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Team Kadena recognizes outstanding performers during annual awards banquet

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  • By Airman 1st Class Corey M. Pettis
  • 18th Wing Public Affairs
KADENA AIR BASE, Japan --  Kadena hosted the 2015 18th Wing, Partner Unit and Team Kadena Awards banquet Feb. 20 at the Kadena Officer's Club.

During the banquet, 19 winners were chosen from 11 different organizational groups and the Kadena Honor Guard as the top performers of 2015.

Kadena congratulates the following award recipients:

18th Wing/Partner Unit Winners:

Airman/Junior Enlisted:
Airman 1st Class Austin Bowen, 320th Special Tactics Squadron

NCO:
Tech. Sgt. Timothy Ferguson, 82nd Reconnaissance Squadron

Senior NCO:
Master Sgt. Daniel Hubert, 82nd Reconnaissance Squadron

Company-Grade Officer:
Capt. Daniel Breiding, 320th Special Tactics Squadron

Field-Grade Officer:
Maj. Michael Perry, 17th Special Operations Squadron

Category I Civilian:
Camila Eckert, 323th Special Tactics Squadron

Category II Civilian:
Shawn Murdoch, 733rd Air Mobility Squadron

Category III Civilian:
Nick Tolosa, Air Postal Squadron Detachment 3

First Sergeant of the Year:
Master Sgt. Walter Booker, 1st Special Operations Squadron


18th Wing Winners:

Airman/Junior Enlisted:
Senior Airman Darius Riddick, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron

NCO:
Staff Sgt. Aaron Keeter, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron

Senior NCO:
Master Sgt. Edgardo Troche, 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

Company-Grade Officer:
Capt. Katrina Maloney, 718th Civil Engineer Squadron

Field-Grade Officer:
Maj. Matthew Mustain, 33rd Rescue Squadron

Category I Civilian:
Denhior ishimine, 18th Mission Support Group

Category II Civilian:
James McGill, 18th Contracting Squadron

Category III Civilian:
Andrew Fletcher, 18th Communications Squadron

First Sergeant of the Year:
Mast Sgt. Joseph Mageau, 18th Security Forces Squadron


Honor Guard Winners:

Airman/Junior Enlisted:
Senior Airman Dorothy Knox, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron


Team Kadena Winners:

Airman/Junior Enlisted:
Senior Airman Darius Riddick, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron

NCO:
Staff Sgt. Aaron Keeter, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron

Senior NCO:
Master Sgt. Edgardo Troche, 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

Company-Grade Officer:
Capt. Daniel Breiding, 320th Special Tactics Squadron

Category I Civilian:
Denhior ishimine, 18th Mission Support Group

Category II Civilian:
James McGill, 18th Contracting Squadron

Category III Civilian:
Nick Tolosa, Air Postal Squadron Detachment 3

First Sergeant of the Year:
Mast Sgt. Joseph Mageau, 18th Security Forces Squadron