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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

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