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The 433rd Annual Awards Banquet, Feb. 8, 2014 at the Gateway Club, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/SMSgt Minnie Jones)
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The 433rd Airlift Wing’s Third Annual Awards Banquet, Feb. 8, 2014 at the Gateway Club, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/SMSgt Minnie Jones)
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The 433rd Airlift Wing Annual Awards Banquet's key note speaker of the night was Jennifer Smith, staff chaplain for United Methodist Hospitals. Smith spoke about the four pillars of resiliency, emphasizing the importance of using the pillars of resiliency in our professional and personal lives.
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The high point of the evening, during the 433rd Airlift Wing's third Annual Awards Banquet, was a special presentation of the 4th Air Force 2014 Aircrew Excellence Award. Col. Adam Willis, 433rd Operations Group commander presented the award to Capt. Adriana Valadez and Staff Sgt. Amanda Pena from the 433rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron on behalf of Brig. Gen. John C. Flournoy, Jr., 4th Air Force commander. The event was held Feb. 8 at the Gateway Club, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.
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The 433rd Airlift Wing 2014 Annual Award Winners finalists were: (From left) Company Grade Officer of the Year: Capt. Kimberly Bryant, 433rd Maintenance Squadron; Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, Tech. Sgt. James Grove, Jr., 733rd Training Squadron; Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, Senior Master Sgt. Marc Gibson, 733rd Training Squadron; First Sergeant of the Year, Senior Master Sgt. Eric Smith, 433rd Security Forces Squadron; Airman of the Year, Senior Airman Lionel Mills, II, 433rd Security Forces Squadron. (Not Shown) Civilian Winners: Category I, Darren Pierce, 433rd Aerospace Medicine Squadron; Category II, Jason Peck, 433rd Airlift Wing, Craig Arnold, 433rd Airlift Wing
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The final award of the night at the Annual Awards Banquet went to the 68th Airlift Squadron, who competed in the "Spirit Award" for best squadron video. The Spirit Award is given to the squadron who best portrays what their contribution is to the wing being combat ready. The 433rd Airlift Wing's third Annual Awards Banquet was held Feb 8, at the Gateway Club, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. The event was hosted by the 443rd Airlift Wing First Sergeants Council.
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Prior to the awards banquet, the Medallion Ceremony kicked off the event with a medal presentation given to all quarterly award winners for the year. Col. Aaron Vangelisti, 433rd Airlift Wing, commander, along with the 433rd AW Command Chief, Chief Master Sgt. Emil Garza handed presented the medals. Close to 300 Airmen, honorary commanders and guests attended the 433rd Airlift Wing’s third Annual Awards Banquet at the Gateway Club, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Feb.8. The event was hosted by the 443rd Airlift Wing First Sergeants Council.
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Ernest Farmer, Outreach Specialist with the the Psychological Health Advocacy Program, speaks to Security Forces member about the services his program offers to Airmen and their families. The former Active Duty Airmen, who was deployed three times while in the Mental Health career field in the Air Force, easily related to the oft deployed Security Forces Airmen. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Carlos J. Trevino)
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“How many of you have deployed?” Ernest Farmer, Outreach Specialist with the Psychological Health Advocacy Program, asked Security Forces members. The former Active Duty Airmen, told the Airmen about the free and confidential program being offered by AFRC.(U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Carlos J. Trevino)
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Maj. Warren Neary from tAir Force Space Command uses a pochade box to recreate the scene of Capt. Adriana Valadez, 433rd Aeromedical Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland,Texas, aboard a C-130, the same type of aircraft that carried wounded Airman, Tech. Sgt. Zach Rhyner from Kandahar to Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan. Pictured, (left) SSgt Amanda Pena, who was also part of the crew, an unidentified loadmaster from the 68th Airlift Squadron on a litter, who portrays Rhyner, and Valadez on the right. All Airmen are based at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st. Lt. Cresencio Medina)
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Artist, Maj. Warren Neary, an Air Force Space Command Individual Mobilization Augmentee and historian, was commissioned by the Air Force Reserve Command’s History Office to paint Capt. Adriana Valadez and SSgt Amanda Pena, both from the 433rd Aeromedical Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland,Texas. Both Valadez and Pena, played pivotal roles in saving Air Force Combat Controller, Tech, Sgt. Zach Rhyner, who had been severely wounded on a battlefield in northern Afghanistan, back in late March 2013. (Courtesy photo/ Maj. Warren Neary)
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Maj. Warren Neary, an Air Force Space Command Individual Mobilization Augmentee and historian, paints a color/values study of Capt. Adriana Valadez (right) and SSgt Amanda Pena, both from the 433rd Aeromedical Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Texas. Valadez was acknowledged by Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Gen. Mark A. Welsh, III, when he told the AFA’s audience of her extraordinary heroism.(U.S. Air Force photo/1st. Lt. Cresencio Medina)
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Lisa O'Briant, Provenir Manager of Admininstrative Services, assumed command of the 733rd Training Squadron from Col. Jeffrey T. Pennington, 433rd Airlift Wing commander during the Honorary Commander Induction Ceremony Dec. 7 at the Gateway Club on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. The Honorary Commander program educates local businesses and civic communities about the Air Force Reserve mission in national defense and encourages employers to support employees who are members of the Air Force Reserve and specifically the 433rd AW. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Carlos J. Trevino)
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Odis Blueitt, Defense Health Agency Chief of Program Operations and Col. Deborah Hodge, 433rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron commander, converse prior to his induction as an Honorary Commander with the 433rd Airlift Wing. The purpose of the Honorary Commanders' Program is twofold: It allows our community partners to gain awareness of our important military mission, and it allows our military members and their units to learn more about the communities in which we live. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Carlos J. Trevino)
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For the third consecutive year, the 433rd Airlift Wing inducted 16 business and community leaders into the 2014 Honorary Commanders Program during a ceremony, Dec. 7 at the Gateway Club on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Honorary Commanders are paired with commanders and senior leadership assigned to the "Alamo Wing" to educate them about the activities of the 433rd AW, the Air Force Reserve and its vital role in the national defense. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Carlos J. Trevino)
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Col. Jeffrey Pennington, left, applauds the ribbon-cutting of the new Consolidated Tool Crib Nov. 21 as Col. Charles Combs, right, looks on. The Crib opened for business after six months of renovation that included upgrading of heating and air-conditioning systems and replacement of all windows.
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