WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. -- The Whiteman Airman Leadership School Class 08-A graduated 27 senior airmen and four staff sergeants in a ceremony Nov. 2 at the Mission's End.

The award winners were:
Senior Airman Bruce Vaughn, 509th Maintenance Squadron, John L. Levitow;
Senior Airman Aaron Shirley, 325th Weapons Squadron and Senior Airman Joshua Morrison, 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Distinguished Graduates; and
Staff Sgt. Danny Washburn, 72d Test and Evaluation Squadron, Academic Achievement Award. Airman Shirley also won the Leadership Award.

The other graduates were:

Staff Sgt. Warren Connolly, Senior Airmen Tyler Brantley, Brandon Smith, Jessica Smith, and William Toler, 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

Senior Airman Manuel Jones, 509th Civil Engineer Squadron

Senior Airmen Michael Vine, 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron

Senior Airmen Nathaniel Baker, Jeremy Buehler, Heather Carrick, Antonio Conde,
Eric Hubbard, Geneva Milhoan and Eric Summarell, 509th Maintenance Squadron

Senior Airman Brandon Lines, 509th Munitions Squadron

Senior Airmen Nathan Garrett and John Roberts, 509th Operations Support Squadron

Staff Sgts. John Mitchem and Stacy Powell, Senior Airmen Lucas Bistor, Tammy Boxx, Richard Learned, Steven Martin, Brett Mattmiller, Kenneth McCormick, Brandon Miller, and Jonathan Rodriguez, 509th Security Forces Squadron