186th ARW airmen of year awards

MERIDIAN, Miss. - Outstanding airmen here from the 186th Air Refueling Wing at Key Field were recognized May 20 by the local Air Force Association. The unit has an outstanding record, Maj. Gen. Mike Nabors, Assistant Adjutant General and Commander of the Mississippi Air National Guard, and all that they do for the Wing and the State of Mississippi. The awardees were Master Sgt. Steven Lewis: 186th ARW’s Outstanding Senior Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year; Senior Airman James Hattaway: 186th ARW’s Outstanding Airman of the Year; Master Sgt. Rodgrick Anderson: 186th ARW’s Outstanding First Sergeant of the Year; Master Sgt. Les Rickles: 186th ARW’s Wayne Benthall Leadership Award; and Tech. Sgt. Desmond Lewis: 186th ARW’s Refueling Wing Outstanding Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year. (Source: WTOK 05/20/21)