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Dragons recognize annual award winners

Col. Debra Lovette, 81st Training Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth Carter, 81st TRW command chief, present Tech. Sgt. Jason Bernich, 81st Force Support Squadron honor guard NCO in charge, with the Honor Guard Manager of the Year Annual Award during the 2017 Keesler Annual Awards Ceremony at the Bay Breeze Event Center Jan. 25, 2018, on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. During the ceremony base leadership recognized outstanding Airmen and civilians from across the installation for their accomplishments throughout 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Col. Debra Lovette, 81st Training Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth Carter, 81st TRW command chief, present Daniel Kazumura, 81st Training Wing legal assistant, with the Civilian Non-Supervisory Category I Annual Award during the 2017 Keesler Annual Awards Ceremony at the Bay Breeze Event Center Jan. 25, 2018, on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. During the ceremony base leadership recognized outstanding Airmen and civilians from across the installation for their accomplishments throughout 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Col. Debra Lovette, 81st Training Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth Carter, 81st TRW command chief, present Timothy Gray, 81st Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle management flight chief, with the Civilian Supervisory Category II Annual Award during the 2017 Keesler Annual Awards Ceremony at the Bay Breeze Event Center Jan. 25, 2018, on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. During the ceremony base leadership recognized outstanding Airmen and civilians from across the installation for their accomplishments throughout 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Col. Debra Lovette, 81st Training Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth Carter, 81st TRW command chief, present Kerry Hudson, 81st Diagnostic and Therapeutics Squadron diagnostic radiology technologist, with the Civilian Non-Supervisory Category II Annual Award during the 2017 Keesler Annual Awards Ceremony at the Bay Breeze Event Center Jan. 25, 2018, on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. During the ceremony base leadership recognized outstanding Airmen and civilians from across the installation for their accomplishments throughout 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Col. Debra Lovette, 81st Training Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth Carter, 81st TRW command chief, present Robert Patt, 333rd Training Squadron undergraduate cyberspace training manager, with the Civilian Non-Supervisory Category III Annual Award during the 2017 Keesler Annual Awards Ceremony at the Bay Breeze Event Center Jan. 25, 2018, on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. During the ceremony base leadership recognized outstanding Airmen and civilians from across the installation for their accomplishments throughout 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Col. Debra Lovette, 81st Training Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth Carter, 81st TRW command chief, present Maj. Cory Hedin, 81st Diagnostic and Therapeutics Squadron pharmacy support chief, with the Field Grade Officer Annual Award during the 2017 Keesler Annual Awards Ceremony at the Bay Breeze Event Center Jan. 25, 2018, on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. During the ceremony base leadership recognized outstanding Airmen and civilians from across the installation for their accomplishments throughout 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Col. Debra Lovette, 81st Training Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth Carter, 81st TRW command chief, present Senior Master Sgt. Jason Buckley, 81st Medical Operations Squadron first sergeant, with the First Sergeant Annual Award during the 2017 Keesler Annual Awards Ceremony at the Bay Breeze Event Center Jan. 25, 2018, on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. During the ceremony base leadership recognized outstanding Airmen and civilians from across the installation for their accomplishments throughout 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Col. Debra Lovette, 81st Training Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth Carter, 81st TRW command chief, present Staff Sgt. Lauren Harris, 338th Training Squadron military training leader, with the Junior NCO Military Training Leader of the Year Annual Award during the 2017 Keesler Annual Awards Ceremony at the Bay Breeze Event Center Jan. 25, 2018, on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. During the ceremony base leadership recognized outstanding Airmen and civilians from across the installation for their accomplishments throughout 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Col. Debra Lovette, 81st Training Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth Carter, 81st TRW command chief, present Senior Master Sgt. Andrew Bodine, 81st Training Group superintendent of military training, with the Senior NCO Military Training Leader of the Year Annual Award during the 2017 Keesler Annual Awards Ceremony at the Bay Breeze Event Center Jan. 25, 2018, on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. During the ceremony base leadership recognized outstanding Airmen and civilians from across the installation for their accomplishments throughout 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Col. Debra Lovette, 81st Training Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth Carter, 81st TRW command chief, present Tech. Sgt. Jonathan McElroy, 338th Training Squadron military training leader, with the Volunteer of the Year Annual Award during the 2017 Keesler Annual Awards Ceremony at the Bay Breeze Event Center Jan. 25, 2018, on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. During the ceremony base leadership recognized outstanding Airmen and civilians from across the installation for their accomplishments throughout 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Winners of the 2017 Keesler Annual Awards pose for a photo during the 2017 Keesler Annual Awards Ceremony at the Bay Breeze Event Center Jan. 25, 2018, on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. During the ceremony base leadership recognized outstanding Airmen and civilians from across the installation for their accomplishments throughout 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Terry Miller, 41st Army Bandsman, Jackson, Mississippi, plays the trumpet during the 2017 Keesler Annual Awards Ceremony at the Bay Breeze Event Center Jan. 25, 2018, on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. During the ceremony base leadership recognized outstanding Airmen and civilians from across the installation for their accomplishments throughout 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Master Sgt. Joleen Giddens, 81st Diagnostic and Therapeutics Squadron nutritional medicine flight chief, and Seth Giddens, 81st Security Forces Squadron antiterrorism program manager, pose for a photo during the 2017 Keesler Annual Awards Ceremony at the Bay Breeze Event Center Jan. 25, 2018, on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. During the ceremony base leadership recognized outstanding Airmen and civilians from across the installation for their accomplishments throughout 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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A Keesler Air Force Base Honor Guard member renders a salute during a POW/MIA tribute during the 2017 Keesler Annual Awards Ceremony at the Bay Breeze Event Center Jan. 25, 2018, on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. During the ceremony base leadership recognized outstanding Airmen and civilians from across the installation for their accomplishments throughout 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Medals are displayed during the 2017 Keesler Annual Awards Ceremony medallion ceremony at the Bay Breeze Event Center Jan. 25, 2018, on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. During the ceremony base leadership recognized outstanding Airmen and civilians from across the installation for their accomplishments throughout 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Keesler recognizes 2017 Annual Award winners

