Congratulations to 2012 USAFE award winners

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Congratulations to the winners of many 2012 awards. The winners of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe-level awards will now go on to compete at the Air Force level.


Gen. Thomas Gerrity Unit Award: 52nd Fighter Wing


52nd Fighter Wing Command Post
Command Post Unit-Level Senior NCO of the Year: Master Sgt. Ken Snyder


52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron
USAFE-Level SDDC Award for Excellence in Traffic Management: Tech. Sgt. Reginald Prince

USAFE-Level DOD Packing and Achievement Award: 52nd LRS

USAFE Pathfinder Award: 52nd LRS Individual Protective Equipment section

Deployment & Distribution Flight of the Year: 52nd LRS

Fuels NCO of the Year: Tech. Sgt. Brian Maxwell

Logistics Plans NCO of the Year: Tech. Sgt. Brian Boykin

Logistics Plans Airman of the Year: Senior Airman Benjamin Knight

Chief Master Sgt. Eddie Speight Air Force Material Management senior NCO of the Year: Senior Master Sgt. Shedrick Mitchell

Material Management NCO of the Year: Tech. Sgt. Samuel Bustamante

Traffic Management NCO of the Year: Staff Sgt. David Hendrix

Air Transportation senior NCO of the Year: Master Sgt. Jason Klug

Material Management Civilian Technician of the Year: Sascha Schaefer

LogR NCO: Tech. Sgt. Samuel Bustamante


52nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs
Outstanding Communication Field Grade Officer  Award: Maj. Jean M. Duggan

Military Print Journalist of the Year: Senior Airman Natasha Stannard

Military Photographer of the Year: Staff Sgt. Nathanael Callon

First place Photo Journalism: Senior Airman Natasha Stannard

First place Feature Article: Senior Airman Natasha Stannard

First place Illustrative Photography: Staff Sgt. Nathanael Callon

First palce Picture Story: Staff Sgt. Nathanael Callon

First place Grapics Animation: 52 FW/PA 

First place Web-Based Publication: Saber E-Herald


52nd Operations Support Squadron
Senior NCO of the year: Master Sgt. Barbara Payne

Officer of the year: Capt. Miles Newsome

Civilian of the year: John Dymond


52nd Civil Engineer Squadron
Senior Master Sgt. Gerald J. Stryzak Award, Outstanding Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight of the Year

Brigadier General Michael A. McAuliffe Housing Excellence Award

General Thomas D. White Environmental Quality Award (overseas)

General Thomas D. White Sustainability Award (non-industrial)

Major General L. Dean Fox Award (senior military manager): Lt. Col. William H. Kale III

Harry P. Rietman Award (senior civilian manager): Michael J. Noret

Major General Eugene A. Lupia Award (CGO): Capt. Matthew R. Borawksi

Air Force Emergency Manager of the Year Award (military): Senior Master Sgt. Philip D. Donoho

Environmental Quality Award: 52nd CES environtmental team


52nd Contracting Squadron
Outstanding Contracting Officer (CGO category): 1st Lt. Randy Mullen

Outstanding Contingency Contracting Officer: 1st Lt. Randy Mullen


52nd Comptroller Squadron
Air Force Financial Management SNCO of the Year: Master Sgt. Shrirley Quevedo 


52nd Operations Support Squadron
Airfield Operations Officer of the Year: Capt. Thomas J. Ackerman

Air Traffic Control Manager of the Year: Senior Master Sgt. Allan M. Turk

Air Traffic Controller of the Year: Senior Airman  Phillip A. Threlkeld

Weather Company Grade Officer of the Year: 1st Lt. Richelle Greer


USAFE Lt. Gen. Leo Marquez Award Winners
Outstanding Company Grade Manager of the Year: Capt. Jason Moehle, 52nd Aircraft maintenance Squadron

Outstanding Civilian Technician of the Year: Nicholas Anderson, 52nd Equipment Maintenance Squadron

Outstanding Field Grade Manager of the Year: Maj. David Marce, 702nd Munitions Support Squadron

