Kadena recognizes 2015 first-quarter award winners

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  • By Naoto Anazawa
  • 18th Wing Public Affairs
KADENA AIR BASE, Japan --  The 2015 first quarter award ceremony for 18th Wing, partner unit, Honor Guard and Team Kadena was held at the Keystone Theater here May 1.

Congratulations to the following award winners.

The 18th Wing award winners are:
Airman: Senior Airman Dalton Carr, 18th Operations Group 
NCO: Tech. Sgt. Miguel Gibson, 18th Maintenance Group
Senior NCO: Master Sgt. John Karel, 18th Civil Engineer Group
Company grade officer: Capt. Franklin Mays, 18th Maintenance Group
Civilian Cat I: Koki Takashi, 18th Maintenance Group
Civilian Cat II: Roberto Buenaventura, 18th Medical Group
Civilian Cat III: Saniford Andree Jr, 18th Mission Support Group

The Partner Unit winners are:
Airman/Junior Enlisted: Senior Airman Kathleen Rowland, 353rd Special Operations Group
NCO: Tech. Sgt. Jason Evans, Group 7
Senior NCO: Master Sgt. Edith Smith, 353rd Special Operations Group
Company grade officer: Capt. Daniel Breiding, 353rd Special Operations Group
Civilian Cat I: Akira Arakaki, Group 7
Civilian Cat II: Leslie Hutchison, Group 7

The Team Kadena award winners, consisting of nominees from the 18th Wing and Kadena Partner Units are:
Honor Guard Airman: Senior Airman Kristopher Beckwith, 18th Aerospace Medicine Squadron
Honor Guard NCO: Tech. Sgt. April Robinson, Detachment 3, United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine
Airman/Junior Enlisted: Senior Airman Dalton Carr, 18th Operations Group 
NCO: Tech: Sgt. Miguel Gibson, 18th Maintenance Group
Senior NCO: Master Sgt. Edith Smith, 353rd Special Operations Group
Company grade officer: Capt. Daniel Breiding, 353rd Special Operations Group
Civilian Cat I: Koki Takashi, 18th Maintenance Group
Civilian Cat II: Leslie Hutchison, Group 7
Civilian Cat III: Saniford Andree Jr, 18th Mission Support Group