JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. -- The 446th Mission Support Group recently announced quarterly award winners for the past year along with most valuable performers. It allows members within the group to be recognized regardless of if they won at the wing level.
“Each group-level award winner receives a certificate and a coin that is presented at our group commander’s call that I have held annually during my tenure here,” said Col. Bryan Runion, 446th MSG commander. “I believe it is a way to recognize and take care of our people, and to show that we appreciate what they do.”
The winners are:
Most Valuable Performers
Senior Airman Michelle Perry 36th Aerial Port Squadron
Staff Sgt. Seth Bowers 446th Logistics Readiness Flight
Tech. Sgt. Eric Gayle 446th Force Support Squadron
Master Sgt. Glen Tuttle 446th Civil Engineer Squadron
Tech. Sgt. Kevin Beers 446th Security Forces Squadron
Staff Sgt. Marc Tiemeyer 86th Aerial Port Squadron
Staff Sgt. Richard Eckhart 86th Aerial Port Squadron
Airman of the Quarter
First Quarter – Airman 1st Class Alyssa Martinez - Group Winner 446th Force Support Squadron
Second Quarter – Senior Airman Jordan Miller - Group Winner 446th Civil Engineer Squadron
Third Quarter – Senior Airman Prince Lariosa – Group Winner 86th Aerial Port Squadron
Fourth Quarter – Senior Airman Emmanuel Bonilla – Group Winner 446th Force Support Squadron
NCO of the Quarter
First Quarter – Tech. Sgt. Ron Krotzer – Group Winner 446th Civil Engineer Squadron
Second Quarter – Tech. Sgt. Michael Blanch – Group Winner 446th Civil Engineer Squadron
Third Quarter – Staff Sgt. Tracy Bettendorf – Group and Wing Winner 446th Civil Engineer Squadron
Fourth Quarter – Tech. Sgt. Christopher Earls – Group Winner 446th Force Support Squadron
SNCO of the Quarter
First Quarter – Senior Master Sgt. Dwayne Lee – Group and Wing Winner 446th Civil Engineer Squadron
Second Quarter – Master Sgt. Lakesha Peterson – Group and Wing Winner 446th Force Support Squadron
Third Quarter – Master Sgt. Emilio Maddaloni – Group Winner 446th Civil Engineer Squadron
Fourth Quarter – Master Sgt. Michael Pate – Group and Wing Winner 446th Security Forces Squadron
Company Grade Officer of the Quarter
First Quarter – Capt. Bryant Hankins – Group and Wing Winner 446th Civil Engineer Squadron
Second Quarter – Capt. Tenille Woodward – Group Winner 446th Force Support Squadron
Third Quarter – Capt. Jeremy Guest – Group and Wing Winner 446th Civil Engineer Squadron
Fourth Quarter – Capt. Bryant Hankins – Group Winner 446th Civil Engineer Squadron
Field Grade Officer of the Quarter
First Quarter – Maj. Raymond Orr – Group Winner 446th Civil Engineer Squadron
Second Quarter – Maj. Robert Maanao – Group and Wing Winner 446th Force Support Squadron
Third Quarter – Maj. Kimberly Hubbard – Group Winner 446th Civil Engineer Squadron
Fourth Quarter – Maj. Derrick Young – Group Winner 446th Force Support Squadron
The awards were presented during Col. Runion’s final commander’s call over the April Unit Training Assembly with the 446th as he takes another assignment.
“As I told my troops at the commander’s call, commanders come and go, but it is the people who make the mission happen,” said Runion. “This is a great wing, a great group filled with great people. I was blessed to come to McChord and serve with the 446th for my first group command. I have no doubt that the group and wing will continue to do great things.”