18th Wing 2014 Turkey Shoot Published Aug. 20, 2014 By compiled staff reports 18th Wing Public Affairs KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- This year's Turkey Shoot competition was held from May 30 to Aug. 14. Thirteen units competed including: the 18th Operations Support Squadron Intel flights, the 390th Intelligence Squadron, the 44th and 67th Fighter Squadrons, the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron, the 623rd Air Control Flight, the 31st Rescue Squadron, the 33rd Rescue Squadron, the 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, the 44th and 67th Aircraft Maintenance Units, and lastly our International partners from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. The competition consisted of aircraft generation, live flight, simulator competitions, and knowledge tests. For the AE competition: Top AE Crew Member - Capt. Jessica Looft Best AE team - Capt. Michelle O'Conner, Staff Sgt. Jesus Sanchez, and Senior Airman John King III Top weapons load crew - 67th AMU: Staff Sgt. Emad Hamedeyyeh, Senior Airman Jade Call, Senior Airman Zachary Ross For the maintenance competition: Top Specialist - 67th AMU, Staff Sgt. Joseph Boyett Top Support - 44th AMU, Senior Airman Wesley Motley Top Eagle - Tail # 5098 67th AMU - Staff Sgt. Wil Vazquez-Lopez - Dedicated Crew Chief, Senior Airman Ryan Lusk-Glover - Assistant Dedicated Crew Chief Overall Winner - 67th AMU For the OSS competition: Top Briefer - Senior Airman Brandon Huseman, 18th OSS Top Academic Performer - 1st Lt. Dave Billeci, 44th FS Top Enlisted Performer - Senior Airman Gabriel Salas, 961st AACS Top Officer Performer - 1st Lt. Tyler Witt, 909 ARS TOP INTELLIGENCE TEAM - 18th Operations Support Squadron: 1st Lt. Katrina Eromin, Senior Airman Brandon Huseman For the 390th IS competition: Top Rivet Joint Crew - Staff Sgt. Rafael Pacheco - AMS, Staff Sgt. Wes Conley - AA, Tech. Sgt. Vera Robinson - DLO, Maj. Jeremy Ahlstrom - IIO, Staff Sgt. Scott Macauley - KP Tac, Tech. Sgt. Tim Adams - KP Gunner, Master Sgt. Josh Ferber - KP Navy, Staff Sgt. Eric Allen - CM Tac, Staff Sgt. Samatha McAlevy - CM Navy For the 909th ARS competition: Pilot Academic Award - Capt. Jake Kress Boom Operator Academic Award - Tech. Sgt. Chris Huber Outstanding Aircrew Award - Capt. Ben Mendel, Capt. John Lockwood, Tech. Sgt. Chad Holloway For the 31st RQS competition: Top Pararescueman - Staff Sgt. Michael Lindsay Top PJ Team - Staff Sgt. Michael Lindsay, Tech. Sgt. Daniel Wright, Master Sgt. Travis Shaw For the 33rd RQS competition: Top CSAR Wingman - Capt. Alexander Sira, 1st Lt. Brian Carbone, Master Sgt. Michael Vincent, Master Sgt. Kenton Lewis Top CSAR Flight Lead - Capt. Brian Campbell, 1st Lt. Emanuel Prodan, Tech. Sgt. Gregory Gibbs, Staff Sgt. Brandon Taylor For the command and control competition: Top distribute mission operations team - Capt. Taylor Jones, Senior Airman Jessica Landry, Senior Airman Kaitlyn Bryant Top Scope offensive counter air - Staff Sgt. Brad Harvey, Staff Sgt. Kenneth Davis Top Scope defensive counter air - Staff Sgt. William Gulley, Staff Sgt. Gerell Elie Top Academic - Capt. Taylor Jones Top C2 Award - 623rd ACF: Lightsword For the fighter squadron competition: Top Academic Squadron - 44th Fighter Squadron Weasel Sim Champion - Capt. William Strohecker Top Basic Flight Manuevers Flight Lead - Capt. Hunter Grunden Top BFM Instructor Pilot - Maj. Nicholas Register Top F-15 XCA Simulator - Maj. Brett Faber, Capt. Hunter Grunden, Capt. William Strohecker, Capt. Jillian Thompson, 1st Lt. Jason Ward Top DCA Flight - Capt. Matthew Mayer, Maj. Koichi Kitamura, Maj. Clint Guenther, 1st Lt Fukumoto Daiki, Maj. Nicholas Register, Capt. Kamisako Takeshi, Capt. Patrick O'Dell, Capt. Motohiro Satoshi Top OCA Flight - Capt. Gregory Schroeder, Lt. Col. Joseph Chennault, Capt. Aaron Brockman, Capt. Brian Anderson, Capt. Jeffrey Virost, Capt. Clayton Cruickshank, Capt. Jonathan Mahan, Capt. Trevor Aldridge The 2014 top fighter squadron - 44th FS Congrats to all of the winners during the Turkey Shoot!