The nominations submitted reflect the extraordinary quality of the Airmen in the Air Force Medical Service. The accomplishments of those recognized demonstrate expertise, leadership and commitment across the full breadth of the support we provide to the Air Force mission and the Joint Team. All accomplishments were enabled by the hard work and support of their Wingmen, consisting of fellow medical professionals at every level.
Congratulations to all the award recipients who represent the many outstanding professionals of Air Force Medicine providing “Trusted Care Anywhere!”
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS:
USAF Young Health Care Administrator of the Year
Capt Samuel F. Sells
AFSOAWC IW Med Ops Div, Duke Field, AFSOC
USAF MSC Commitment to Service Award
Lt Col Mark E. Cleveland
31 MDG/SGA, Aviano AB, USAFE
USAF MSC Civilian of the Year
Mr. Honorato Cardoza
375 MDG/SGQ, Scott AFB, AMC
USAF Biomedical Clinician Category I Officer of the Year - Company Grade Category
Capt Rachel Wiley
86 MDG, Ramstein AB, USAFE
USAF Biomedical Clinician Category I Officer of the Year - Field Grade Category
Maj Shannon Hunt
55 MDOS/SGOSO, Offutt AFB, ACC
USAF Biomedical Clinician Category II Officer of the Year - Company Grade Category
Capt Jennifer Aspinwall
99 MDOS/SGOY, Nellis AFB, ACC
USAF Biomedical Clinician Category II Officer of the Year - Field Grade Category
Maj Neysa Etienne
86 MDS, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, USAFE
USAF Biomedical Specialist Category I Officer of the Year - Company Grade Category
Capt Austin Bennett
19 AMDS/SGPB, Little Rock AFB, AMC
USAF Biomedical Specialist Category I Officer of the Year - Field Grade Category
Maj Stephanie Harley
355 AMDS/SGPB, Davis-Monthan AFB, ACC
USAF Biomedical Specialist Category II Officer of the Year - Company Grade Category
Capt Maira Malhabour
59 MDSG/SGSLP, JBSA-Lackland, AETC
USAF Biomedical Specialist Category II Officer of the Year - Field Grade Category
Maj Venita Ramirez
366 AMDS/SGPN, Mountain-Home AFB, ACC
USAF Biomedical Category III Officer of the Year
Maj Danny Dacey
711 HPW/USAFSAM, Wright-Patterson AFB, AFMC
USAF Biomedical Clinician Civilian of the Year
Ms. Beverly Lesyea
42 MDOS/SGOW, Maxwell AFB, AETC
USAF Biomedical Specialist Civilian of the Year
Mr. Nicholas DiDonato
579 MDSS/SGSL, JB Anacostia-Bolling, AFDW
USAF Dental Civilian of the Year
Mr. Patrick Miller
628 AMDS/SGPD, JB Charleston, AMC
USAF Clinical Dentist of the Year
Maj Benjamin Gantt
56 DS/SGDD, Luke AFB, AETC
USAF Dental Educator of the Year
Capt Patrick Galloway
96 DS/SGDD, Eglin AFB, AFMC
USAF Enlisted Health Services Management Airman of the Year
SrA Cody Best
341 MDOS/SGOF, Malmstrom AFB, AFGSC
USAF Enlisted Health Services Management NCO of the Year
SSgt Robert Smith III
35 MDSS/SGSX, Misawa AB, PACAF
USAF Medical Material Airman of the Year
SrA Christopher Ryde
86 MDSS/SGSM, Ramstein AB, USAFE
USAF Medical Materiel NCO of the Year
SSgt Doreen Ng
48 MDSS/SGSM, RAF-Lakenheath, USAFE
USAF Biomedical Equipment Repair Airman of the Year
SrA Ethan Carrera
86 MDSS/SGSM, Ramstein AB, USAFE
USAF Biomedical Equipment Repair NCO of the Year
SSgt Joseph McPherson
711 HPW/OML, Wright-Patterson AFB, AFMC
USAF Base Bioenvironmental Engineering Airman of the Year
SrA Austin Shull
15 AMDS/SGPB, JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, PACAF
USAF Base Bioenvironmental Engineering NCO of the Year
SSgt Mark Olsen
31 AMDS/SGPB, Aviano AB, USAFE
USAF Mental Health Airman of the Year
