Awards presented at Team Hanscom banquet

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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 March 3.

The awards program recognizes Air Force officers, enlisted, federal civilian and non-appropriated fund employees, as well as teams.

“There were more than 50 nominees competing in 17 individual and team categories during the first Team Hanscom Annual Awards Banquet,” said Hanscom Command Chief Master Sgt. Patricia L. Hickey, whose office oversees the awards program.

The guest speaker for the event was Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Horn, the command senior enlisted leader to the director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

“Award winners and nominees, truly, congratulations,” he said. “I got to interact with many of you tonight and throughout the day; I am so impressed by what you do. The enthusiasm that resonates throughout this base is very contagious.”

Col. Roman L. Hund, installation commander, as well as Hickey presented the winners with their award.

Congratulations to the following members of Team Hanscom:

Airman of the Year
Senior Airman Kenneth T. McGuire, 66th Air Base Group

NCO of the Year
Staff Sgt. Charles M. Cornacchio, 66th Air Base Group

Senior NCO of the Year
Master Sgt. Atiya K. Vaughn, 66th Air Base Group

First Sergeant of the Year
Master Sgt. Richard J. Abbott, 66th Air Base Group

Company Grade Officer of the Year
Capt. Jesse S. Boyter, C3I and Networks Directorate

Field Grade Officer of the Year
Lt. Col. Timothy M. Helfrich, C3I and Networks Directorate

Civilian Category 1 of the Year
Brett M. Castle, 66th Air Base Group

Civilian Category 2 of the Year
Brian W. Carr, Battle Management Directorate

Civilian Category 3 of the Year
Harsheet Shah, Battle Management Directorate

NAF Category 1 of the Year
Jailyn E. Fickle-Epperson, 66th Air Base Group

NAF Category 2 of the Year
Christina A. Turmel, 66th Air Base Group

Honor Guard Enlisted Member of the Year
Senior Airman George T. Stevens, Contracting Directorate

Honor Guard Officer Member of the Year
2nd Lt. Brandon S. Luckie, Battle Management Directorate

Civilian Volunteer of the Year
Timothy Martin, 66th Air Base Group

Military Volunteer of the Year
Airman 1st Class Lakiesha J. Grant, 66th Air Base Group

Team of the Year
66th Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog Section

Chief Master Sgt. Bobby Jacques Spirit of Above and Beyond
Capt. Gabrielle Z. Noce, C3I and Networks Directorate

Cornacchio, Abbott, Boyter, Helfrich, Castle, Carr and Shah also won at the 2016 AFLCMC Annual Excellence Awards.

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.