Outstanding Airmen of the Year Announced Published Feb. 6, 2011 Barnes Air National Guard Base, 104 Fighter Wing - Westfield, Mass -- Operational in the ASA, coordinating and hosting a world-class air show, deploying overseas supporting multiple contingency operations, reporting to state active duty to protect the citizens of the commonwealth, traveling to Nellis Air Force Base supporting Operations Red Flag or the Weapons Instructor Course, participating in a medical training in Alpena Michigan, passing our first Alert Force Evaluation, volunteering to serve food at the local homeless shelter, or working with the family readiness group hosting the annual Easter Egg hunt...these are just a few of the bullets found in the 2010 annual award package submissions. This year the award program will run a little differently than in years past. The wing will announce the squadron-level award winners, but the group, wing and state winners will be announced during the awards banquet scheduled for February 5th at the Tekoa Country Club. The Squadron level winners will compete against other squadrons, then compete at the group level which will determine the 104th Fighter Wings 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year. The following Airmen have been selected as their Squadron's award winners, in the case of the Medical Group, Operations Group and Fighter Wing Headquarters, there is only one level for competition, and the winners of these organizations will compete for the wing level awards. 104th Force Support Squadron Airman of the Year Airman 1st Class Angel Lugo NCO of the Year Technical Sgt. Darci Furr Senior NCO of the Year Master Sgt. Mark Gaskalka AGR/Technician of the Year Senior Master Sgt. Andres Huxtable 104th Communications Flight Airman of the Year Senior Airman Wesley J. Sobczyk NCO of the Year Staff Sgt. Jason J. Schrecke Senior NCO of the Year Senior Master Sgt. Clint D. Kleciak AGR/Technician of the Year Staff Sgt. William McIsaac 104th Logistic Readiness Squadron Airman of the Year Senior Airman Michael Trainor NCO of the Year Staff Sgt. Thomas Landon Senior NCO of the Year Master Sgt. Nathan Mutti AGR/Technician of the Year Technnical Sgt. Patrick Renna 104th Security Force Squadron Airman of the Year Senior Airman Juan Barrera NCO of the Year Technical Sgt. Steve Jeffers Senior NCO of the Year Master Sgt. Shane Cekovsky AGR/Technician of the Year Tech. Sgt. Dana Thayer 104th Civil Engineer Squadron Airman of the Year Senior Airman Matthew Annis NCO of the Year Technical Sgt. Gregory Pauli AGR/Technician of the Year Technical Sgt. Jeremiah McClosky 104th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Airman of the Year Senior Airman Ian McAlister NCO of the Year Technical Sgt. Marilyn Morales Senior NCO of the Year Chief Master Sgt. Robert Roy AGR/Technician of the Year Master Sgt. Christopher Auclair 104th Maintenance Squadron Airman of the Year Senior Airman Justin Rogers NCO of the Year Technical Sgt. Bryan Lucas Senior NCO of the Year Senior Master Sgt. Scott Cardaropoli AGR/Technician of the Year Master Sgt. Manabu J. Okutani 104th Maintenance Group Support Units NCO of the Year Technical Sgt. Michael Land Senior NCO of the Year Senior Master Sgt. Dennis Desroches 104th Maintenance Ops Flight NCO of the Year Technical Sgt. Julie Acker Senior NCO of the Year Master Sgt. John Chandler AGR/Technician of the Year Technical Sgt. Kristen Martin Company Grade Officer of the Year Capt. Michael Dibrindisi 104th Fighter Wing Headquarters Airman of the Year Senior Airman James Louis NCO of the Year Staff Sgt. Kristin Anderson Senior NCO of the Year Senior Master Sgt. Robert Sabonis AGR/Technician of the Year Staff Sgt. Neisha Nixon Company Grade Officer of the Year 1Lt. Jamie Stebbins 104th Medical Group Airman of the Year Senior Airman Aaron Zanchi NCO of the Year Technical Sgt. John Cycz Senior NCO of the Year Master Sgt. Karin Zajac Company Grade Office of the Year Lt. Denis St. Jean 104th Operations Group Airman of the Year Senior Airman Eric Chan NCO of the Year Staff Sgt. Joshua Read Senior NCO of the Year Senior Master Sgt. Chris Plotniak AGR/Technician of the Year Master Sgt. Darcie Rock Company Grade Officer of the Year 2nd Lt. Sharon Messina We'd also like to congratulate the 2010 Community College of the Air Forces Graduates. The CCAF program allows Airmen the opportunity to earn associates degrees through applying the practical knowledge learned through the AFSC awarding process: Nilka Alleyne: Financial Management, Human Resources & Logistics Todd Canedy: Criminal Justice Shannon Huard: Safety James Ingari: Aviation Maint. Tech Todd McCarthy; Aerospace Ground Equipment Technology, Mechanical & Electric Technology Todd Mullane; Fire Science Jenna Oleksak, Cardiopulmonary Laboratory Science Leonitino Piecuch, Fire Science Carey Souda; Construction Science John Stec: Maintenance Production Bonnie Miller: Information Management Barry Walter: Human Resource Management