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Kadena congratulates 2014 top performers during annual awards banquet

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  • By Airman 1st Class John Linzmeier
  • 18th Wing Public Affairs
KADENA AIR BASE, Japan --  Kadena hosted the 2014 18th Wing, Partner Unit and Team Kadena Awards banquet Feb. 21 at the Rocker NCO Club.

During the banquet, 17 winners were chosen from 11 different organizational groups and the Kadena Honor Guard as the top performers of 2014.

Kadena congratulates the following award recipients:

18th Wing/Partner Unit Winners:

Airman/Junior Enlisted:
Staff Sgt. Travis Jordan, 320th Special Operations Group

NCO:
Tech. Sgt. Chad Dickson, 390th Intelligence Squadron

Senior NCO:
Master Sgt. David Custer, 353rd Special Operations Group

Company-Grade Officer:
Capt. Jordan Matthews, 390th Intelligence Squadron

Category I Civilian:
Joyce Tayaban, 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron

Category II Civilian:
Timothy Hooper, 733rd Air Mobility Squadron

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

First Sergeant of the Year:
Master Sgt. Sandie Hedge, 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron


18th Wing Winners:

Airman/Junior Enlisted:
Senior Airman Nekia Bruce, 18th Security Forces Squadron

NCO:
Tech. Sgt. Lauren Berger, 18th Security Forces Squadron

Senior NCO:
Senior Master Sgt. Harold Terrance Jr., 18th Communications Squadron

Company-Grade Officer:
Capt. Julian Thomas, 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron

Category I Civilian:
Yutaka Higa, 18th Civil Engineering Squadron

Category II Civilian:
Lisa M. Velez, 18th Wing

Category III Civilian:
Stephen Tucker, 18th Maintenance Group

First Sergeant of the Year:
Mast Sgt. Justin Stoltzfus, 18th Maintenance Group


Honor Guard Winners:

Airman/Junior Enlisted:
Senior Airman Nicholas Stoke, 18th Civil Engineering Squadron

NCO:
Staff Sgt. Dwight Richards, 18th Civil Engineering Squadron


Team Kadena Winners:

Airman/Junior Enlisted:
Senior Airman Nekia Bruce, 18th Security Forces Squadron

NCO:
Tech. Sgt. Lauren Berger, 18th Security Forces Squadron

Senior NCO:
Senior Master Sgt. Harold Terrance Jr., 18th Communications Squadron

Company-Grade Officer:
Capt. Jordan Matthews, 390th Intelligence Squadron

Category I Civilian:
Yutaka Higa, 18th Civil Engineering Squadron

Category II Civilian:
Lisa M. Velez, 18th Wing

Category III Civilian:
Stephen Tucker, 18th Maintenance Group

First Sergeant of the Year:
Master Sgt. Sandie Hedge, 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron