Hill's fighter wings name year's best maintenance professionals

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  • 419th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
The 419th and 388th Fighter Wings honored the year's best maintenance personnel at the Maintenance Professional of the Year Awards here Saturday. With about 500 people in attendance, this year marks the first time the two wings have held a combined ceremony to recognize outstanding Airmen in the active duty and Reserve.

The wings announced winners in the following categories:

Support Professional of the Year
Staff Sgt. Hermarys Smith (388th Maintenance Operations Squadron)

NCO Support Professional of the Year
Tech. Sgt. William Helton (388th MOS)
Tech. Sgt. Tabitha Grahn (419th Maintenance Operations Flights)

SNCO Support Professional of the Year
Master Sgt. Jonathan Pichot (388th MOS)
Master Sgt. Kylee Munn (419th MOF)

Company Grade Officer Support Professional of the Year
1st Lt. Joshua Conder (388th Equipment Maintenance Squadron)

Knucklebuster of the Year
Airman 1st Class Emmanuel Ramirez (388th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron)
Senior Airman Elisa Alvarez (419th AMXS)

NCO Knucklebuster of the Year
Tech. Sgt. Michael McClellan (388th MOS)
Staff Sgt. Clifford Calhoun (419th AMXS)

Maj. Gen. Jerry Rogers Maintenance Professional of the Year
Senior Airman Jared Rice, active duty Airman category (388th EMS)
Senior Airman Matthew Lotz, traditional reservist Airman category (419th AMXS)
Senior Airman Cade Andersen, Air Reserve Technician Airman category (419th Maintenance Squadron)
Staff Sgt. Joshua Patterson, NCO category (388th AMXS)
Tech. Sgt. James Hill, NCO category (419th AMXS)
Master Sgt. Kyle Bogue, SNCO category (388th MOS)
Master Sgt. Curtis Thompson, SNCO category (419th MXS)
Capt. Shannon Laubenthal, company grade office category (388th AMXS)
Capt. Nancy Immormino, company grade office category (419th AMXS)

Support Section of the Year
Maintenance Flight Support Section (388th EMS)
Plans, Scheduling and Documentation (419th MOF)

Maintenance Section of the Year
Quality Assurance (388th Maintenance Group)
Specialist Flight (419th AMXS)

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Thomas N. Barnes Award
Tech. Sgt. Brandon Fenner (388th AMXS)
Tech. Sgt. David Sudak (419th AMXS)

Lieutenant General Leo Marquez Award
Senior Airman John Riggs, technician category (388th EMS)
Staff Sgt. Richard Nelson, technician supervisor category (388th EMS)
Senior Master Sgt. Brian Henn, supervisor manager category (388th AMXS)
Capt. Christinia Rettenmier, company grade manager category (388th EMS)

Outstanding Aircraft Maintenance Person of the Year
Senior Airman Jared Rice, technician category (388th EMS)
Staff Sgt. Michael Quinby, technician supervisor category (388th MOS)
Master Sgt. Charles Dettlinger, supervisor manager category (388th EMS)
Capt. Lucas Buckley, company grade manager category (388th AMXS)
Mr. John Tramutolo, civilian manager category (388th MXG)

Maintenance Squadron of the Year
388th EMS
419th AMXS