AFMC winners from each category will now go on to compete at the Air Force level. Here’s a rundown of recent wing honorees:
Air Force runner-up
Brigadier General Archie S. Mayes Award (Best Engineering Division/Flight) – 88th Civil Engineer Group
AFMC winners:
Judge Advocate General awards
Albert M. Kuhfeld Award for Outstanding Young Judge Advocate of the Year – Maj. Megan Ortner, Office of the Staff Judge Advocate
Manpower, Personnel and Services awards
Solomon Starks Jr. Equal Opportunity Professional of the Year – Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Graham III, Equal Opportunity Office
Force Support Senior NCO of the Year – Senior Master Sgt. Lonnie Locklear, 88th Force Support Squadron
Civilian Technician of the Year – Amayrani Smith, 88 FSS
Civilian Technician Supervisor of the Year – Phyllis Adams, 88 FSS
Civilian Supervisor of the Year – Janelle Bailey, 88 FSS
Manpower Flight – 88 FSS
Military Personnel Flight – 88 FSS
Force Development Flight – 88 FSS
2020 media awards
Layout and Design – David Clingerman, Public Affairs Office
Portrait – Richard Oriez, PAO
Video Documentation (B-roll) – Ryan Law, PAO
Multimedia Product – Christopher Decker, PAO
Video Spot – Christopher Decker, PAO
Video Story – Christopher Decker, PAO
Civilian Videographer of the Year – Christopher Decker, PAO
New Videographer of the Year – Airman 1st Class Jack Gardner, PAO
Short-form Production Video – 88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
Long-form Production Video – 88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
AFLCMC winners
American Legion Spirit Award – Senior Airman Anthony Pradia, 88th Security Forces Squadron
Large Team of the Year – Pharmacy Team, 88th Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron
First Sergeant of the Year – Senior Master Sgt. Benjamin Seekell, 88th Health Care Operations Squadron
Category II Civilian of the Year – Dale Guinther, 88 HCOS
Category III Civilian of the Year – Dr. Christina Bowman, 88 DTS
Airman of the Year – Staff Sgt. Valerie Graw, 88th Communications Squadron
Miller praised 88 ABW supervisors for recognizing the “outstanding” team and individual work performances and encouraged all personnel to “keep crushing it” in 2021.
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