75th Air Base Wing honors top performers

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  • By Richard Essary
  • 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

The 75th Air Base Wing celebrated its annual awards ceremony on Jan. 31 at the Hill Aerospace Museum, honoring individuals and teams for their exceptional performance and commitment to the mission.

“Our annual awards ceremony provides us an important opportunity to recognize the best among us; military and civilian Airmen that have left their mark and demonstrated their commitment to excellence,” said Col. Dan Cornelius, 75th Air Base Wing commander. “Their efforts have enhanced mission execution and demonstrated that our nation and our mission partners can ‘Count On Us!’ We are all incredibly proud of these Airmen and lucky to have them on our team.”

The following award winners were recognized:

Airman of the Year
Airman First Class Adelina Hook
75th Operations Support Squadron

Non-commissioned Officer of the Year
Tech. Sgt. Shaina O'Neal
75th Logistics Readiness Squadron

Senior Non-commissioned of the Year
Master Sgt. Jonathan Bailey
75th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron

Company Grade Officer of the Year
1st Lt. Alissa Buynak
75th Logistics Readiness Squadron

Field Grade Officer of the Year
Lt. Col. William Matthews
75th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron

Volunteer of the Year
Staff Sgt. Hailey Pethtel
75th Security Forces Squadron

Team of the Year
Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight
75th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron

Civilian of the Year (Category I)
Zachary Olds
775th Civil Engineer Squadron

Civilian of the Year (Category II)
Christopher Shipman
75th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron

Civilian of the Year (Category III)
Wayne D. Donnelly
75th Logistics Readiness Squadron

Honor Guard Member of the Year
Senior Airman Thomas Palmer
75th Force Support Squadron

First Sergeant of the Year
Master Sgt. Byron Price
649th Munitions Squadron

Key Support Liaison
Lindsey Packingham
Representing the 75th Logistics Readiness Squadron