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Airlift/Tanker Association, AMC Leader Highlight Award Winners at 2024 Symposium

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  • By Air Mobility Command Public Affairs

Air Mobility Command and the Airlift/Tanker Association recognized 28 individuals, two wings and one group within the mobility family as superior performers during the 56th A/TA Symposium, Oct. 31-Nov. 3, 2024. 

The awards encompass a wide array of individuals who embody remarkable leadership qualities, exceptional excellence, and courageous valor in executing their responsibilities within the realm of mobility.  

AMC and ATA recognized and celebrated the achievements of the following individuals and wings with these prestigious awards. 

A/TA Young Leadership Award 

Capt. Miranda Bapty 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan 

Tech. Sgt. Wesley Fuller, 595th Command and Control Group, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska 

1st Lt. Brandy Do, 6th Logistics Readiness Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida 

Tech. Sgt. David Mollison, 627th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash 

Capt. Nathan Hammond, 720th Operations Support Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida 

Staff Sgt. Garrett Tholken, 423rd Training Squadron, USAF Expeditionary Operations School, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey 

Capt. Josiah Hartline, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Intelligence Directorate, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois 

Capt. Alyson Phillips, 628th Contracting Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina 

Tech. Sgt. Keosha Middleton, 374th Force Support Squadron, Yokota AB, Japan 

Capt. Ryan Tolentino, 352nd Cyberspace Operations Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii 

Tech. Sgt. Lonnie Stover, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Communications Directorate, Scott AFB, Illinois 

Airman First Class Andrii Skoryk, 22nd Medical Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas 

General Robert “Dutch” Huyser Award 

Pilot – Maj. Ian Maier, 509th Weapons Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington 

Navigator/Combat Systems Operator – Capt. Tyler Malsbury, 67th Special Operations Squadron, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, United Kingdom 

Flight Engineer – Tech. Sgt. Matthew Kusnetz, 65th Airlift Squadron, JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii 

Loadmaster – Master Sgt. Michale Berry, 39th Airlift Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas 

Boom Operator – Master Sgt. Alexander Orr, 91st Air Refueling Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida 

Communication Systems Operator – Tech. Sgt. Un’Shay Bradshaw, 99th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland 

Flight Attendant – Tech. Sgt. Jamie Rosenmeier, Presidential Airlift Group, JB Andrews, Maryland 

Flight Nurse – Capt. Brian M. Potje, 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Scott AFB, Illinois 

Aeromedical Technician – Tech. Sgt. Giancarlo Chaparro, 60th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, California 

General P.K. Carlton Award for Valor 

Capt. William T. Cook, 7th Special Operations Squadron, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom 

General Ronald Fogleman ASAM Award 

Maj. Mark Benischek, Headquarters United States Indo-Pacific Command, JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii 

Colonel Gail Halvorsen Award 

Tech. Sgt. Joseph Sheffield, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany 

Specialized Mission Award 

Capt. Carly M. Cannon, 100th Operations Support Squadron, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom 

Air Mobility Command’s Commander’s Key Support Liaison  

Mrs. Alyssa A. Cortellino, 628th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina         

Major General James I. "Bagger" Baginski Air Mobility Liaison Officer of the Year Award 

Capt. Kyle T. Hall, 621st Mobility Support Operations Squadron, Operating Location-C (Joint Special Operations Command), Fort Liberty, North Carolina 

Major General Stanley F.H. Newman (Air National Guard) Award 

103d Airlift Wing, Connecticut Air National Guard 

Lieutenant General James E. Sherrard III (Air Force Reserve Command) Award 

439th Airlift Wing, Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts 

Tampa Bay Trophy 

Chairman Mark Kern, Scott AFB, Illinois 

Abeline Trophy 

Leadership Council of Southwestern Illinois