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NEWS | Oct. 27, 2010

38 Airmen graduate from ALS: 437 APS claims Levitow Award

By Joint Base Charleston Public Affairs 628th Force Support Squadron

Airman Leadership School Class 10-G graduated during a formal ceremony at the Charleston Club on Joint Base Charleston-Air Base Oct. 20.

The class graduated 38 students and included Airmen from 16 units on Joint Base Charleston.

Joining the new enlisted leaders on graduation night, James Eidson III, editor of "Heros...Survivor, a book about South Carolinian Ex-POWs," served as the guest speaker.

Staff Sgt. Chase Schexnayder, 437th Aerial Port Squadron, was presented the John L. Levitow Award as the top-performing student during the course.

The Airmen named Distinguished Graduates were Staff Sgt. Michael Sapudar, 437 APS; Senior Airman Stephanie Rowe, 628th Aerospace Medicine Squadron; and Senior Airman Jessica Dial, 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. Airman Dial also won the Academic Achievement Award. Staff Sgt. James Tench from the 437 APS was recognized with the Leadership Award.

Graduates from the five-week course included:

Class Commander: Staff Sgt. David Wright, 628th Communications Squadron
628th Civil Engineer Squadron: Staff Sgt. Joshawa Bell, Staff Sgt. Terrell Pretlow and Senior Airman Nevada Grassie
628 CS: Staff Sgt. David Wright and Senior Airman Travis Meyer
628th Comptroller Squadron: Staff Sgt. Yogendra Rambharose and Senior Airman Kasim Playfair
628th Logistics Readiness Squadron: Staff Sgt. Christopher Hogrebe, Staff Sgt. Daniel Pearson, Senior Airman Jacob Thomas and Senior Airman Donald Speller
628th Security Forces Squadron: Staff Sgt. Jessica Clay and Senior Airman Anthony Servick
437 AMXS: Staff Sgt. Travis Ryan and Senior Airmen Christopher Hochschild, Johnathan Mansel and Robert Pearson
437 APS: Senior Airmen Richard Babb, Johnathan Lemond, Kennard Mallicote and Stephen Russ
437th Maintenance Squadron: Senior Airmen Joseph Dennis and Rhett Young
437th Operations Group: Senior Airman Kimberly Banks
437th Operations Support Squadron: Senior Airman Karen Cruz
14th Airlift Squadron: Senior Airman Johnathan Fishel
16th Airlift Squadron: Senior Airman Jason Landry
17th Airlift Squadron: Staff Sgt. Cody Barry
Security Forces Squadron, Detachment 3: Staff Sgt. David Goodman
1st Combat Camera Squadron: Staff Sgt. Nicholas Pilch, Senior Airman Jonathan Lovelady and Senior Airman Lucas Morrow