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NEWS | June 30, 2009

Team Charleston celebrates newest ALS graduates

By Trisha Gallaway 437th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The Airman Leadership School Class 09-E graduated June 25 at the Charleston Club here in a formal ceremony honoring Team Charleston's newest junior leaders as they reached a milestone in their enlisted careers.

Joining the graduates at the event was Senior Master Sgt. Robert Frank, 437th Aerial Port Squadron first sergeant, as guest speaker.

Senior Airman Branden Criss, 181st Security Force Squadron, Indiana Air National Guard, was presented the John L. Levitow Award at the ceremony as the top-performing student during the course.

The Distinguished Graduate was Senior Airman Rachael Powell, 125th Fighter Wing, Florida Air National Guard.

Senior Airman Rahiem Rodulfo, 437th Security Forces Squadron, was recognized with the Academic Achievement Award and Airman Powell was awarded the Leadership Award.

The appointed class commander was Staff Sgt. Theodore Collazo Jr., 437 SFS.

Graduates from the five-week course also included:

1st Combat Camera Squadron: Senior Airman Amber Grimm 

14th Airlift Squadron:
Senior Airman Matthew Blake 

437 APS:
Staff Sgt. Nathan Dunn, Senior Airmen Aaron Koehler, Jessica Miles and William Willoughby 

437th Airlift Wing:
Senior Airman Melissa Chorn 

437th Civil Engineer Squadron:
Senior Airman Samuel Gedeon 

437th Contracting Squadron:
Senior Airmen Stewart Beaumont and Lakeith Strother 

437th Logistics Readiness Squadron:
Senior Airmen Jessica Davis, Kristofer Sekely and James Servideo 

437th Maintenance Squadron:
Senior Airman Brian Stolz 

437th Medical Operations Squadron:
Senior Airman Telia Garry 

437th Medical Support Squadron:
Senior Airman Cassandra Rule 

437 SFS:
Senior Airmen Chase Anderson and Jennifer Pentecost 

Detachment 3, Security Forces Squadron:
Senior Airman Jason Ullrich