HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah — The 75th Air Base Wing, 388th Fighter Wing and 419th Fighter Wing announced their annual award winners at recent banquets.
Winners were announced in the following categories:
75th ABW
Airman of the Year
Senior Airman Connor A. Whetstone, 75th ABW Wing Staff Agencies
Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, Tech. Sgt. Wesley C. Kory, 75th Civil Engineer Squadron
Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, Master Sgt. Andrew Filcher, 75th CES
First Sergeant of the Year, Master Sgt. Debra L. Johnson, 75th Mission Support Group
Company Grade Officer of the Year, Capt. Nathan L. Demers, 75th CES
Field Grade Officer of the Year, Maj. Daniel F. Gebhardt, 75th MSG
Civilian of the Year, Matthew Thorsted, category I, 75th Communications squadron
Michael J. King, category II, 75th CES
Erica K. Steinbeigle, category III, 75th CS
Team, 75th Security Forces Operations Section
Volunteer, Phillip V. Smith, 75th Operations Support Squadron
Key Spouse, Christy Winston
388th FW
Airman of the Year, Airman 1st Class Shawn R. Jolly, 34th Fighter Squadron
Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, Tech. Sgt. Jason M. Moreland, 388th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, Senior Master Sgt. John C. Filbert, 388th AMXS
First Sergeant of the Year, Master Sgt. Jacob M. Allen, 388th Operations Group
Company Grade Officer of the Year, Capt. Kellianne L. Matsuoka, 388th Maintenance Squadron
Field Grade Officer of the Year, Maj. Brent F. Golden, 388th Operations Support Squadron
Civilian, Mi Yong Hall-Hosino, category I, Utah Test and Training Range
Todd A. Mangel, category II, 388th FW
Jason E. Harding, category III, UTTR
Teresa M. Neil, category IV, UTTR
Volunteer, Tech. Sgt. Scott M. Heim, 388th MXS
Key Spouse, Christina A. Hamblin
Wingman of the Year, Capt. Matt Sanders, 421st Fighter Squadron
Flight Lead of the Year, Capt. Victor Ditommaso, 421st FS
Weapons Instructor Pilot of the Year, Maj. Brent Carroll, 34th FS
Lt. Col. Tom “Divot” Smith Instructor Pilot of the Year, Maj. Luke Harris, 388th OSS
Squadron of the Year, 34th FS
419th FW
Airman of the Year, Senior Airman Christopher Morris, 419th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, Staff Sgt. Aaron Ramirez, 419th AMXS
Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, Master Sgt. Steven Kooyman, 419th Security Forces Squadron
First Sergeant of the Year, Senior Master Sgt. Martez Banks, 419th AMXS
Company Grade Officer of the Year, 1st Lt. Joshua Skoglund, 67th Aerial Port Squadron
Field Grade Officer of the Year, Maj. Shad Stromberg, 419th Operations Group
Civilian of the Year, Jaime E. Kenny, category I, 419th Operations Support Flight
LeeAnn Gossett, category II, 419th FW
Outstanding Team of the Year, 67th APS Forward Deployers
Chiefs’ Award, Tech. Sgt. Maria Reeves, 419th Civil Engineer Squadron
Diamond Excellence Award, Master Sgt. Robert Barron, 419th AMXS
Honor Guard Member of the Year, Staff Sgt. Kannon Thompson, 67th APS
Employer of the Year, UPS Inc.
