Air Force Medical Service 2016 Award Winners Announced Published Feb. 21, 2017 By Air Force Surgeon General Public Affairs Office FALLS CHURCH, Va. -- The Air Force Surgeon General has announced the recipients of the Air Force Medical Service 2016 individual and team Annual Awards. The nominations submitted reflect the extraordinary quality of the Airmen in the Air Force Medical Service. The accomplishments of those recognized demonstrate expertise, leadership and commitment across the full breadth of the support we provide to the Air Force mission and the Joint Team. All accomplishments were enabled by the hard work and support of their Wingmen, consisting of fellow medical professionals at every level. Congratulations to all the award recipients who represent the many outstanding professionals of Air Force Medicine providing “Trusted Care Anywhere!” INDIVIDUAL AWARDS: USAF Young Health Care Administrator of the Year Capt Samuel F. Sells AFSOAWC IW Med Ops Div, Duke Field, AFSOC USAF MSC Commitment to Service Award Lt Col Mark E. Cleveland 31 MDG/SGA, Aviano AB, USAFE USAF MSC Civilian of the Year Mr. Honorato Cardoza 375 MDG/SGQ, Scott AFB, AMC USAF Biomedical Clinician Category I Officer of the Year - Company Grade Category Capt Rachel Wiley 86 MDG, Ramstein AB, USAFE USAF Biomedical Clinician Category I Officer of the Year - Field Grade Category Maj Shannon Hunt 55 MDOS/SGOSO, Offutt AFB, ACC USAF Biomedical Clinician Category II Officer of the Year - Company Grade Category Capt Jennifer Aspinwall 99 MDOS/SGOY, Nellis AFB, ACC USAF Biomedical Clinician Category II Officer of the Year - Field Grade Category Maj Neysa Etienne 86 MDS, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, USAFE USAF Biomedical Specialist Category I Officer of the Year - Company Grade Category Capt Austin Bennett 19 AMDS/SGPB, Little Rock AFB, AMC USAF Biomedical Specialist Category I Officer of the Year - Field Grade Category Maj Stephanie Harley 355 AMDS/SGPB, Davis-Monthan AFB, ACC USAF Biomedical Specialist Category II Officer of the Year - Company Grade Category Capt Maira Malhabour 59 MDSG/SGSLP, JBSA-Lackland, AETC USAF Biomedical Specialist Category II Officer of the Year - Field Grade Category Maj Venita Ramirez 366 AMDS/SGPN, Mountain-Home AFB, ACC USAF Biomedical Category III Officer of the Year Maj Danny Dacey 711 HPW/USAFSAM, Wright-Patterson AFB, AFMC USAF Biomedical Clinician Civilian of the Year Ms. Beverly Lesyea 42 MDOS/SGOW, Maxwell AFB, AETC USAF Biomedical Specialist Civilian of the Year Mr. Nicholas DiDonato 579 MDSS/SGSL, JB Anacostia-Bolling, AFDW USAF Dental Civilian of the Year Mr. Patrick Miller 628 AMDS/SGPD, JB Charleston, AMC USAF Clinical Dentist of the Year Maj Benjamin Gantt 56 DS/SGDD, Luke AFB, AETC USAF Dental Educator of the Year Capt Patrick Galloway 96 DS/SGDD, Eglin AFB, AFMC USAF Enlisted Health Services Management Airman of the Year SrA Cody Best 341 MDOS/SGOF, Malmstrom AFB, AFGSC USAF Enlisted Health Services Management NCO of the Year SSgt Robert Smith III 35 MDSS/SGSX, Misawa AB, PACAF USAF Medical Material Airman of the Year SrA Christopher Ryde 86 MDSS/SGSM, Ramstein AB, USAFE USAF Medical Materiel NCO of the Year SSgt Doreen Ng 48 MDSS/SGSM, RAF-Lakenheath, USAFE USAF Biomedical Equipment Repair Airman of the Year SrA Ethan Carrera 86 MDSS/SGSM, Ramstein AB, USAFE USAF Biomedical Equipment Repair NCO of the Year SSgt Joseph McPherson 711 HPW/OML, Wright-Patterson AFB, AFMC USAF Base Bioenvironmental Engineering Airman of the Year SrA Austin Shull 15 AMDS/SGPB, JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, PACAF