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NEWS | Aug. 18, 2009

22 Airmen graduate from ALS at Charleston AFB

437th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Twenty-two Airmen were honored during the Airman Leadership School Class 09-F graduation Aug. 13 at the Charleston Club.

Joining the graduates at the event was Lt. Col. Greg Jackson, director of the Reserve Operations for the Air Force Information Operation Center at Lackland AFB, as guest speaker.

Senior Airman Alex Hastings, 437th Medical Support Squadron was presented the John L. Levitow Award at the ceremony as the top-performing student during the course.

The Distinguished Graduate was Senior Airman Juanita Brown, 315th Aero Medical Evacuation Squadron.

Senior Airman Erica Harris, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, was recognized with the Academic Achievement Award and Senior Airman Michael Better, 437th Security Force Squadron, was awarded the Leadership Award.

Graduates from the five-week course also included:

1CTCS: Staff Sgts. Robert Aten and Austin Pritchard 
14th Airlift Squadron: Staff Sgt. Matthew Efird 
16th Airlift Squadron: Senior Airman James Armstrong 
140th Air Defense Squadron: Senior Airman Navarro Rodriguez 
152nd Logistics Readiness Squadron: Senior Airman Kristine Schwind 
315th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron: Senior Airman Victor Palffey 
315th Operations Group: Senior Airman Drew Zimmer 
437th Aerial Port Squadron: Senior Airmen Johnathan Eubanks and Miles Marxer 
437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron: Senior Airman Jeffrey Mcghee 
437th Logistics Readiness Squadron: Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Thogmartin and Senior Airmen 
Lisa Salazar and Jesse Turner
437th Maintenance Squadron: Senior Airman Ricky Nesbitt
437 SFS: Senior Airmen Matthew Carr, Jesse Weld and Michael Whitcomb