GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Congratulations to the Airmen of Class 16-E who graduated from airman leadership school Aug. 18.
ALS is a six-week course designed to prepare senior airmen to assume supervisory duties offering instruction in the practice of leadership and followership, written and oral communicative skills and the profession of arms. Students gain understanding of their role as military supervisors and how they can contribute to the overall goals and mission of the Air Force. Senior airmen must complete ALS to assume the rank of staff sergeant.
Goodfellow Air Force Base Class 16-E graduates:
17th Communications Squadron:
Senior Airman Abraham Hoogendoorn
Senior Airman David Minzer (John L. Levitow Award winner)
17th Medical Support Squadron:
Senior Airman Donald Rugroden
17th Security Forces Squadron:
Senior Airman Richard Bobadilla
Senior Airman Mark Riley
17th Training Support Squadron:
Staff Sgt. Cody Ragsdale
Senior Airman Shire Williams
17th Training Wing:
Senior Airman Deidra Hawkins
Laughlin Air Force Base graduates:
47th Communications Squadron:
Senior Airman Victor Roman
47th Flying Training Wing:
Staff Sgt. Sarah Hahn
47th Operations Support Squadron:
Senior Airman Christopher Davis
Senior Airman Jerrod Morrison
Senior Airman Louis Todd IV
47th Security Forces Squadron:
Senior Airman Codey Doehrmann
Texas Air National Guard Graduates:
136th Medical Group:
Senior Airman Michael Pate
147th Air Support Operations Squadron:
Senior Airman Amjad Kirrish (Academic Achievement Award and Commandant Award winner)
The John L. Levitow Award is the highest possible award given in professional military education. It is based upon all summative objective, performance evaluation and leadership points. The award recipient is not eligible to receive any other PME award.
The Commandant Award denotes excellence as a leader and is presented to the person who demonstrated superior leadership as identified by their peers and the ALS staff.
The Academic Achievement Award is given to the student who demonstrated academic excellence in all summative objective and performance evaluations.