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455th Honors Airmen at monthly awards ceremony

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  • By Capt. Mike Meridith
  • 455th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs
The 455 Air Expeditionary Wing held its monthly promotion/awards ceremony here yesterday. 

Promotee to the rank of Airman 1st Class was:
Corey Prater 

Promotees to the rank of Senior Airman were:
John Hanna, Zahira Hernandez, Michael Griffin, Cristy Johnson, Bryan Porter, Charles Weimer, Donald Sheldon, Brandon Wolter, Phillip Butche, Daniel Hersom, Robert Morley, Michael O'Hara and Jordan Owens 

Promotees to the rank of Staff Sergeant were:
Carey Bochette, Zachery Brown, Courtney Dorsey, William Galloway, Justin Hicks,
Nicholas Johnson, Michael Perkins, Antoine Skrine and Joseph Williams 

Promotees to the rank of Technical Sergeant were:
Roger Clark, Jamie Farnell and Eugene St. Hilaire 

Promotees to the rank of Master Sergeant were:
Tracy Moses, Tanya Huff and Ralph Binion

Promotee to the rank of Senior Master Sergeant was:
Jason Hines 

Outstanding Contributors for October were:
Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeremy C. Hargis, VAQ-133 
Staff Sgt. Christopher Ankoviak, 1st Expeditionary Red Horse Group 

Top Performers for October were: 

Airman of the Month:

Airman 1st Class Matthew Gillete, 451th Expeditionary Mission Support Group 

Noncommissioned Officer of the Month:
Tech. Sgt. Darnell Benson, 455th Expeditionary Mission Support Group 

Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Month:
Master Sgt. Michael Bennet, 455th Expeditionary Medical Group 

Company Grade Officer of the Month:
Capt. Gerald Carisio, 451st Air Expeditionary Group 

Civilian of the Month:
Jaime Petersen, 755th Air Expeditionary Group