JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -- Col. Peter Lee congratulated Airmen and civilian professionals across the 12th Flying Training Wing following the announcement of the wing’s annual award winners, recognizing their sustained excellence in support of the mission to train warfighters for America.
Lee extended his congratulations to recipients assigned to units at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph as well as the wing’s geographically separated units at Naval Air Station Pensacola and the United States Air Force Academy, underscoring the collective impact of their performance across multiple installations.
Annual award categories included company grade officer, noncommissioned officer, senior noncommissioned officer, civilian and team performance. Nominees were evaluated on leadership, job performance, mission impact and community involvement throughout the year.
The 12th Flying Training Wing is part of the 19th Air Force under Air Education and Training Command and plays a critical role in producing the Air Force’s next generation of combat aviators.
Airman: Senior Airman Kendall Rose, 12th Operations Support Squadron
Non-Commissioned Officer: Staff Sgt. Zaquantai Sears, 455th Flying Training Squadron
Senior Non-Commissioned Officer: Master Sgt. Jared Padfield, 479th Operations Support Squadron
Company Grade Officer: Captain Eric Holm, 99th Flying Training Squadron
Field Grade Officer: Major Malcolm Nichols, 99th Flying Training Squadron
Flight Commander: Captain Tony Dagostino, 479th Student Squadron
Civilian Category I Non-Supervisor: Julianne Merritt, 99th Flying Training Squadron
Civilian Category II Non-Supervisor: Andrew Dougherty, 306th Operations Support Squadron
Civilian Category III Non-Supervisor: Daniel Griffith, 12th Maintenance Group
Civilian Category II Supervisor: CJ Miller, 479th Student Squadron
Civilian Category III Supervisor: Benjamin Stagg, 12th Training Squadron
Instructor Combat Systems Officer: Captain Tony Abernathy, 451st Flying Training Squadron
Instructor Pilot: Captain Austin Bolinger, 455th Flying Training Squadron
Enlisted Instructor: Staff Sgt. Tyler Summers, 98th Flying Training Squadron
Wing Innovation (Individual Award): Capt Victoria Beck, 479th Operations Support Squadron
Wing Innovation (Team Award): 479th Flying Training Group, Innovations
Volunteer: Capt Kenny Nguyen, 479th Student Squadron
First Sergeant of the Year: Master Sgt. Robert Andrews, 12th Operations Group