Senior leaders present Team Hanscom awards

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  • By Mark Wyatt
  • 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs
HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – Base officials here announced the winners of the Team Hanscom Annual Awards during a banquet at the Minuteman Commons Feb. 15.

The awards program recognizes active duty Air Force officers, enlisted, individual mobilization augmentees and federal civilian employees.

“This base is amazing. Hanscom Air Force Base does not operate without this entire team that you see here before you,” said Col. Roman L. Hund, installation commander. “We all come together to make this base work. It is a small base, but a lot of mission going on here. We’re supporting and doing things across the Air Force and across New England.”

The guest speaker for the event was Chief Master Sgt. Scott Pepper, 66th Security Forces Squadron manager.

“I would venture to say all of you, nominees, are surrounded with stellar teams,” he said. “Today you are here representing them, representing the team. Remember, we do not win individually, we win as a team.”

The winners received their awards from Hund and Pepper, who was standing in for Chief Master Sgt. Henry L. Hayes, the installation command chief.

Congratulations to the following members of Team Hanscom:

Airman of the Year
Senior Airman Tyrell Bias, 66th Air Base Group

NCO of the Year
Tech. Sgt. Matthew Marquart, 66th Air Base Group

Senior NCO of the Year
Master Sgt. Jack Brown, Contracting Directorate

First Sergeant of the Year
Master Sgt. Richard Abbott, 319th Recruiting Squadron

Company Grade Officer of the Year
Capt. Dayne Foote, 66th Air Base Group

Field Grade Officer of the Year
Maj. Eric Palmer, C3I and Networks Directorate

Civilian Category 1 of the Year
Brigid Larkin, C3I and Networks Directorate

Civilian Category 2 of the Year
Andrew MacIsaac, C3I and Networks Directorate

Civilian Category 3 of the Year
Brian Kropa, C3I and Networks Directorate

Honor Guard Officer Member of the Year
2nd Lt. Tyler Sullivan, Battle Management Directorate

IMA Junior Enlisted of the Year
Staff Sgt. Michael Gaerman, 66th Air Base Group

IMA Senior Enlisted of the Year
Senior Master Sgt. Stephen Leonard, 66th Air Base Group

IMA CGO of the Year
Capt. Austin McKinney, Battle Management Directorate

IMA FGO of the Year
Lt. Col. Tricia Hill, C3I and Networks Directorate

Civilian Volunteer of the Year
Alan Galster, C3I and Networks Directorate

Military Volunteer of the Year
Senior Airman Michele Anderson, 66th Air Base Group

Team of the Year
Missile Defense and Missile Warning Systems Branch, Battle Management Directorate

Chief Master Sgt. Bobby Jacques Spirit of Above and Beyond
2nd Lt. Katherine Carr, Battle Management Directorate

The nominees were from the 319th Recruiting Squadron; 46th Test Squadron; 66th Air Base Group; Acquisition Intelligence Division; Battle Management Directorate; Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence and Networks Directorate; Contracting Directorate; Joint Personal Property Shipping Office-Northeast; and Nuclear Command, Control and Communications Integration Directorate.