Airmen graduate from Aviano ALS, earn awards

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  • By Tech. Sgt. Sean Devine
  • 31st Fighter Wing Public Affairs
Thirty-eight Airmen graduated from the Aviano Airman Leadership School Class 10-D during a ceremony here March 26.

These Airmen endured 192 hours of classroom instruction in areas, including Military Professional, Combat Leader, Supervisory Communicator and Supervisor of Airmen. They have reached their first milestone of Professional Military Education and are ready to assume the responsibility of becoming a noncommissioned officer.

Completing ALS is the first milestone of these Airmen's professional military education and prepares them for the responsibility of becoming a noncommissioned officer. The following are the graduates of Class 10-D: 

John L. Levitow Honor Graduate
Senior Airman Michael Rodriguez, 496th Air Base Squadron

Commandant Award
Staff Sgt. Donald Lester, 496th Air Base Squadron

Academic Achievement Award
Senior Airman Phoeteama Neal, 31st Communications Squadron

Distinguished Graduate Award
Senior Airman David Simmons, 725th Air Mobility Squadron
Senior Airman Nathanael Merrill, 31st Dental Squadron
Senior Airman Ryan Welch, 725th Air Mobility Squadron


Staff Sgt. Shane Kyles, 31st Force Support Squadron
Senior Airman Trevor Brewer, 31st Security Forces Squadron
Senior Airman Alexis Cal, 31st Security Forces Squadron
Senior Airman William Cappella, 704th Munitions Support Squadron
Senior Airman Nathan Cinqmars, 31st Civil Engineering Squadron 
Senior Airman Antwan Comer, 31st Logistics Readiness Squadron
Senior Airman Richard Dietzman, 603rd Air Control Squadron 
Senior Airman Dexter Dimayuga, 31st Surgical Operations Squadron
Senior Airman Raymond Drummer, 31st Maintenance Squadron 
Senior Airman Jonathan Garver, 31st Security Forces Squadron
Senior Airman Brian Jares, 725th Air Mobility Squadron 
Senior Airman Michael Hanselman, 31st Security Forces Squadron
Senior Airman Reginald Henderson, 31st Security Forces Squadron 
Senior Airman Traci Houston, 31st Logistics Readiness Squadron 
Senior Airman Timothy Metts, 31st Logistics Readiness Squadron 
Senior Airman Jared Moffitt , 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Senior Airman Deana Murphy, 31st Force Support Squadron
Senior Airman Joshua Sanford, 31st Communications Squadron 
Senior Airman Randall O'Shea, 704th Munitions Support Squadron 
Senior Airman Glenn Peters, 31st Munitions Squadron 
Senior Airman David Phillips, 31st Munitions Squadron
Senior Airman Phillip Powell, 31st Communications Squadron
Senior Airman Andrew Richardson, 31st Logistics Readiness Squadron  
Senior Airman Mar Soriano, 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Senior Airman William Torres, 31st Medical Operations Squadron
Senior Airman Robert Walker, 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Senior Airman Jason Walters, 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron 
Senior Airman Alexander Wieczorek, 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Senior Airman Christopher Williamson, 31st Communications Squadron
Senior Airman Kurtis Yeisley, 31st Force Support Squadron
Senior Airman Benjamin Zimmerman, 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron 
Senior Airman Luke Zimmerman, 31st Logistics Readiness Squadron