Grand Forks AFB recognizes Airmen becoming U.S. citizens

Col. Paul Bauman, 319th Air Base Wing commander, and 319th ABW Command Chief Master Sgt. David Duncan, pose for a photo with Airman 1st Class Irinieta Tabuyaqona after presenting her with a U.S. flag and certificate of recognition during a wing quarterly awards ceremony held Jan. 15, 2015, at the Northern Lights Club on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. The Airman from the 319th Contracting Flight was one of six Warriors of the North recognized by the base for becoming naturalized U.S. citizens in 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Xavier Navarro)

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Col. Paul Bauman, 319th Air Base Wing commander, and 319th ABW Command Chief Master Sgt. David Duncan, pose for a photo with Airman 1st Class Danny Pham after presenting the him with a U.S. flag and certificate of recognition during a wing quarterly awards ceremony held Jan. 15, 2015, at the Northern Lights Club on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. The Airman from the 319th Logistics Readiness Squadron was one of six Warriors of the North recognized by the base for becoming naturalized U.S. citizens in 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Xavier Navarro)

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Col. Paul Bauman, 319th Air Base Wing commander, and 319th ABW Command Chief Master Sgt. David Duncan, pose for a photo with Airman 1st Class Herman Longsworth after presenting him with a U.S. flag and certificate of recognition during a wing quarterly awards ceremony held Jan. 15, 2015, at the Northern Lights Club on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. The Airman from the 319th Force Support Squadron was one of six Warriors of the North recognized by the base for becoming naturalized U.S. citizens in 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Xavier Navarro)

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Col. Paul Bauman, 319th Air Base Wing commander, and 319th ABW Command Chief Master Sgt. David Duncan, pose for a photo with Airman 1st Class Hugo Degan after presenting him with a U.S. flag and certificate of recognition during a wing quarterly awards ceremony held Jan. 15, 2015, at the Northern Lights Club on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. The Airman from the 319th Force Support Squadron was one of six Warriors of the North recognized by the base for becoming naturalized U.S. citizens in 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Xavier Navarro)

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Col. Paul Bauman, 319th Air Base Wing commander, and 319th ABW Command Chief Master Sgt. David Duncan, pose for a photo with Airman 1st Class Marco Guerrero-Nacif after presenting him with a U.S. flag and certificate of recognition during a wing quarterly awards ceremony held Jan. 15, 2015, at the Northern Lights Club on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. The Airman from the 319th Civil Engineering Squadron was one of six Warriors of the North recognized by the base for becoming naturalized U.S. citizens in 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Xavier Navarro)

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Grand Forks AFB recognizes Airmen becoming U.S. citizens

Published Jan. 15, 2015
By Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez
319th Air base Wing Public Affairs

GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Today the Warriors of the North recognized six of their fellow Airmen in a special way.

During the wing quarterly awards ceremony held Jan. 15 more than 250 civilians and service members witnessed six Airmen from various units on base being recognized for becoming U.S. citizens in 2014.

"Over the past year these individuals have worked diligently to become American citizens," said Tech. Sgt. Brooke Scott, who served as one of the ceremony's emcees. "Through hard work and perseverance they were each deemed naturalized citizens. They have dedicated their lives not only to the United States Air Force, but the United States of America. On behalf of Colonel Paul Bauman please join us in congratulating them on their important achievement."

The six Airmen were:
Airmen 1st Class Danny Pham from the 319th Logistics Readiness Squadron ; Irinieta Tabuyaqona from the 319th Contracting Flight and Hugo Degan from the 319th Force Support Squadron, who were naturalized Aug. 22 2014.

Also recognized were Airman 1st Class Herman Longsworth from the 319th FSS, naturalized May 16, 2014, and Airman 1st Class Marco Guerrero-Nacif from the 319th Civil Engineering Squadron, who was naturalized Oct. 17, 2014.

Guerrero-Nacif's fellow 319th CES co-worker Airman 1st Class Julio Duran Sangabriel was naturalized Nov. 20, but was not able to attend the ceremony, but the crowd still applauded the achievement after his name and date of citizenship was announced.