CCAF graduates earn diplomas Published Oct. 30, 2014 By Airman 1st Class Luke Kitterman 52nd Fighter Wings Public Affairs SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- More than 60 Spangdahlem Airmen received their Community College of the Air Force diplomas during a graduation ceremony at the base theater Oct. 29, 2014. U.S. Air Force Col. Pete Bilodeau, 52nd Fighter Wing commander, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Brian Gates, 52nd FW command chief, handed certificates to the graduating Airmen while congratulating them on their achievement. "Education is critical," Bilodeau said to the graduates. "The diplomas you received today should always remind you of the hard work, time and effort you put in to further your education." U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jay Block, 52nd Munitions Maintenance Group deputy commander, was the guest speaker at the graduation ceremony and conveyed the importance of embracing life's challenges. "What fun are our accomplishments if they are easy?" Block asked. "It's the challenge that we chase and conquer that leaves us with a satisfying feeling." Listed below are the 2014 CCAF graduates from Spangdahlem: Senior Master Sgt. Aaron Lewis Master Sgt. Daniel Absolom Master Sgt. Benjamin Barron Master Sgt. Anthony Bertschy Master Sgt. Mark Cutler Master Sgt. Michael Fridley Master Sgt. Richard Loreto Master Sgt. Brett Priest Master Sgt. Robert Rodgers Master Sgt. Michael Snow Master Sgt. Paul Slattery Master Sgt. Jermaine Stitt Master Sgt. Brian Van Hoose Tech. Sgt. Mandingo Alfred Tech. Sgt. James Bersaglia Tech. Sgt. David Bohl Tech. Sgt. James Brittain Tech. Sgt. Travis Butler Tech. Sgt. Kevin Cumbie Tech. Sgt. Joshua DeHoet Tech. Sgt. Todd Dickson Tech. Sgt. Argelis Garcia Tech. Sgt. Craig Gilbert Tech. Sgt. John Hernandez Tech. Sgt. Lawrence Kelsey Tech. Sgt. Ryan Kiracofe Tech. Sgt. Joshua Lehman Tech. Sgt. David Levine Tech. Sgt. Dominick Magliaro Tech. Sgt. William Massey Tech. Sgt. Christopher Nelson Tech. Sgt. Gerald Null Tech. Sgt. Maria Pastoral Tech. Sgt. Corey Ray Tech. Sgt. Beverly Smith Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Timothy Tech. Sgt. Steven Tate Staff Sgt. Cory Aita Staff Sgt. Michele Atencio Staff Sgt. Taurean Balloon Staff Sgt. Jennifer Benning Staff Sgt. Tyler Bigler Staff Sgt. Takneisha Boatright Staff Sgt. Jerry Bonds Staff Sgt. Kendra Campbell Staff Sgt. Ivonn Zepeda Chavez Staff Sgt. Brennen Cornett Staff Sgt. Hector Cortes Staff Sgt. Megan Cortes Staff Sgt. Curtis Creech Staff Sgt. Alvernita Davis Staff Sgt. Brad DeBoard Staff Sgt. Adam Dilley Staff Sgt. Lauren Duran Staff Sgt. Natalie Eslinger Staff Sgt. John Felhofer Staff Sgt. Robert Ivey Staff Sgt. Michael Jennings Staff Sgt. Brien Kwapisz Staff Sgt. Alexander Lenz Staff Sgt. Nathan Londak Staff Sgt. Ernest McGachey Staff Sgt. Matthew Messelheiser Staff Sgt. Monique Moore Staff Sgt. Robert Morley Staff Sgt. Christina Moultrie Staff Sgt. Isiah Puma Staff Sgt. Thamir Rimbert Staff Sgt. Justin Salzman Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Stevens Staff Sgt. Paul Strickland Staff Sgt. Ayla Shelton Staff Sgt. Jean Sibilly Staff Sgt. Odell Straughter Staff Sgt. John Triana Staff Sgt. Markel Sykes Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Ulu Staff Sgt. Katrina Westendorf Staff Sgt. Kieth Williamson Staff Sgt. Ernie Williams Staff Sgt. Joseph Young Senior Airman Chloe Anthony Senior Airman Michael Arteaga Senior Airman Cole Babbitt Senior Airman Bridgette Brzezinski Senior Airman Christopher Connor Senior Airman Joseph Dickerson Senior Airman Roger Downs Senior Airman Youseff Fouad Senior Airman Patrick Gilbert Senior Airman Kathleen Guillory Senior Airman Chase Gross Senior Airman Rachel Henry Senior Airman Travis House Senior Airman Alex Lollar Senior Airman Kimberly Martin Senior Airman Kory Pereza Senior Airman Ryan Salas Senior Airman Kyrsys Sierra Arenas Senior Airman Tiffany Simms Senior Airman Brandon Walker Senior Airman Nicholas Weiland Airman 1st Class Ryan Macri Airman 1st Class Quentin Shoemaker