ALS graduates complete first PME milestone Published April 3, 2009 By 31st Fighter Wing Public Affairs 31st Fighter Wing Public Affairs AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy -- Thirty-eight Aviano Airmen reached their first milestone of professional military education as they graduated from the Aviano Airmen Leadership School March 31. The students of Class 09-C completed 192 hours of classroom instruction in such areas as military profession, combat leadership, supervisory communication and Airmen supervision. Senior Airman Austin Dohm, 496th Air Base Squadron, earned the John Levitow Award; while Senior Airman Joseph McKeown, 31st Communications Squadron, garnered the Leadership Award and Senior Airman James Houston, 31st Munitions Squadron, received the Academic Award. Airman Houston, Airman McKeown and Senior Airman Casey Saoit, 725th Air Mobility Squadron, were each named distinguished graduates. Other Class 09-C graduates were: Senior Airman Alfonso Alfaro, 31st Security Forces Squadron Senior Airman Brianne Besabe, 31st Maintenance Operations Squadron Staff Sgt. Randall Black, 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Senior Airman Frederick Burleson, 31st Operations Support Squadron Senior Airman Joshua Chappell, 31st Maintenance Squadron Senior Airman Bradley Cherone, 31st AMXS Senior Airman Theodis Daley, 31st AMXS Senior Airman Craig Davis, 31st SFS Staff Sgt. Aaron Franklin, 31st CS Senior Airman Cassandra Franklin, 31st CS Senior Airman Godric Harris, 31st MXS Senior Airman Blake Henry, 31st MUNS Staff Sgt. Jayson Hernandez, 31st Civil Engineer Squadron Senior Airman Derek Hudson, 31st CS Senior Airman Donald Jackson, 704th Munitions Support Squadron Senior Airman Rodrigo Lara, 31st Dental Squadron Senior Airman Freddie Lewis, 31st MXS Senior Airman Robert Nguyen, 31st AMXS Senior Airman Corey March, 31st AMXS Senior Airman James Mobbley, 31st MXS Senior Airman Mark Palang, 704th MUNSS Senior Airman Jack Paulsen, 31st MXS Senior Airman Roman Perez, 725th AMS Senior Airman Stacey Phaneuf, 31st Surgical Squadron Senior Airman Andrew Porter, 496th ABS Senior Airman Elain Rodriguez, 31st Logistics Readiness Squadron Senior Airman Aaron Salas, 31st CES Senior Airman Diego Salcedo, 31st CES Senior Airman Chris Sakellariou, 31st MXS Senior Airman Kathryn Shackleton, 704th MUNSS Senior Airman Nathan Tegeler, 603rd Air Control Squadron Senior Airman Elizabeth Windham, 31st CS