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2023 OF THE YEAR AWARDS


CADET SQUADRON OF THE YEAR
SAN FRANCISCO CADET SQUADRON 86

COMPOSITE SQUADRON OF THE YEAR
CLOVER FIELD COMPOSITE SQUADRON 51

SENIOR SQUADRON OF THE YEAR
SAN JOSE SENIOR SQUADRON 80

LEGISLATIVE OFFICER OF THE YEAR
LT COL MARK W. KEMPTON

LEGAL OFFICER OF THE YEAR
MAJ BENJAMIN W. KARABIAN

RECRUITING AND RETENTION OFFICER OF THE YEAR
CAPT ADAM C. STALEY

PILOT OF THE YEAR
CAPT RYAN D. UHLES

UNIT COMMANDER OF THE YEAR
CAPT ADAM C. STALEY

UNIT FINANCE OFFICER OF THE YEAR
CAPT LOUIS A. RIVAS JR

SENIOR MEMBER OF THE YEAR – ANNUAL
MAJ CHRIS A. JOHNSON

CADET OF THE YEAR
C/CAPT AVA L. FONTANILLA

EDUCATION & TRAINING OFFICER OF THE YEAR
CAPT RICHARD WEST

AFSA CADET NCO OF THE YEAR
C/CMSGT ZACHARY VAN LE

CADET PROGRAMS OFFICER OF THE YEAR
MAJ LISA M. CHERRY

UNIT SAFETY OFFICER OF THE YEAR
1ST LT DAVID S. YACONO

COMMUNICATOR OF THE YEAR
MAJ GEORGE D. GADD

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT OFFICER OF THE YEAR

LT COL JAMES A. MILLER

PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER OF THE YEAR
2ND LT ELISA MURESAN

SQUADRON HISTORIAN OF THE YEAR

CAPT NIKOLAY I. ZHEREBNENKOV

SQUADRON CHAPLAIN OF THE YEAR

CH., CAPT AARON M. GONZENBACH

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR
1ST LT KAI E. CHEN

AEROSPACE EDUCATION OFFICER OF THE YEAR 
CAPT NEIL R. MALONE

BREWER MEMORIAL AEROSPACE AWARD – SENIOR MEMBER
MAJ PATRICK D. HANFORD

BREWER MEMORIAL AEROSPACE AWARD – CADET
C/2ND LT BENJAMIN M. LEE

BREWER MEMORIAL AEROSPACE AWARD – LIFETIME
LT COL KENNETH J. ENDRIZZI

AEROSPACE EDUCATION TEACHER OF THE YEAR
KRISTIAN T. JOHNSON

AEROSPACE EDUCATION CADET OF THE YEAR
C/CMSGT ASCHER R. LAFAYETTE

UNIT OPERATIONS STAFF OFFICER OF THE YEAR
1ST LT MICHAEL J. KANG

AIRCREW MEMBER OF THE YEAR
CAPT FARAMARZ BAGHERI

COUNTERDRUG OFFICER OF THE YEAR
LT COL SARABJEET S. LOHARA

INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE YEAR
LT COL VALERIE G. HANLEY

HEALTH SERVICE OFFICER OF THE YEAR
1ST LT JOSHUA M. EFFLE-HOY

AIRBORNE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
CAPT NEIL R. MALONE

OBSERVER OF THE YEAR
CAPT RICHARD C. ALLEGRO

INCIDENT STAFF MEMBER OF THE YEAR
MAJ CHRIS A. JOHNSON

INSTRUCTOR PILOT OF THE YEAR
LT COL ROBIN Y. KIM

2022 Region of the Year Awards presented to CAWG Oct 2023

Col David Kantor Operations Staff Officer of the Year
Maj Karin Hollerbach

Communicator of the Year
Maj George Gadd

Director of Finance of the Year
Maj Paula Urbom-Shope

Frank G. Brewer Memorial Aerospace Award Cat 2
1Lt Kailash Kalidoss

Inspector General of the Year
Lt Col Craig Newton

John “Jack” Sorensen Cadet Programs Officer of the Year
Lt Col Christopher Reichow

Maj Gen Dwight H. Wheless Legal Officer of the Year
Maj Donald Hammond

Maj Gen Jeanne M. Holm AE Officer of the Year 
Maj Van Henson

Maj Gen Robert Preston Taylor Chaplain of the Year
Capt Ronald Martin (593169) 

Norm Edwards Counterdrug Officer of the Year
Lt Col James Redmon (205427) 

Safety Officer of the Year
1st Lt David Yacono (651277) 

 

Quality Cadet Unit Award: 

45th Composite Squadron
East Bay Cadets Squadron 18
Capt Jay Weinsoff Cadet Squadron 3
Diablo Composite Squadron 44
San Fernando Cadet Squadron 137
West Bay Composite Squadron 192
Cable Composite Squadron 25
Camarillo Composite Squadron 61
Jon E. Kramer Composite Squadron 10
Bakersfield Composite Squadron 121
Sonoma County Composite Squadron 157
Brackett Composite Squadron 64
Beach Cities Cadet Squadron 107
Tri-Valley Composite Squadron 156
Santa Cruz Composite Squadron 13
Saddleback Composite Squadron 68
Clover Field Composite Squadron 51
San Francisco Cadet Squadron 86
Corona Cadet Squadron 29
Palm Springs Composite Squadron 11
San Diego Cadet Squadron 144
John C. Savage Challenger Cadet Squadron 1986
South San Diego Cadet Squadron 201
Redlands Cadet Squadron 411

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