NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — Ninety-five Airmen completed their first professional military education milestone by graduating Airman Leadership School as part of Class 15-G here Oct. 30.
Twelve members of the class were recognized with individual awards.
Senior Airman Ryan R. Ellsworth, 99th Medical Support Squadron, received the John L. Levitow Award. This award is the highest award presented at all levels of enlisted PME and is given to the top graduate in the class. The recipient of this award has not only excelled academically, but also exemplifies the highest standards of a professional military member.
Senior Airman William C. Smith, 99th Logistics Readiness Squadron, received the Academic Achievement Award. This award is presented to the student who has demonstrated dedication to the core value of “Excellence in All We Do” and has achieved the highest overall academic score.
Senior Airman Alejandro N. Gallegos, 57th Operations Support Squadron, received the Leadership Award. This award is presented to the student who displayed superior leadership, exceptional military bearing, and utilized effective interpersonal skills.
The following Airmen were the distinguished graduates of the class. These students were outstanding in objective and performance evaluations, demonstrated leadership, had superior performances as team players, and finished in the top 10 percent of the class.
- Senior Airman Alejandro Gallegos
- Senior Airman William Smith
- Senior Airman Davis Driver
- Senior Airman Johnathan Hawkins
- Senior Airman Cameron Acuff
- Senior Airman Julaine Johnson
- Senior Airman Jeremiah Frani
- Senior Airman Nicole Hernandez
- Senior Airman Michael Bair
The Class 15-G graduates and their flight instructors are:
Defender Flight
Instructor: Staff Sgt. Courtney Slater
- Senior Airman David Paulk
- Senior Airman Kyle Baglia
- Senior Airman Michael Bair
- Senior Airman Jordan Cazelot
- Senior Airman Alejandro Gallegos
- Senior Airman Kristopher Kuri
- Senior Airman Audrey Lorenson
- Senior Airman Justin McCleave
- Senior Airman Matthew Murray
- Senior Airman Wendell Mutz
- Senior Airman Matthew Ohara
- Senior Airman Nathan Rischling
- Senior Airman Christian Rodriguez
- Senior Airman William Smith
- Senior Airman Tanner Yackley
Rescue Flight
Instructor: Tech. Sgt. Jarad Guerrero-Salinas
- Senior Airman Davis Driver
- Senior Airman Cameron Acuff
- Senior Airman Daniel Bates
- Senior Airman William Brann
- Senior Airman Blake Dudley
- Senior Airman Donald Edwards
- Senior Airman Tyler Fisher
- Senior Airman Gabriel Garrison
- Senior Airman Joshua Green
- Senior Airman Nicole Hernandez
- Senior Airman Corday Johnson
- Senior Airman Dakota Murphy
- Senior Airman William Rhoads
- Senior Airman Julian Sanchez
- Senior Airman Taka Jonathan
Raptor Flight
Instructor: Tech. Sgt. Wakisha Humphries
- Senior Airman Julaine Johnson
- Senior Airman Timothy Bechtel
- Senior Airman Jordon Brown
- Senior Airman David Carr
- Senior Airman Travis Foster
- Senior Airman Kevin Goepferich
- Senior Airman Kent Ippel
- Senior Airman Thomas Jenkins
- Senior Airman James Minnick
- Senior Airman Lizandra Montero
- Senior Airman Jason Moran
- Senior Airman Martin Perez
- Senior Airman Sarah Salata
- Senior Airman Ian Sayler
- Senior Airman Mark Stewart
- Senior Airman Aaron Thompson
Red Horse Flight
Instructor: Staff Sgt. Jonathan Bullock
- Senior Airman Brian Beal
- Senior Airman Matthew Bentley
- Senior Airman Susie Binsol
- Senior Airman Jordan Blazvick
- Senior Airman Christopher Burns
- Senior Airman Paul Cruz
- Senior Airman Jonathan Jones
- Senior Airman Kevin Lubrano
- Senior Airman Richard Macdonald
- Senior Airman Craig Maxson
- Senior Airman Michael Miller
- Senior Airman Erika Olivry
- Senior Airman Matthew Shields
- Senior Airman Leslie Small
- Senior Airman Estrella Washington
- Senior Airman Marcus Williams
Thunderbird Flight
Instructor: Staff Sgt. Shane Taylor
- Senior Airman Jasjit Singh
- Senior Airman Ian Bonilla
- Senior Airman Davina Carlander
- Senior Airman Johnathan Cawkins
- Senior Airman Alex Chirinos
- Senior Airman Andrea Craycraft
- Senior Airman Colby Douglas
- Senior Airman Jeremiah Franey
- Senior Airman Alan Graham
- Senior Airman Adam Kimball
- Senior Airman Arturo Olague
- Senior Airman Caleb Prentice
- Senior Airman Jonathan Shportun
- Senior Airman Stuart Starkey
- Senior Airman Jordan Ware
- Senior Airman Gabrielle Williams
Hunter Flight
Instructor: Staff Sgt. Johnny O’Hagan
- Senior Airman Coty Cloud
- Senior Airman Nicholas Alizadeh
- Senior Airman Cory Campbell
- Senior Airman Ryan Ellsworth
- Senior Airman Maria Faulkner
- Senior Airman Jermaine Harris
- Senior Airman Eric Miesieski
- Senior Airman Joseph Moore
- Senior Airman Jamie Payne
- Senior Airman Mario Perez
- Senior Airman Jessica Roser
- Senior Airman Michael Scullion
- Senior Airman Naila Stofko
- Senior Airman Thomas Wear
- Senior Airman Michael Willner
- Senior Airman Scott Yocum