Officials announce AF comm, info awards

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WASHINGTON (AFPN) --  Officials announced the Air Force’s communication and information awards for 2002 here recently.

Individual winners:

-- Outstanding Field Grade Officer: Maj. Eric J. Bjurstrom from Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia.

-- Outstanding Company Grade Officer: Capt. Robert K. Lyman from the 50th Space Communications Squadron at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo.

-- Outstanding Communications-Electronic Systems Senior Noncommissioned Officer: Senior Master Sgt. Dennis J. Trexler from the Air Force Command and Control, and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Center at Langley AFB, Va.

-- Outstanding Communications-Electronics Systems Noncommissioned Officer: Tech. Sgt. Nikyla J. Wilkes from the Air Force Space Command Communications Support Squadron at Peterson AFB, Colo.

-- Outstanding Communications-Electronics Systems Airman: Senior Airman Joshua C. Taylor from the 609th Air Communications Squadron at Shaw AFB, S.C

-- Outstanding Information Management Senior NCO: Master Sgt. Holly A. Biggerstaff from Air Mobility Command headquarters at Scott AFB, Ill.

-- Outstanding Information Management NCO: Tech. Sgt. Kim L. Rauls from the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Kadena AB, Japan.

-- Outstanding Information Management Airman: Airman 1st Class Michelle C. Serbin from Air Education and Training Command headquarters at Randolph AFB, Texas.

-- Outstanding Communications-Computer Systems Senior NCO: Master Sgt. Brian A. Chisholm from the 16th Communications Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla.

-- Outstanding Communications-Computer Systems NCO: Tech. Sgt. Otis W. Fowler III from the 16th CS.

-- Outstanding Communications-Computer Systems Airman: Senior Airman Tavaron N. Marshall from the 16th CS.

-- Outstanding Visual Information Senior NCO: Senior Master Sgt. Lemuel Casillas from the 367th Training Support Squadron at Hill AFB, Utah.

-- Outstanding Visual Information NCO: Tech. Sgt. Michael A. Anderson from the 18th CS at Kadena AB.

-- Outstanding Visual Information Airman: Senior Airman Anika A. Williams from the 18th CS.

-- Outstanding Postal Service Senior NCO: Master Sgt. Dennis C. Stanfield from the 82nd CSS at Langley AFB.

-- Outstanding Postal Service NCO: Tech. Sgt. Thomas Hook from the 52nd CS at Spangdahlem AB, Germany.

-- Outstanding Postal Service Airman: Senior Airman Thaddeus R. Bennett Jr. from the 423rd Air Base Squadron at Royal Air Force Molesworth, England.

-- Outstanding Civilian Manager: Walter R. Jones from the office of the deputy chief of staff for installations and logistics in the communications operations directorate at the Pentagon.

-- Outstanding Civilian Specialist: Thomas E. Jones Jr. from Air Force Special Operations Command headquarters at Hurlburt Field.

-- Outstanding Civilian Assistant Specialist: Donna A. Hayman from the office of the deputy chief of staff for installations and logistics in the communications operations directorate.

-- Outstanding Civilian Technician: Michelle E. Wade from 5th Air Force headquarters at Yokota AB, Japan.

-- Outstanding Civilian Assistant: Hiroyasu Kuda from Pacific Air Forces’ Air Postal Squadron, Detachment 3 at Kadena AB.

-- Outstanding Electromagnetic Spectrum Manager: Judy V. Carter from the AETC CSS at Randolph AFB.

-- Outstanding Installation Spectrum Manager: Staff Sgt. Matthew P. Parks from the 4th CS at Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C

-- Outstanding Information Assurance Professional: Master Sgt. Douglas C. Walker from the 786th CS at Ramstein AB, Germany.

Team and unit winners:

-- Gen. Edwin W. Rawlings Award for Outstanding Team: U.S. Central Command deployable headquarters team.

-- Lt. Gen. Harold W. Grant Award for Outstanding Small Unit: 16th CS.

-- Maj. Gen. Harold M. McClelland Award for Outstanding Large Unit: 50th Maintenance Group at Schriever AFB.

-- Outstanding Information Assurance Unit: 805th Computer Systems Squadron at Scott AFB.

-- Outstanding Large Postal Operations Unit: Postal Operations at Ramstein AB.

-- Outstanding Small Postal Operations Unit: 52nd CS at Bitburg Annex, Germany.

-- Outstanding Aerial Mail Terminal: U.S. Air Forces in Europe Air Postal Squadron Detachment 5 at RAF Alconbury, England.

Air Force Combat Camera Recognition:

-- Darryl G. Winters Award: Tech. Sgt. Michael E. Buytas Jr., 1st Combat Camera Squadron at Charleston AFB, S.C.