Friday, February 18, 2022

Top CAFB airmen recognitions

COLUMBUS AFB, Miss. - Team Columbus celebrated its superior performers at the first 14th Flying Training Wing combined Annual Awards and Dining Out ceremony on Feb. 12. The 14th FTW produced more pilots than any other pilot training wing in the Air Education and Training Command and more pilots in 2021 than any year since 1985. This achievement led to the 14th FTW receiving the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award. Wing level award winners will continue on to compete at the Nineteenth Air Force level.

The 2021 Annual Award Winners are:

*Airman of the Year: SSgt Jose Guillen, 14th Operations Support Squadron 

*Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year: TSgt Aaron Wanzer, 14th Comptroller

*Squadron Senior Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year: MSgt Stephanie Tognotti

*14th Student Squadron First-Sergeant of the Year: MSgt Tiona Jones

*14th Mission Support Group Volunteer of the Year: TSgt Sean Weygandt

*14th FTW Maintenance Authority Quality Honor Guardsman of the Year: SrA Aubrey Anderson

*14th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron Company Grade Officer of the Year: Capt Elijah Nicholson

*14th Contracting Squadron Field Grade Officer of the Year: Maj Katherine Murphy

*14th Healthcare Operations Squadron Instructor Pilot of the Year: Capt Matthew Bliley

*49th Flying Training Squadron First Assignment Instructor Pilot of the Year: 1st Lt Blaine Wycoff

*14th Operations Support Squadron Civilian CAT I (Non-supervisory) of the Year: GS-06 Wendy Pennington-Nichols

*14th Healthcare Operations Squadron Civilian CAT II (Non-supervisory) of the Year: GS-09 Jo Spears

*14th FTW Protocol Civilian CAT III (Non-supervisory) of the Year: GS-11 Aaron Lorenz

*14th Student Squadron Civilian CAT II (Supervisory) of the Year: GS-09 Seth Maher

*14th Civil Engineering Squadron Civilian CAT III (Supervisory) of the Year: GS-13 Richard Marra

*14th Communications Squadron Key Spouse of the Year: Amber Thomason

*Team of the Year: Base Operations Services

*Support Flight Innovation Team of the Year: 14th Diagnostics & Therapeutics Flight (Source: CAFB 02/17/22) Outstanding Airmen Recognized > Columbus Air Force Base > Article Display (af.mil)

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