Airman Leadership School Class 18-F graduates Published Oct. 25, 2018 By Staff Sgt. Joshua Edwards 17th Training Wing Public Affairs GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Congratulations to the Airmen of Class 18-F, who graduated from Airman Leadership School Oct. 25. ALS is a six-week course designed to prepare senior airmen to assume supervisory duties by offering instruction in leadership, followership, written and oral communication skills, and the profession of arms. Students gain an understanding of their role as military supervisors and how they can contribute to the overall goals and mission of the Air Force. A senior airman must complete ALS to assume the rank of staff sergeant. Goodfellow Air Force Base Class 18-F are: 17th Communications Squadron: Senior Airman Tristen Williams 17th Comptroller Squadron: Senior Airman Trenton Billings 17th Medical Operations Squadron: Senior Airman Brooke Erickson Senior Airman Terry Stromatt 17th Security Force Squadron: Senior Airman Shawn Simms 17th Training Support Squadron: Senior Airman Andrew Noble (Commandant Award recipient) Laughlin Air Force Base: 47th Force Support Squadron: Senior Airman Thaddeus Tyson (Academic Achievement award recipient) 47th Operations Support Squadron: Senior Airman Oleksandr Prudnikov Senior Airman Jacob Strait (John L. Levitow Award recipient) Senior Airman Donald Weisse 47th Security Forces Squadron: Senior Airman Mitchell Miracle 47th Student Squadron: Senior Airman Joseph Cardin Louisiana Air National Guard: 159th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron: Senior Airman Jonathan Davis Texas Air Force Reserve Command: 301st Security Forces Squadron: Senior Airman Kristopher Duque Texas Air National Guard: 147th Medical Group: Senior Airman Lauren Schoonover