Wing honors CCAF degree recipients

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  • By Tech. Sgt. Carlos J. Treviño
  • 433rd Airlift Wing Public
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas --  

The 433rd Airlift Wing recognized 38 Community College of the Air Force graduates during a special ceremony Nov. 5, 2016 at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy auditorium.

While only 38 Airmen could make it to the ceremony, there were 104 Airmen in all who obtained their associate degrees from the college.

“The CCAF means something,” said Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Florez, 433rd Medical Squadron medical services superintendent and commencement speaker. “It tells your subordinates and your supervisors that you have excelled in your career field. It tells me you are on your path to being a better leader.”

“I encourage people to this day to get their CCAF,” he continued. “You don’t know how long you are going to stay,” he said as he shared his memories of a career that has spanned over three decades.

The Community College of the Air Force was established in 1972 to meet the education and training requirements of the Air Force and help Airmen achieve their professional goals.

The CCAF is the world's largest degree granting institution of higher learning. It is a federally chartered degree-granting institution that serves the United States Air Force's enlisted total force. They partner with over 108 affiliated Air Force schools, 82 education service offices located worldwide and more than 1,500 civilian academic institutions to serve approximately 300,000 active, Guard and reserve enlisted personnel, making CCAF the world's largest community college system. The college annually awards over 22,000 associate in applied science degrees from 68 degree programs according to the Air University website.

The next degree recognition ceremony is scheduled for May 2017.

The graduates are:

Staff Sgt. Elexis Alba
Staff Sgt. Machelle Allen
Staff Sgt. Mark Angel
Master Sgt. Roger Arevalo
Staff Sgt. Kristie Atelek
Tech. Sgt. Jason Badder
Senior Airman Joshua Ballard
Staff Sgt. Angelo Ballesteros
Tech. Sgt. Timothy Barker
Staff Sgt. Emily Block
Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Bowman
Master Sgt. Bryan Boyd
Master Sgt. Jonathan Boyd
Tech. Sgt. Dallas Bozeman
Staff Sgt. Brock Bremmer
Tech. Sgt. Katherine Bull
Staff Sgt. Kari Burton
Master Sgt. Jesse Cantu
Tech. Sgt. Evelyn Castilleja
Staff Sgt. Marcus Chavez
Staff Sgt. Christopher Cleveland
Staff Sgt. Celina Cordova
Staff Sgt. Brittny Cummings
Staff Sgt. Jason Cumpian
Staff Sgt. Ana Curo
Master Sgt. Arch Currid
Staff Sgt. Mark Docken
Master Sgt. Martin Dominguez
Master Sgt. Jeremy Dubicki
Staff Sgt. Iliah Duncan
Master Sgt. David Enriquez
Master Sgt. Jesse Esquivel
Staff Sgt. Isaiah Estrada
Tech. Sgt. Cortney Ferguson
Staff Sgt. Erika Flack
Master Sgt. Reuben Flores
Staff Sgt. Travis Garbett
Senior Airman Everelle Garcia
Tech. Sgt. Richard Garza
Tech. Sgt. Matthew Gonzales
Staff Sgt. Shillen Goodlin
Staff Sgt. Derrick Granados
Master Sgt. Brian Gray
Senior Airman Andre Guerrero
Staff Sgt. Eduardo Guerrero
Staff Sgt. Nathan Hallam
Master Sgt. Amanda Hamilton
Staff Sgt. Mychal Hamilton
Tech. Sgt. Robert Huizar
Staff Sgt. Benjamin Kruah
Senior Airman Sheila Lane
Staff Sgt. Karen Lange
Tech. Sgt. Christopher LaPlant
Master Sgt. Bradley Laschanzky
Tech. Sgt. Tashuna Lattimore
Staff Sgt. Brian Lea
Master Sgt. Jesse Lopez
Tech. Sgt. Jesse Lopez
Tech. Sgt. Johnny Luna
Senior Airman Josefa Martinez-Scott
Staff Sgt. Jennifer Martinez
Tech. Sgt. Jose Martinez
Staff Sgt. Amanda McCombs
Master Sgt. Brian Mizula
Staff Sgt. Keosha Nettles
Tech. Sgt. Janelle Newman
Tech. Sgt. Dane Niehus
Tech. Sgt. Digna Norris
Staff Sgt. Eric Oestreich
Staff Sgt. Richard Ortiz
Staff Sgt. Nicholas Parenteau
Staff Sgt. Marleana Pena
Tech. Sgt. Fernando Prendez
Staff Sgt. Adam Priestle
Tech. Sgt. Edgar Ramirez
Tech. Sgt. Oscar Ramirez
Tech. Sgt. Kelly Randal
Staff Sgt. Raymond Real
Tech. Sgt. James Reese
Staff Sgt. Andrea Rhodes
Master Sgt. Eric Rios
Senior Airman Roberto Rocha
Senior Master Sgt. Johnny Rodriguez
Staff Sgt. Martin Rodriguez
Tech. Sgt. Stephanie Rymers
Staff Sgt. Oracio Salinas
Tech. Sgt. Anthony Sandoval
Master Sgt. Miguel Sauceda
Staff Sgt. Brasil Segura
Tech. Sgt. Charmaine Smith
Master Sgt. Marlon Smith
Tech. Sgt. Heath Spidle
Staff Sgt. Brandon Stone
Master Sgt. Scott Taylor
Tech. Sgt. Dane Thomas
Staff Sgt. Ryan Tobin
Staff Sgt. Christiana Vidal
Staff Sgt. Alan Villanueva
Master Sgt. Arnold Villarreal
Tech. Sgt. Mary Watkins
Staff Sgt. Jerome Williams
Master Sgt. Rebecca Williamson
Master Sgt. Eric Wilson
Senior Airman Urooj Zahra