Barnes Air National Guard Base
Col. Edward J. Gunning Jr., receives the Legion of Merit for the successful stand up of the Northeast aerospace alert mission, Chief Master Sgt. Robert Roy, Air Control Alert Superintendent, accepts 2015 Continental United States North American Aerospace Defense Command Region / 1st Air Force Air Control Alert Unit of the Year Award for the Wing, Sgt. Trevor Tompkins, receives 2015 Air Forces North Air Control Alert Maintainer of the Year, and Staff Sgt. Shane Coakley, receives Massachusetts Air National Guard Non-Commissioned officer of 2016 (Left to Right) during the 104th Fighter Wing Awards Ceremony. Coakley deployed to Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Freedom Sentinel. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Tech Sgt. Melanie Casineau)