ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn. – Arnold Engineering Development Complex leadership honored military and civilian government annual award winners and nominees during a breakfast Feb.... AEDC personnel honored at annual awards breakfast.

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn. – Arnold Engineering Development Complex leadership honored military and civilian government annual award winners and nominees during a breakfast Feb. 21 at the Arnold Lakeside Center at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn.

Arnold Engineering Development Complex Annual Awards winners pose for a photo with AEDC leadership Feb. 21, 2020, after the celebratory breakfast at the Arnold Lakeside Center at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. Pictured back row, from left, are AEDC Commander Col. Jeffrey Geraghty, Lt. Col. John McShane standing in for deployed winner Capt. Jonathan Gutierrez, Maj. Wesly Anderson, Marcus Conner, Chris Fanning, John Garner, McKinley Katz, Yancee Burchett, Maj. Bryan Ralston, AEDC Superintendent Chief Master Sgt. Robert Heckman; and front row from left, Brian Barlow and Tech Sgt. Alexisa Humphrey. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)
Arnold Engineering Development Complex Commander Col. Jeffrey Geraghty presents the Spirit Award to Col. Charles Roberts, chief of the Test Support Division, during the annual awards breakfast Feb. 21, 2020, at the Arnold Lakeside Center at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. Also pictured, from left, are Master Sgt. Ricardo Hollingsworth II, Tech Sgt. Alexisa Humphrey, Master Sgt. Beverly Spademan and AEDC Superintendent Chief Master Sgt. Robert Heckman. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)
Arnold Engineering Development Complex Commander Col. Jeffrey Geraghty speaks during the annual awards breakfast Feb. 21, 2020, at the Arnold Lakeside Center at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)
 

The award recipients.

Maj. Wesly Anderson, Field Grade Officer of the Year

Capt. Jonathan Gutierrez, Company Grade Officer of the Year

Master Sgt. James Buoy, Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year

Tech. Sgt. Alexisa Humphrey, Noncommissioned Officer of the Year

Senior Airman Rodrigo Noriega II, Airman of the Year

McKinley Katz, Civilian Category I

Yancee Burchett, Civilian Category II

Brian Barlow, Civilian Category III

John Garner, Non-appropriated Fund Civilian Category II

Hellion 1st Flight Team – 586th Flight Test Squadron, AEDC Exceptional Innovator

This team consists of: 704th Test group – Tech. Sgt. Rueben Amaya, Master Sgt. James Buoy, Chris Gomez, Tom Hill, Lt. Col. Patrick Killingsworth, Lee Kingsley, Ted Larson, Master Sgt. Chauncey Mitchell, Tech. Sgt. Colton O’Banion, Maj. Bryan Ralston, Tom Shoaf and Staff Sgt. Nikita Williamson. 412th Test Wing – Maj. Greg Marcus, Lt. Col. Doug Rosenstock and Lt. Col. Jeff Searcy. Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate – Matt Alsleben, Lt. Col. Michael Black, Ken Blackburn and Lt. Col. William Gery.

Tunnel 9 Containerized Vacuum System Project Team – Test Operations Division, Technical Achievement

This team consists of: Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 – Cameron Butcher, Joseph Coblish, Arnold Collier, Chester DiBenedetto, Taurean Gray, John Juliano, John Lafferty, Chang Lee, Daniel Marren, Neethi Mathew, Brianne McManamen, Michael Metzger, Ciprian Moraru, Holly Randles, Alex Ratushny, Raymond Schlegel and Milton West. Financial Management – Michael Fain. Installation Contracting – Adam Foret, Lindsey Amacher and Greggory Jones. Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate – Jerrod Hofferth.

Plano Engine Test Safety Team – Aeropropulsion Ground Test Branch, Safety Award

This team consists of: Aeropropulsion Ground Test Branch – Michael Magistro and Richard Walker. Safety Office – Marcus Conner.

Chris Fanning, Air Force Test Center Outstanding Civilian in Enterprise, Supervisor of the Year, Contracting