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NEWS | March 29, 2010

Thirty-seven graduate ALS Class 10-C; 437 APS claims Levitow Award

628th Force Support Squadron

Thirty-seven Airmen from Airman Leadership School Class 10-C graduated during a formal ceremony March 25 at the Charleston Club here.

Senior Airman Ryan Amos, 437th Aerial Port Squadron, was presented the John L. Levitow Award at the graduation ceremony as the top-performing student during the course.

Distinguished graduates were Senior Airman Charles Stoy, 245th Air Traffic Control Squadron, McEntire Air National Guard Station, S.C.; Senior Airman Brandon Dahlstrom, 15th Airlift Squadron; and Senior Airman Kevin Blum-Schumacher, 16th Airlift Squadron.

Airmen Stoy and Dahlstrom also won Academic Achievement Awards, and Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Trey Thompson, Coast Guard Cutter Oak, was recognized with the Leadership Award.

Graduates from the five-week course included the first two members of the Coast Guard to attend ALS at Joint Base Charleston, as well as two Air National Guard members.

ALS Class 10-C graduates also included:

Class commander: Staff Sgt. David Jackson, 628th Logistics Readiness Squadron

628th Civil Engineer Squadron: Staff Sgts. Travis Cumpston and Blake McKinney and Senior Airmen William Jenkins, Casey Love and German Montenegro

628th Force Support Squadron: Senior Airman Jamaal Avington

628 LRS: Staff Sgts. Mark Heitkamp, David Jackson and Senior Airman Nicole Moreira-Fabiani

628th Medical Group: Senior Airman Cynthia Hicks

628th Security Forces Squadron: Senior Airmen Kenneth Corbitt and Adam Konstanzer

437 APS:
Staff Sgt. James Barclay and Senior Airmen Clinton Portwood and John Steele

437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron: Staff Sgt. James Taugner and Senior Airmen Joshua Ano, Justin McDermott and Nikita Yashirin

437th Maintenance Squadron:
Senior Airman Quinton Valentine

437th Operations Support Squadron: Staff Sgt. Taylor Harrell and Senior Airmen Lizviette Fernandez and Samantha Sale-Martindale

15 AS: Senior Airmen Michael Barker and Alissa Kantnik

17th Airlift Squadron: Staff Sgt. Andres Campos and Senior Airmen Kevin Kehoe and Victor Wade

1st Combat Camera Squadron: Staff Sgt. Chad Trujillo

127th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron: Senior Airman Jeremy Wesley

Coast Guard 7th District: Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandi Flowers