Yearly Awards
2024 OF THE YEAR AWARDS
CADET SQUADRON OF THE YEAR
Corona Cadet Sq 29
COMPOSITE SQUADRON OF THE YEAR
Clover Field Composite Sqdn 51
SENIOR SQUADRON OF THE YEAR
Amelia Earhart Senior Sqdn 188
LEGISLATIVE OFFICER OF THE YEAR
Lt Col Darryl Dunn
LEGAL OFFICER OF THE YEAR
Maj Richard Green
RECRUITING AND RETENTION OFFICER OF THE YEAR
2nd Lt Lynn Schrempf
PILOT OF THE YEAR
1st Lt John Rochford
UNIT COMMANDER OF THE YEAR
Capt Rafael Delgado
UNIT FINANCE OFFICER OF THE YEAR
Maj Paula Urbom-Shope
SENIOR MEMBER OF THE YEAR – ANNUAL
2nd Lt Jason Herrington
CADET OF THE YEAR
C/Maj Benjamin Lee
EDUCATION & TRAINING OFFICER OF THE YEAR
Lt Col Brian Luce
AFSA CADET NCO OF THE YEAR
C/SMSgt Trevor Kawamura
CADET PROGRAMS OFFICER OF THE YEAR
1st Lt Nicholas Pegis
Unit SAFETY OFFICER OF THE YEAR
Maj Jeffrey Rayden
COMMUNICATOR OF THE YEAR
1st Lt Nicholas Kebodeaux
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT OFFICER OF THE YEAR
Lt Col John Nagle
PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER OF THE YEAR
2nd Lt Amy Smith
SQUADRON HISTORIAN OF THE YEAR
Lt Col Charles Wiest
SQUADRON CHAPLAIN OF THE YEAR
Ch, Capt Ronald L. Martin
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR
1st Lt Christina Willis
AEROSPACE EDUCATION OFFICER OF THE YEAR
Capt Ricardo Pinero
BREWER MEMORIAL AEROSPACE AWARD – SENIOR MEMBER
2nd Lt Shea Santos
BREWER MEMORIAL AEROSPACE AWARD – ORGANIZATION
VFA Post 1943
AEROSPACE EDUCATION TEACHER OF THE YEAR
Sarah Goodin
UNIT OPERATIONS STAFF OFFICER OF THE YEAR
Lt Col Joseph Fernandes
AIRCREW MEMBER OF THE YEAR
1st Lt Swaminatha Vasudevan|
GROUND TEAM MEMBER OF THE YEAR
Capt Timothy Sjobring
COUNTERDRUG OFFICER OF THE YEAR
Capt Mustafa Yogurtcugil
INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE YEAR
Capt Mustafa Yogurtcugil
HEALTH SERVICE OFFICER OF THE YEAR
1st Lt William Winter Iv
AIRBORNE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
1st Lt Brian Anderson
OBSERVER OF THE YEAR
Maj Bodo Rau
INCIDENT STAFF MEMBER OF THE YEAR
Capt Ryan Uhles
INSTRUCTOR PILOT OF THE YEAR
Capt Faramarz Bagheri
SUAS INSTRUCTOR PILOT OF THE YEAR
CAPT LOUISE MATEOS
SUAS MISSION PILOT OF THE YEAR
CAPT LOUISE MATEOS
SUAS TECHNICIAN OF THE YEAR
SM LIPPING GAW
WING DIRECTOR OF FINANCE OF THE YEAR
CAPT EDWARD (DEWAYNE) MCMULLIN
PAUL W. TURNER SAFETY AWARD
LT COL ELSIE LAM
CAWG 2023 Pacific Region Award Recipients
Awarded April 2024
AFSA Cadet NCO of the Year
C/CMSgt Zachary Le
CAP Aerospace Education Teacher of the Year
Mr. / SM Kristian Johnson
Frank G. Brewer Memorial Aerospace Award – Cat 1
C/Capt Benjamin M. Lee
Frank G. Brewer Memorial Aerospace Award – Cat 2
Maj Patrick Hanford
Frank G. Brewer Memorial Aerospace Award – Cat 4
Lt Col Kenneth Endrizzi
George Texido Legislative Officer of the Year
Lt Col Mark Kempton
Inspector General of the Year
Lt Col Valerie Hanely
John “Jack” Sorenson Cadet Programs Officer of the Year
Maj Lisa Cherry
Maj Gen Dwight H. Wheless Legal Officer of the Year
Maj Benjamin Karabian
Maj Gen Jeanne M. Holm AE Officer of the Year
Capt Neil Malone
Norm Edwards Counterdrug Officer of the Year
Lt Col Sarabjeet Lohara
Property Manager of the Year
Lt Col James Miller
Quality Cadet Unit Award Listed in Charter Order
45th Composite Squadron
East Bay Cadet Sqdn 18
Marin Composite Squadron 23
Sierra Composite Squadron 72
Capt Jay Weinsoff Cadet Sqdn 3
Diablo Composite Sqdn 44
San Fernando Cadet Sqdn 137
Billie L. LeClair Composite Squadron 31
Travis Composite Sqdn 22
Lt Col Arthur King Composite Squadron 50
Fresno Composite Squadron 112
West Bay Composite Sqdn 192
Jon E. Kramer Composite Sqdn 10
Bakersfield Composite Squadron 121
Santa Barbara Composite Sqdn 131
Sonoma County Composite Squadron 157
Brackett Composite Sqdn 64
Beach Cities Cadet Sqdn 107
Los Angeles Cadet Sqdn 138
Jason M. Dahl Cadet Squadron 36
Tri-Valley Composite Squadron 156
Santa Cruz Composite Squadron 13
Saddleback Composite Sqdn 68
Clover Field Composite Sqdn 51
San Francisco Cadet Sqdn 86
Corona Cadet Squadron 29
Palm Springs Composite Squadron 11
Chino Cadet Sqdn 20
San Diego Cadet Sqdn 144
John C. Savage Challenger Cadet Squadron 1986
Hemet-Ryan Composite Sqdn 59
Pancho Barnes Composite Sqdn 49
South San Diego Cadet Squadron 201
California Aerospace Composite Squadron 802
Presented at the 2024 Wing Conference
Squadron Of Merit
Fullerton Composite Sqdn 56
Gill Rob Wilson Awards
Lt Col Brian E. Luce #4305 – 18 December 2023
Lt Col Josephine A. Nash #4375 – 15 June 2024
Maj Ronald P. Irick #4400 – 1 August 2024
Lt Col Jeffrey Ironfield #4420 – 10 October 2024
Paul E. Garber Award
Maj Jeffrey Ironfield
Exceptional Service Award
Maj Ryan Uhles
Maj Catherine Collom
Commander’s Commendation
Maj Kenneth Benner
Lt Col Tammy Sturgill
Achievement Award
Maj Terry Pratt
C/CMSgt Julia Nguyen
Promotion To Lt Col
Jeffrey Ironfield
Promotion to Maj
Andrey Tikhonov