Airman Leadership School honors newest graduates
Chief Master Sgt. Grace A. Peterson Airman Leadership School honored 28 graduates in a ceremony Feb. 13 at the Wright-Patterson Club.
Chief Master Sgt. Jasper Martin, Air Force Materiel Command maintenance management major command functional manager, guest speaker and class mentor, congratulated the graduates on achieving an important milestone and relished having the opportunity to work with them.
“I appreciated being able to mentor junior members, because they are our future,” Martin said. “Being able to cast the seed, I never know where the ground is fertile, I just throw the seed out hoping that it lands and it is fortuitous with that.
Martin emphasized the importance of being an Airman leader by outlining an acronym symbolizing: attitude, integrity, resilience, management, accountability, and networking. He encouraged Class 25-B to embody these characteristics to be effective leaders.
“When we think about each one of those letters being worthy of emulation, I just want to encourage you to take that and use it as something in your toolbox to help you. The ‘A’ helps with our influence. Integrity first as a bedrock to everything we do. Resilience because it’s inevitable that you’re going to be offended. Management because it’s inherent to leadership. Accountability, both punitive and mentorship, and the networking with all that;” Martin concluded. “If you remember nothing else about my speech, just know that Airmen deserve to be led well.”
Graduates included Airmen, Guardians, and Coast Guardsmen from Air Force Materiel Command, Air Force Research Laboratories, 88th Air Base Wing, National Air and Space Intelligence Center, National Space Intelligence Center, Air National Guard, and the U.S. Coast Guard.
ALS is required for staff sergeant selects, and open to eligible civilians, as Airmen learn more about leadership and Air Force culture.
Below is the list of graduates and award winners:
73rd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Squadron
Sgt. Alejandro Castillo (Distinguished Graduate Award)
76th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Squadron
Sgt. Kendrick Barnas
87th Aerial Port Squadron
Senior Airman Zechariah Gerardi
88th Communications Squadron
Senior Airman Jerome Betsey Jr.
88th Force Support Squadron
Senior Airman Patrick Stover
88th Healthcare Operations Squadron
Senior Airman Naami Afful
Senior Airman Maggie Heaps (John L. Levitow Award)
88th Medical Support Squadron
Senior Airman Jeffrey Allen
Senior Airman Jacob Clark
Senior Airman Dantayvin Mitchell
88th Operations Support Squadron
Senior Airman Johnathan Stanley (Leadership Award)
88th Security Forces Squadron
Senior Airman Zachary Fasolo
Senior Airman Amanda Howard (Academic Achievement & Distinguished Graduate Award)
Senior Airman Andrew Pixley
121st Medical Group Detachment 1
Senior Airman Trinidad Morales
125th Intelligence Squadron
Staff Sgt. James Grusenmeyer
788th Civil Engineer Squadron
Senior Airman Jordan Greenleaf
910th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Senior Airman Lucas Crawford
National Air and Space Intelligence Center
Senior Airman Alexander Apger
Senior Airman Sophia Bowman
Senior Airman Michael Depuydt
Senior Airman Patrick Hartley
Senior Airman Jared Johnson
Senior Airman Tatiana Woodbury (Academic Achievement)
Senior Airman Pachee Xiong
Staff Sergeant Elias Kinard
U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine
Senior Airman Brittany Baldwin
U.S. Coast Guard
Petty Officer 2nd Class Miranda Cantu
