APRIL 3, 2023 – The Department of the Air Force announced the 2022 Nuclear Deterrence Operations Awards and the Nuclear and Missile Operations Functional Award winners.
These awards recognize the outstanding accomplishments of Airmen contributing to nuclear deterrence operations and the missile operations career field respectively.
“The winners of the 2022 Nuclear Deterrence Operations Awards and the Nuclear and Missile Operations functional awards are recognized as top performers who have made significant contributions to nuclear deterrence operations,” said Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration Michael R. Shoults. “These superstars deserve to be celebrated. We are extremely proud of their accomplishments.”
Shoults also praised winners of the General Thomas S. Power Award.
“We are particularly excited to recognize the General Thomas S. Power Award for best ICBM crew as an officially recognized Air Force-level award,” Shoults said. “The Power Award has a decades-long history of annually recognizing the most outstanding missile combat crews by the Air Force Association, and we’re proud that 1st. Lt. Jessica Fileas and 1st. Lt. Jacqueline Woods are the first crew to earn this prestigious recognition. Congratulations to the winners and all the total force Airmen who were nominated.”
These outstanding nuclear professionals were selected from a diverse field within the Air Force’s major commands, unified combatant commands and other agencies including the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard.
2022 Nuclear Deterrence Operations Award winners are:
- NDO Airman of the Year: Senior Airman Xenia T. Aspa
- NDO Noncommissioned Officer of the Year: Tech. Sgt. Shawn E. Barrett
- NDO Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year: Master Sgt. James A. Gillispie
- NDO Company Grade Officer of the Year: Capt. Allison R. Ramos
- NDO Field Grade Officer of the Year: Maj. Aaron J. Bonovitch
- NDO Guardsman of the Year: Lt. Col. Jared P. Drake
- NDO Reserve NCO of the Year: Tech. Sgt. Ethan A. Williams
- NDO Reserve SNCO of the Year: Master Sgt. Rebecca A. Barton DeGrizio
- NDO Reserve Officer of the Year: Lt. Col. Alycia M. Vrosh
- NDO USAF 13N Cadet of the Year: Midshipman Sayanna Pillay
- NDO Category I Civilian of the Year: Chastiti B. Ramirez
- NDO Category II Civilian of the Year: Brent S. Dufault
- NDO Category III Civilian of the Year: Aimee L. Ducas
Professional Team of the Year: 701st MUNSS Steadfast Noon Team
- Tech. Sgt. Raymond Cage
- Tech. Sgt. Brandon S. Dutton
- Tech. Sgt. Alexander C. Hall
- Tech. Sgt. Daniel S. Phelan
- Tech. Sgt. Joseph D. Pinard
- Tech. Sgt Cameron Smith
- Tech. Sgt. Braulio Torres
- Staff Sgt. Mauricio J. Chavez
- Staff Sgt. Ryan M. Conrad
- Staff Sgt. Dirk A. Cox
- Staff Sgt. Jerome M. Fernandez
- Staff Sgt. Matthew E. Gish
- Staff Sgt. Shawn D. Douglas
- Staff Sgt. Chase M. Dupont
- Staff Sgt. Matthew A. Esparra
- Staff Sgt. Calvin M. Kelly
- Staff Sgt. Jonathan W. Kearney
- Staff Sgt. Jose L. Murrietta
- Staff Sgt. Logan M. Perry
- Staff Sgt. Philip J. Schaffer
- Staff Sgt. Gerald L. Stagner
- Staff Sgt. Diana M. Tesoriero
- Staff Sgt. Justin J. Valles
- Staff Sgt. William Volk
- Staff Sgt. Haley M. Woodard
- Senior Airman Tiffany I. Aubert
- Senior Airman Jonathan G. Benge
- Senior Airman Josias K. Bruce
- Senior Airman Eric R. Bowers
- Senior Airman Hunter J. Corcoran
2022 Nuclear and Missile Operations (13N) Award winners are:
- Operator of the Year: First Lt. Dillon Berg
- Company Grade Officer of the Year: Capt. Matej L. Osyka
- Field Grade Officer of the Year: Maj. Matthew F. Ditson
General Thomas S. Power Award – Best ICBM Crew of the Year:
- First Lt. Jessica A. Fileas
- First Lt. Jacqueline M. Woods
Since 2014, the Nuclear Operations Awards Program has been administered and overseen by deputy chief of staff, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters U.S. Air Force.
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