Salutes & Awards

February 8, 2013

Nellis Airmen bring home ACC awards

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — Congratulations to the following Nellis Airmen on their recent Air Combat Command awards, as follows:

99th Communications Squadron:

Master Sgt. Michael Culver — Cyberspace Systems SNCO of the Year

99th Medical Group:

Maj. Jeremy Haskell — Biomedical Clinician Category III Officer of the Year

Maj. Geoffrey Gessel — Clinical Dentist of the Year

Capt. Leticia Venegas — Biomedical Clinician Category II Officer of the Year Company Grade Officer

Tech. Sgt. Nashaunda Dupree — Enlisted Health Services Management NCO of the Year

Tech. Sgt. Marcus Andrade — Medical Materiel NCO of the Year

Tech. Sgt. Jarom Boyes – Biomedical Equipment Repair NCO of the Year

Staff Sgt. Katherine Campbell — Surgical Service NCO of the Year

Staff Sgt. Alex Elizondo, Jr. — Cardiopulmonary Laboratory NCO of the Year

Senior Airman Anjeanette Ramos — Surgical Service Airman of the Year

Senior Airman Merita Steinmetz — Ophthalmic Airman of the Year

Airman 1st Class Danielle Thinnes — Cardiopulmonary Laboratory Airman of the Year

99th Air Base Wing:

99th Air Base Wing Public Affairs — First place Best Integrated Communication Award

Maj. Mae-Li Allison — Second place Outstanding Communication Field Grade Officer

Mr. Scott Knuteson – First place Outstanding Communication Intermediate Grade Civilian

Mr. Benjamin Newell — Second place Outstanding Communication Tactical-Level Civilian

Senior Airman Brett Clashman — Third place Outstanding Communication Airman, first place ACC Military Photojournalist of the Year, second place Individual Award for News Photo, and third place Individual Award for Portrait/Personality Photo

Staff Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal — First place ACC Print Journalist of the Year, second place Individual Award for Sports Article, third place Individual Award for Photojournalism, and third place Individual Award for Documentation Photo

Staff Sgt. Anthony Kuhn – Second place Individual Award for TV Sports Report

Senior Airman Daniel Hughes — Second place Individual Award for Pictorial photo

Senior Airman Aaron Hauser — Second place Individual Award for TV Feature Report

Airman 1st Class Rachel Maxwell — Third place Individual Award for TV News Report

USAF Air Demonstration Squadron:

Staff Sgt. Larry Reid Jr. — Second place Individual Award for Feature Photo, second place Individual Award for Illustrative Photo, and second place Individual Award for Picture Story

Staff Sgt. Jarid Watson — Second place Individual Award for ACC Broadcast Journalist of the Year, and third place Individual Award for TV Feature Report

 




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