SrA Aaron Gibson
10 MDOS/SGOW, USAF Academy, USAFA
USAF Mental Health NCO of the Year
TSgt Elyot Selman
35 MDOS/SGOW, Misawa AB, PACAF
USAF Diet Therapy Airman of the Year
SrA Megan Thibodeaux
959 CSPS/SGVDP, JBSA-Ft Sam Houston, AETC
USAF Diet Therapy NCO of the Year
MSgt Kenneth Steinbeck
959 CSPS/SGVDP, JBSA-Ft Sam Houston, AETC
USAF Public Health Airman of the Year
SrA Devante Scarver
19 AMDS/SGPM, Little Rock AFB, AMC
USAF Public Health NCO of the Year
SSgt Jacob Holubar
366 AMDS/SGPM, Mountain Home AFB, ACC
USAF Cardiopulmonary Laboratory Airman of the Year
SrA Joshua O’Sullivan
88 MDOS/SGOM, Wright-Patterson AFB, AFMC
USAF Cardiopulmonary Laboratory NCO of the Year
TSgt Jensen De Nijs
711 HPW/USAFSAM/ETS, Wright-Patterson AFB, AFMC
USAF Physical Medicine Airman of the Year
SrA Kaitlyn Callahan
341 MDOS/SGOY, Malmstrom AFB, AFGSC
USAF Physical Medicine NCO of the Year
TSgt Casey Berry
359 MDOS/SGOY, JBSA-Randolph, AETC
USAF Aerospace and Operational Physiology Airman of the Year
A1C Samuel Miller
14 MDOS/SGOR, Columbus AFB, AETC
USAF Aerospace and Operational Physiology NCO of the Year
TSgt Omar Robinson
96 AMDS/SGPF, Eglin AFB, AFMC
USAF Aerospace Medicine Airman of the Year
SrA Allison Malaska
86 MDOS/SGOP, Ramstein AB, USAFE
USAF Aerospace Medicine NCO of the Year
TSgt Eduardo Clemente
352 SOSS/A7M, RAF-Mildenhall, AFSOC
USAF Surgical Service Airman of the Year
A1C Andrew Rankin
35 SGCS/SGCU, Misawa AB, PACAF
USAF Surgical Service NCO of the Year
SSgt Brianna Lozano
39 MDOS/SGOS, Incirlick AB, USAFE
USAF Pharmacy Technician Airman of the Year
SrA Brandon Solomon
88 DTS/SGQP, Wright-Patterson AFB, AFMC
USAF Pharmacy Technician NCO of the Year
TSgt Raechael Evans
377 MDSS/SGSD, Kirtland AFB, AFGSC
USAF Diagnostic Imaging Airman of the Year
SSgt Jesenia Vega-Rivera
59 RSQ/SGKDI, JBSA-Lackland, AETC
USAF Diagnostic Imaging NCO of the Year
SSgt Leona Rodriguez
59 RSQ/SGKDI, JBSA-Lackland, AETC
USAF Laboratory Airman of the Year
SSgt Eileen Grizzard
56 MDSS/SGSL, Luke AFB, AETC
USAF Laboratory NCO of the Year
TSgt Johnathon Brock
48 MDSS/SGSL, RAF-Lakenheath AB, USAFE
USAF Ophthalmic Airman of the Year
SrA Pichardpaul Parong
82 AMDS/SGPO, Sheppard AFB, AETC
USAF Ophthalmic NCO of the Year
TSgt Destin Huey
43MDS/SGPF, Pope AAF, AMC
USAF Dental Airman of the Year
SSgt Kadeesh McNaught
366 AMDS, Mountain Home AFB, ACC
USAF Dental NCO of the Year
TSgt Louis Lough
628 AMDS/SGPD, JB Charleston, AMC
USAF SNCO Operational Medicine Excellence Award
MSgt Vaisha Little
87 MDOS/SGOP, JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, AMC
USAF SNCO Organizational Management Excellence Award
SMSgt Curtis Miller
633 MDSS/SGSD, JB Langley-Eustis, ACC
USAF SNCO Clinical Support Excellence Award
SMSgt Ellwood Tegtmeier
633 SGCS/SGCR, JB Langley-Eustis, ACC
USAF Medical Service SNCO Leadership Award
SMSgt Alan Weary
88 MDG/SGSM, Wright-Patterson AFB, AFMC
USAF Medical Service Civilian Performance Excellence Award
Mr. Cody Nelson
28 MDOS/SGOJ, Ellsworth AFB, AFGSC
USAF Outstanding PRP Technician of the Year
TSgt Jennifer Deinhart
HQ AFPC/CAN, JBSA-Randolph, AFPC, Medical PRP Cell
USAF Outstanding PRP MTF Monitor of the Year
TSgt La-Tinya Ransaw
55 AMDS/SGPF, Offutt AFB, ACC
USAF Clinical Excellence Award - Company Grade Category
Capt Bridget Nestor-Arjun
60 MDOS/SGOE, Travis AFB, AMC
USAF Clinical Excellence Award - Field Grade Category
Maj David Klein
779 MDOS/SGOFB, Ft Belvoir, AFDW
USAF Chief of the Medical Staff Commitment to Excellence Award
Lt Col Chris Wilhelm