USAF Base Bioenvironmental Engineering NCO of the Year SSgt Mark Olsen 31 AMDS/SGPB, Aviano AB, USAFE USAF Mental Health Airman of the Year SrA Aaron Gibson 10 MDOS/SGOW, USAF Academy, USAFA USAF Mental Health NCO of the Year TSgt Elyot Selman 35 MDOS/SGOW, Misawa AB, PACAF USAF Diet Therapy Airman of the Year SrA Megan Thibodeaux 959 CSPS/SGVDP, JBSA-Ft Sam Houston, AETC USAF Diet Therapy NCO of the Year MSgt Kenneth Steinbeck 959 CSPS/SGVDP, JBSA-Ft Sam Houston, AETC USAF Public Health Airman of the Year SrA Devante Scarver 19 AMDS/SGPM, Little Rock AFB, AMC USAF Public Health NCO of the Year SSgt Jacob Holubar 366 AMDS/SGPM, Mountain Home AFB, ACC USAF Cardiopulmonary Laboratory Airman of the Year SrA Joshua O’Sullivan 88 MDOS/SGOM, Wright-Patterson AFB, AFMC USAF Cardiopulmonary Laboratory NCO of the Year TSgt Jensen De Nijs 711 HPW/USAFSAM/ETS, Wright-Patterson AFB, AFMC USAF Physical Medicine Airman of the Year SrA Kaitlyn Callahan 341 MDOS/SGOY, Malmstrom AFB, AFGSC USAF Physical Medicine NCO of the Year TSgt Casey Berry 359 MDOS/SGOY, JBSA-Randolph, AETC USAF Aerospace and Operational Physiology Airman of the Year A1C Samuel Miller 14 MDOS/SGOR, Columbus AFB, AETC USAF Aerospace and Operational Physiology NCO of the Year TSgt Omar Robinson 96 AMDS/SGPF, Eglin AFB, AFMC USAF Aerospace Medicine Airman of the Year SrA Allison Malaska 86 MDOS/SGOP, Ramstein AB, USAFE USAF Aerospace Medicine NCO of the Year TSgt Eduardo Clemente 352 SOSS/A7M, RAF-Mildenhall, AFSOC USAF Surgical Service Airman of the Year A1C Andrew Rankin 35 SGCS/SGCU, Misawa AB, PACAF USAF Surgical Service NCO of the Year SSgt Brianna Lozano 39 MDOS/SGOS, Incirlick AB, USAFE USAF Pharmacy Technician Airman of the Year SrA Brandon Solomon 88 DTS/SGQP, Wright-Patterson AFB, AFMC USAF Pharmacy Technician NCO of the Year TSgt Raechael Evans 377 MDSS/SGSD, Kirtland AFB, AFGSC USAF Diagnostic Imaging Airman of the Year SSgt Jesenia Vega-Rivera 59 RSQ/SGKDI, JBSA-Lackland, AETC USAF Diagnostic Imaging NCO of the Year SSgt Leona Rodriguez 59 RSQ/SGKDI, JBSA-Lackland, AETC USAF Laboratory Airman of the Year SSgt Eileen Grizzard 56 MDSS/SGSL, Luke AFB, AETC USAF Laboratory NCO of the Year TSgt Johnathon Brock 48 MDSS/SGSL, RAF-Lakenheath AB, USAFE USAF Ophthalmic Airman of the Year SrA Pichardpaul Parong 82 AMDS/SGPO, Sheppard AFB, AETC USAF Ophthalmic NCO of the Year TSgt Destin Huey 43MDS/SGPF, Pope AAF, AMC USAF Dental Airman of the Year SSgt Kadeesh McNaught 366 AMDS, Mountain Home AFB, ACC USAF Dental NCO of the Year TSgt Louis Lough 628 AMDS/SGPD, JB Charleston, AMC USAF SNCO Operational Medicine Excellence Award MSgt Vaisha Little 87 MDOS/SGOP, JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, AMC USAF SNCO Organizational Management Excellence Award SMSgt Curtis Miller 633 MDSS/SGSD, JB Langley-Eustis, ACC USAF SNCO Clinical Support Excellence Award SMSgt Ellwood Tegtmeier 633 SGCS/SGCR, JB Langley-Eustis, ACC USAF Medical Service SNCO Leadership Award SMSgt Alan Weary 88 MDG/SGSM, Wright-Patterson AFB, AFMC USAF Medical Service Civilian Performance Excellence Award Mr. Cody Nelson 28 MDOS/SGOJ, Ellsworth AFB, AFGSC USAF Outstanding PRP Technician of the Year TSgt Jennifer Deinhart HQ AFPC/CAN, JBSA-Randolph, AFPC, Medical PRP Cell USAF Outstanding PRP MTF Monitor of the Year TSgt La-Tinya Ransaw 55 AMDS/SGPF, Offutt AFB, ACC USAF Clinical Excellence Award - Company Grade Category Capt Bridget Nestor-Arjun 60 MDOS/SGOE, Travis AFB, AMC USAF Clinical Excellence Award - Field Grade Category Maj David Klein 779 MDOS/SGOFB, Ft Belvoir, AFDW USAF