech. Sgt. Jerry Jefcoat Jr., Mountain Home AFB.
Senior Civilian -- GS-9 Kevin Salis, Lackland AFB, Texas.
Junior Civilian - -GS-7 Cynthia Powell, Altus AFB.

Education and Training Flight Individual Awards:
Category I -- GS-14 Jeffrey Allen, Hickam AFB.
Category II -- GS-12 Monica Sanchez, Lackland AFB.
Category III -- GS-9 Johnie Stevens, McConnell AFB, Kan.
Category IV -- GS-5 Shannan Hughes, McConnell AFB. 

Career Assistance Advisor of the Year Award:
Senior Master Sgt. Daniel Chadwick, Elmendorf AFB.

Civilian Personnel 

Air Staff Program Manager -- GS-13 Lesley Castillo, Randolph AFB.
MAJCOM/FOA Action Officer -- GS-13 Tammy Lyons, Wright-Patterson AFB.
Civilian Personnel Officer -- GS-14 Robin Bailey Jr., Eglin AFB, Fla.
Sr. Program Manager -- GS-13 Jan Kuniyoshi, Hickam AFB.
Intermediate Program Manager/Specialist -- GS-11 Aqueilla Grimmage-Smith, Incirlik AB, Turkey.
Personnel Specialist -- GS-7 Corina Mancinas, Lackland AFB.
Middle to Large Central CPF -- 96th MSS, Eglin AFB.
Satellite CPF -- 16th MSS, Hurlburt Field. 

Mission Support Squadron

Category I (Large) -- 375th MSS, Scott AFB, Ill.
Category II (Small) -- 5th MSS, Minot AFB, N.D.

Personnel Testing Achievements

Category I (Large) -- 96th MSS, Eglin AFB.
Category II (Small) -- European MSS, Stuttgart, Germany.

Family Support

Family Support Center/Family Readiness Office Awards:
Category I (Large) -- 81st MSS, Keesler AFB, Miss.
Category II (Small) -- 42nd MSS, Maxwell AFB.

Family Support Individual/Family Readiness Individual Awards:
Senior FSC/FRO -- Master Sgt. Ryan Braga, Charleston AFB.
Intermediate FSC/FRO -- Tech. Sgt. Antwan Carlisle, Charleston AFB.

Manpower and Organization

Awards For Professional Excellence:
Flight/Office of the Year (Large) -- 96th MSS, Eglin AFB.
Flight/Office of the Year (Small) -- 92nd MSS, Fairchild AFB.

Headquarters Level:
Field grade officer -- Maj. Dennis Miller, Scott AFB.
Company grade officer -- Capt. Daniel Jacobson Jr., Hickam AFB.
Senior NCO -- Master Sgt. Kenneth Beyer, Peterson AFB.
NCO -- Tech. Sgt. Richard Jones, Langley AFB.
Senior Civilian -- GS-13 Lorie Venable, Wright-Patterson AFB.
Intermediate Civilian -- GS-11 Andrew Percival, Hurlburt Field.

Installation Level:
Field grade officer -- Maj. Carolyn Patrick, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
Company grade officer -- 2nd Lt. Harvey Catchings Jr., Little Rock AFB, Ark.
Senior NCO -- Master Sgt. Brandy Drum, Minot AFB.
NCO -- Tech. Sgt. Bonita Donald, Hurlburt Field.
Airman -- Senior Airman Cristina Tepsick, Grand Forks AFB, N.D.
Senior Civilian -- GS-12 Michelle Branco, Hickam AFB.
Intermediate Civilian -- GS-11 Darrel Dalager, Seymour Johnson AFB.

Senior Civilian Manager -- GS-14 Sandra Ann Reeh, Randolph AFB. 

Special Recognition Award for Outstanding and Dedicated Service -- Headquarters Air Force Personnel Center, Randolph AFB.