509 MDG/SGH, Whiteman AFB, AFGSC
USAF Physician Educator of the Year
Maj John Lichtenberger III
USUHS, NSA-Bethesda, AFELM
USAF Clinical Excellence in Nursing Award - CGO Category
Capt Nicole Ward
375 AES/AEOM, Scott AFB, AMC
USAF Clinical Excellence in Nursing Award - FGO Category
Maj Holli Bellusci
28 MDOS/SGNE, Ellsworth AFB, AFGSC
USAF Privileged Advanced Practice Nurse Award
Maj Gregory Wierzbicki
96 MDOS/SGOW, Eglin AFB, AFMC
USAF Civilian Nurse of the Year
Ms. Joy Anderson
579 MDOS/SGOM, JB Anacostia-Bolling, AFDW
USAF Excellence in Nursing Leadership Award
Lt Col Jeanine Hatfield
87 MDG/SGN, JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, AMC
USAF Outstanding Achievement in Nursing Force Development
Lt Col Katherine Alguire
USUHS, NSA-Bethesda, AFELM
USAF Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Research Award
Maj Ian Stewart
60 MDG/SGSE, Travis AFB, AMC
USAF Competent Medical Authority of the Year
Capt Melanie Johnson
HQ AFPC/CAN, JBSA-Randolph, AFPC, Medical PRP Cell
TEAM AWARDS:
USAF Outstanding Large Medical Logistics Team of the Year
86th Medical Support Squadron Medical Logistics Flight
86 MDSS/SGSM, Ramstein AB, USAFE
USAF Outstanding Small Medical Logistics Team of the Year
31st Medical Support Squadron Medical Logistics Flight
31 MDSS/SGSM, Aviano AB, USAFE
USAF Outstanding Resource Management Team of the Year
59th Medical Wing Medical Resource Management Flight
59 MDW/SGAR, JBSA-Lackland, AETC
USAF Medical Information Services Team of the Year
673rd Medical Information Systems Flight
673 MDSS/SGSI, JB Elmendorf-Richardson, PACAF
USAF Outstanding Health Plan Management Team of the Year
366th Medical Support Squadron TRICARE Operations and Patient Administration Flight
366 MDSS/SGST, Mountain Home AFB, ACC
USAF Outstanding Medical Readiness Team of the Year
779th Medical Support Squadron Medical Readiness Flight
779 MDSS/SGSX, JB Andrews, AFDW
USAF Biomedical Sciences Corps Small Team Award
628th Aerospace Medicine Squadron/ Transport Isolation Sys (TIS) Support Team
628 AMDS/SGPB, JB Charleston, AMC
USAF Biomedical Sciences Corps Large Team Award
711th Human Performance Wing/USAFSAM-Public Health/Lab Zika Response Team
711 HPW/USAFSAM, Wright-Patterson AFB, AFMC
USAF Small Dental Clinic of the Year
628th Aerospace Medicine Squadron Dental Flight
628 AMDS/SGPD, JB Charleston, AMC
USAF Medium Dental Clinic of the Year
436th Aerospace Medicine Squadron Dental Flight
436 AMDS/SGD, Dover AFB, AMC
USAF Large Dental Clinic of the Year
779th Dental Squadron
779 DS/SGD, JB Andrews, AFDW
USAF Personnel Reliability Program Team of the Year
Air Force Personnel Center, Medical PRP Cell
HQ AFPC/CAN, JBSA-Randolph, AFPC
USAF Outstanding Medical Home Award
28th Medical Group
28 MDG, Ellsworth AFB, AFGSC
USAF Best Ambulatory Clinic Patient Safety Program
10th Medical Group Patient Safety Program
10 MDG, USAF Academy, USAFA
USAF Best Inpatient Facility Patient Safety Program
60th Medical Group Inpatient Safety Program
60 MDG, Travis AFB, AMC
USAF Best AE Squadron Patient Safety Program
43rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Patient Safety Program
43 AES, Pope AAF, AMC
USAF Surgeon General Award for Clinic of the Year
52nd Medical Group
52 MDG, Spangdahlem AB, USAFE
USAF Surgeon General Award for Hospital of the Year
96th Medical Group
96 MDG, Eglin AFB, AFMC
USAF Medical Service Outstanding Achievement in Innovation Award
23rd Medical Operations Squadron Warrior Athlete Center of Excellence
23 MDOS/SGOY, Moody AFB, ACC