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Command names 2005 Public Affairs Media Contest winners

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SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (AMCNS) --  Air Mobility Command officials announced Friday the winners of the command’s 2005 Public Affairs Media Contest. The winners are:

Metro Format Newspaper:
First Place: Fairchild Connection, 92nd Air Refueling Wing, Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash.
Second Place: Carolina Flyer, 43rd Airlift Wing, Pope AFB, N.C.
Third Place: Command Post, 375th AW, Scott AFB, Ill.

Tabloid Format Newspaper:
First Place: The Leader, 319th ARW, Grand Forks AFB, N.D.
Second Place: Capital Flyer, 89th AW, Andrews AFB, M.D.
Third Place: Thunderbolt, 6th Air Mobility Wing, MacDill AFB, Fla.

News Writing:
First Place: David Kellogg, 62nd AW, McChord AFB, Wash.
Second Place: Airman 1st Class James Bolinger, 436th AW, Dover AFB, Del.
Third Place: 2nd Lt. Lindsey Hahn, 60th AMW, Travis AFB, Calif.

Feature Writing:
First Place: Christine Spargur, 375th AW, Scott AFB, Ill.
Second Place: David Kellogg, 62nd AW, McChord AFB, Wash.
Third Place: Senior Airman Rachel Martinez, 305th AMW, McGuire AFB, N.J.

Commentary Writing:
First Place: Christine Spargur, 375th AW, Scott AFB, Ill.
Second Place: 1st Lt. Bryan Lewis, 437th AW, Charleston AFB, S.C.
Third Place: Airman 1st Class James Bolinger, 436th AW, Dover AFB, Del.

Sports Writing:
First Place: Senior Airman Ashley DiFalco, 305th AMW, McGuire AFB, N.J.
Second Place: Airman Brian Butkus, 375th AW, Scott AFB, Ill.
Third Place: Norman McKay, 62nd AW, McChord AFB, Wash.

Series Writing:
First Place: Staff Sgt. Monte Volk, Staff Sgt. Melisa Witter, SeniorAirman Patrice Clarke and Senior Airman James Croxon, 319th ARW, Grand Forks AFB, N.D.
Second Place: Senior Airman Christie Putz, 92nd ARW, Fairchild AFB, Wash.
Third Place: Senior Airman Stacia Zachary, 43rd AW, Pope AFB, N.C.

Stand Alone Photo:
First Place: Brian Dyjak, 305th AMW, McGuire AFB, N.J.
Second Place: Roland Balik, 436th AW, Dover AFB, Del.
Third Place: Staff Sgt. Randy Redman, 6th AMW, MacDill AFB, Fla.

Photojournalism:
First Place: 1st Lt. Caroline Lorimer, 436th AW, Dover AFB, Del.
Second Place: Staff Sgt. Randy Redman, 6th AMW, MacDill AFB, Fla.
Third Place: Senior Airman Stacia Zachary, 43rd AW, Pope AFB, N.C.

Art/Graphic in Support of Publication:
First Place: Bethanne Magyari, 62nd AW, McChord AFB, Wash.
Second Place: Senior Airman Christie Putz, 92nd ARW, Fairchild AFB, Wash.
Third Place: Staff Sgt. Randy Redman, 6th AMW, MacDill AFB, Fla.

Contractor/Stringer Writer:
First Place: David Kellogg, 62nd AW, McChord AFB, Wash.
Second Place: Jennifer Brugman, 60th AMW, Travis AFB, Calif.
Third Place: Samantha Housman, 22nd ARW, McConnell AFB, Kan.

Contractor/Stringer Photographer:
First Place: Jason Minto, 436th AW, Dover AFB, Del.
Second Place: Bobby Jones, 89th AW, Andrews AFB, Md.
Third Place: Kenn Mann, 305 AMW, McGuire AFB, N.J.

Deployed Newspaper:
The Responder, 818th Contingency Response Group/24th Air Expeditionary Group
1st Lt. Erik Saks, 305th AMW, McGuire AFB, N.J.

Outstanding New Writer:
First Place: Airman 1st Class James Bolinger, 436th AW, Dover AFB, Del.
Second Place: Senior Airman James Croxon, 319th ARW, Grand Forks AFB, N.D.
Third Place: Staff Sgt. Randy Redman, 6th AMW, MacDill AFB, Fla.

Print Journalist of the Year:
First Place: Senior Airman Stacia Zachary, 43rd AW, Pope AFB, N.C.
Second Place: Staff Sgt. April Lapetoda, 89th AW, Andrews AFB, Md.
Third Place: Staff Sgt. Randy Redman, 6th AMW, MacDill AFB, Fla.

First-place winners will now compete at the Air Force-level Public Affairs media competition.