Outstanding Supervisor Manager of the Year: Senior Master Sgt. Timothy Schreiner, 701st Munitions Support Squadron

Outstanding Technician of the Year: Staff Sgt. Jonathan Perry, 701st MUNSS


52nd Force Support Squadron
General Curtis E. LeMay Squadron of the Year: 52nd FSS

Roger M. Blanchard Memorial Award: Jude Sorg

Force Support NCO of the Year: Staff Sgt. Savanna Bowers

Bowling Center Program of the Year

Civilian Personnel Program of the Year

Food Operations Program of the Year

Resource Management Program of the Year

Sexual Assault Prevention & Response Program of the Year


52nd Communications Squadron
General Edwin W. Rawlings Team Award

AFNet Migration Team

Outstanding Civilian Assistant Specialist: Michael Schimper

Outstanding Civilian Technician: Stephan Stolz

Outstanding Civilian Assistant: Laura Jobst

Outstanding Postal Service Airman: Senior Airman Marc Joseph


52nd Comptroller Squadron
Financial Analysis Office of the Year

Financial Management senior NCO of the Year: Master Sgt. Shirley Quevedo


Security Forces Award
Outstanding Security Forces flight level Airman award: Senior Airman Shane Johnson, 702nd MUNSS


World Firefighter Combat Challenge
Seventh Place: Gerd Mueller, 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter


52nd Fighter Wing Safety
Safety Career Professional Award, manager: Master Sgt. Kenneth Hauck

Safety Career Professional Award, technician: Tech. Sgt. James Yerger

Surety Safety Achievement Award: Tech. Sgt. Bradley Hinds

Explosives Safety Achievement Award: Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Neahr


52nd Medical Group
Medical Service Corps Awards
Outstanding Med Log Small Activity Account of the Year: 52nd Medical Support Squadron

Outstanding Resource Management Team of the Year: 52nd MDSS

Outstanding Med Readiness Team of the Year: 52nd MDSS

Medical Enlisted Corps Awards
Med Material NCO of the Year: Tech. Sgt. Wilbur Villalobos

Bioenvironmental Engineering NCO of the Year: Staff Sgt. Cole Koenig

Public Health NCO of the Year: Tech. Sgt. Demetrius Best

Lab NCO of the Year: Tech. Sgt. Seng Patton

Dental Airman of the Year: Senior Airman Terrilyn Green

Dental NCO of the Year: Tech. Sgt. Stephanie Santiago

Outstanding Personnel Reliability Program Team of the Year: 52nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron

Outstanding Competent Medical Authority of the Year: Capt. Adam Fritz, 52nd AMDS

Outstanding PRP Technician of the Year: Staff Sgt. Desiree A. Halmes, 52nd AMDS

Outstanding PRP Medical Treatment Facility Monitor of the Year: Staff Sgt. Joshua Stephenson, 703rd Munitions Support Squadron

Team Aerospace Award: 52nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron


Munitions Support Squadron
Outstanding geographically seperated unit/ MUNSS security forces unit award: 701st MUNSS

Command Post Unit-Level NCO of the Year: Tech. Sgt. O'Shea Rhodes, 702 MUNSS

Small Command Post of the Year: 702nd MUNSS


52nd Maintenance  Group
Maintenance Management Systems Professional of the Year NCO: Staff Sgt. Zachary J. Neithamer, 52nd Maintenance Operations Squadron

Maintenance Management Systems Professional of the Year Airman:  Airman 1st Class Dayna L. Anderson, 52nd MOS

Maintenance Support Professional of the Year NCO: Staff Sgt. Justin W. Mohr, 52nd Equipment Maintenance Squadron


606th Air Control Squadron
Outstanding Theater Air Control System Communicator (SNCO): Senior Master Sgt. Jason Boster

Outstanding Support Professional of the Year (SNCO): Master Sgt. Tim Finney

Outstanding Support Professional of the Year (AMN): Senior Airman Caley Jett