Chief of the Medical Staff Commitment to Excellence Award Lt Col Chris Wilhelm 509 MDG/SGH, Whiteman AFB, AFGSC USAF Physician Educator of the Year Maj John Lichtenberger III USUHS, NSA-Bethesda, AFELM USAF Clinical Excellence in Nursing Award - CGO Category Capt Nicole Ward 375 AES/AEOM, Scott AFB, AMC USAF Clinical Excellence in Nursing Award - FGO Category Maj Holli Bellusci 28 MDOS/SGNE, Ellsworth AFB, AFGSC USAF Privileged Advanced Practice Nurse Award Maj Gregory Wierzbicki 96 MDOS/SGOW, Eglin AFB, AFMC USAF Civilian Nurse of the Year Ms. Joy Anderson 579 MDOS/SGOM, JB Anacostia-Bolling, AFDW USAF Excellence in Nursing Leadership Award Lt Col Jeanine Hatfield 87 MDG/SGN, JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, AMC USAF Outstanding Achievement in Nursing Force Development Lt Col Katherine Alguire USUHS, NSA-Bethesda, AFELM USAF Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Research Award Maj Ian Stewart 60 MDG/SGSE, Travis AFB, AMC USAF Competent Medical Authority of the Year Capt Melanie Johnson HQ AFPC/CAN, JBSA-Randolph, AFPC, Medical PRP Cell TEAM AWARDS: USAF Outstanding Large Medical Logistics Team of the Year 86th Medical Support Squadron Medical Logistics Flight 86 MDSS/SGSM, Ramstein AB, USAFE USAF Outstanding Small Medical Logistics Team of the Year 31st Medical Support Squadron Medical Logistics Flight 31 MDSS/SGSM, Aviano AB, USAFE USAF Outstanding Resource Management Team of the Year 59th Medical Wing Medical Resource Management Flight 59 MDW/SGAR, JBSA-Lackland, AETC USAF Medical Information Services Team of the Year 673rd Medical Information Systems Flight 673 MDSS/SGSI, JB Elmendorf-Richardson, PACAF USAF Outstanding Health Plan Management Team of the Year 366th Medical Support Squadron TRICARE Operations and Patient Administration Flight 366 MDSS/SGST, Mountain Home AFB, ACC USAF Outstanding Medical Readiness Team of the Year 779th Medical Support Squadron Medical Readiness Flight 779 MDSS/SGSX, JB Andrews, AFDW USAF Biomedical Sciences Corps Small Team Award 628th Aerospace Medicine Squadron/ Transport Isolation Sys (TIS) Support Team 628 AMDS/SGPB, JB Charleston, AMC USAF Biomedical Sciences Corps Large Team Award 711th Human Performance Wing/USAFSAM-Public Health/Lab Zika Response Team 711 HPW/USAFSAM, Wright-Patterson AFB, AFMC USAF Small Dental Clinic of the Year 628th Aerospace Medicine Squadron Dental Flight 628 AMDS/SGPD, JB Charleston, AMC USAF Medium Dental Clinic of the Year 436th Aerospace Medicine Squadron Dental Flight 436 AMDS/SGD, Dover AFB, AMC USAF Large Dental Clinic of the Year 779th Dental Squadron 779 DS/SGD, JB Andrews, AFDW USAF Personnel Reliability Program Team of the Year Air Force Personnel Center, Medical PRP Cell HQ AFPC/CAN, JBSA-Randolph, AFPC USAF Outstanding Medical Home Award 28th Medical Group 28 MDG, Ellsworth AFB, AFGSC USAF Best Ambulatory Clinic Patient Safety Program 10th Medical Group Patient Safety Program 10 MDG, USAF Academy, USAFA USAF Best Inpatient Facility Patient Safety Program 60th Medical Group Inpatient Safety Program 60 MDG, Travis AFB, AMC USAF Best AE Squadron Patient Safety Program 43rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Patient Safety Program 43 AES, Pope AAF, AMC USAF Surgeon General Award for Clinic of the Year 52nd Medical Group 52 MDG, Spangdahlem AB, USAFE USAF Surgeon General Award for Hospital of the Year 96th Medical Group 96 MDG, Eglin AFB, AFMC USAF Medical Service Outstanding Achievement in Innovation Award 23rd Medical Operations Squadron Warrior Athlete Center of Excellence 23 MDOS/SGOY, Moody AFB, ACC