Published Jan. 29, 2018
By Tech. Sgt. Ryan Crane
81st Training Wing Public Affairs

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- Please join us in congratulating our 2017 Annual Award winners from Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi.

Airman of the Year - Senior Airman Kadeem Daniel, 81st Contracting Squadron

NCO of the Year - Tech. Sgt. Ashley Nelson, 81st Communications Squadron

Senior NCO of the Year - Master Sgt. David Boydston, 81st Force support Squadron Airman Leadership School commandant

First Sgt. of the Year - Senior Master Sgt. Jason Buckley 81st Medical Operations Squadron

Company Grade Officer of the Year - Capt. Ryan Caguillo, 81st Communications Squadron

Field Grade Officer of the Year - Maj. Cory Hedin, 81st Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron

Civilian Non-Supervisory Category 1 of the Year - Daniel Kazumura 81st Training Wing Staff Judge Advocate

Civilian Non-Supervisory Category II of the Year - Kerry Hudson, 81st Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron

Civilian Non-Supervisory Category III of the Year - Robert Patt, 333rd Training Squadron

Civilian Supervisory Category II of the Year - Timothy Gray, 81st Logistics Readiness Squadron

Civilian Supervisory Category III of the Year - Sharon Farmer, 81st Medical Support Squadron

Volunteer of the Year - Tech. Sgt. Jonathan McElroy, 338th Training Squadron

Team of the Year - Information Systems Flight, 81st Communications Squadron

Honor Guard Member of the Year - Senior Airman Travis Beihl, 81st Training Wing Public Affairs

Honor Guard Manager of the Year - Tech. Sgt. Jason Bernich, 81st Force Support Squadron

Junior Military Training Leader of the Year - Staff Sgt. Lauren Harris, 338th Training Squadron

Senior Military Training Leader of the Year - Senior Master Sgt. Andrew Bodine, 81st Training Group