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AMC honors its outstanding Airmen for 2006

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SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. --  Air Mobility Command has announced its Outstanding Airmen and First Sergeant of the Year finalists for 2006. They are:

Airman category:
Senior Airman Gany M. Gamboa, 6th Air Mobility Wing, MacDill AFB, Fla.
Senior Airman Tiffany L. Lott, 375th Airlift Wing, Peterson AFB, Colo.
Staff Sgt. Richard W. Rose, 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force, Charleston AFB, S.C.

Noncommissioned officer category:
Staff Sgt. Mark J. Girty, 436th AW, Dover AFB, Del.
Staff Sgt. James M. Lorenzo, 92nd Air Refueling Wing, Fairchild AFB, Wash.
Tech. Sgt. Michael G. McHone, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, Fort Dix, N.J.

Senior NCO category:
Master Sgt. Michael J. Hassett, Hq. AMC, Scott AFB, Ill.
Senior Master Sgt. Phillip W. Poole, 43rd AW, Pope AFB, N.C.
Senior Master Sgt. David L. Wood, 6th AMW, MacDill AFB, Fla.

First Sergeant category:
Master Sgt. Preston L. Gladney, 463rd Airlift Group, Little Rock AFB, Ark.
Master Sgt. Joshua W. Swanger, 317th AG, Dyess AFB, Texas
Master Sgt. Terry T. Swartz, 60th AMW, Travis AFB, Calif.

An AMC board will select one person from each category to compete at Air Force level. Nominees for Air Force competition will be announced during the command's Outstanding Airmen/First Sergeant of the Year Banquet April 5. For further details on attending the banquet, contact your local Command Chief Master Sergeant's office. The theme for this year's banquet is, "Leading America's Premier Mobility Force into the Future."