Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

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Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Senior Airman Miles Lacer, 88th Communications Squadron, and the rest of Airman Leadership School Class 23-D, recite the Airman’s Creed at the start of their graduation ceremony May 11, 2023, in the Wright-Patt Club. The 23 graduates were honored for completing the five-week course, which teaches Airmen about leadership and culture in the Air Force and is a requirement for promotion to staff sergeant. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
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Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Senior Airman Miles Lacer, 88th Communications Squadron, plays the national anthem on the violin at the start of his Airman Leadership School graduation ceremony May 11, 2023, at the Wright-Patt club. Lacer and 22 classmates were honored for completing the five-week course, which teaches Airmen about leadership and culture in the Air Force. ALS is required for staff sergeant selects and open to eligible civilians. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Senior Airman Isabelle Ruiz, 88th Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron, leads the Wright Field Flight into the Wright-Patt Club ballroom May 11, 2023, for their Airmen Leadership School graduation. Ruiz and 22 classmates were honored for completing the five-week course, which teaches Airmen about leadership and culture in the Air Force. ALS is required for staff sergeant selects and open to eligible civilians. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Senior Airman Miles Lacer, 88th Communications Squadron, and the rest of Airman Leadership School Class 23-D, recite the Airman’s Creed at the start of their graduation ceremony May 11, 2023, in the Wright-Patt Club. The 23 graduates were honored for completing the five-week course, which teaches Airmen about leadership and culture in the Air Force and is a requirement for promotion to staff sergeant. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Chief Master Sgt. Gabriel Olivera, 595th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, gives the graduation speech May 11, 2023, at the Airman Leadership School Class 23-D graduation ceremony at the Wright-Patt Club. Olivera told the graduates that they were the Air Force’s most valuable asset and that they must be ready to help build the Air Force of the future. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Tech. Sgt. Jacquelyn Chapin, U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, presents the John Levitow Award to Senior Airman Matthew Ross, 88th Operations Support Squadron, May 11, 2023, during the Airman Leadership School Class 23-D graduation ceremony in the Wright-Patt Club. The Levitow Award goes to the class’s top graduate. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Col. Christopher Meeker, 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, gives closing remarks at the Chief Master Sgt. Grace A. Paterson Airman Leadership School graduation May 11, 2023, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The five-week course is required for staff sergeant selects and open to eligible civilians as Airmen learn more about leadership and Air Force culture. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

The Chief Master Sgt. Grace A. Peterson Airman Leadership School Class 23-D poses for a class photo with Col. Christopher Meeker, far left, 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, at the end of their graduation ceremony May 11, 2023, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The five-week course is required for staff sergeant selects and open to eligible civilians as Airmen learn more about leadership and Air Force culture. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Chief Master Sgt. Gabriel Olivera, 595th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, gives the graduation speech May 11, 2023, at the Airman Leadership School Class 23-D graduation ceremony at the Wright-Patt Club. Olivera told the graduates that they were the Air Force’s most valuable asset and that they must be ready to help build the Air Force of the future. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
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Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Senior Airman Miles Lacer, 88th Communications Squadron, plays the national anthem on the violin at the start of his Airman Leadership School graduation ceremony May 11, 2023, at the Wright-Patt club. Lacer and 22 classmates were honored for completing the five-week course, which teaches Airmen about leadership and culture in the Air Force. ALS is required for staff sergeant selects and open to eligible civilians. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Senior Airman Isabelle Ruiz, 88th Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron, leads the Wright Field Flight into the Wright-Patt Club ballroom May 11, 2023, for their Airmen Leadership School graduation. Ruiz and 22 classmates were honored for completing the five-week course, which teaches Airmen about leadership and culture in the Air Force. ALS is required for staff sergeant selects and open to eligible civilians. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Senior Airman Miles Lacer, 88th Communications Squadron, and the rest of Airman Leadership School Class 23-D, recite the Airman’s Creed at the start of their graduation ceremony May 11, 2023, in the Wright-Patt Club. The 23 graduates were honored for completing the five-week course, which teaches Airmen about leadership and culture in the Air Force and is a requirement for promotion to staff sergeant. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Chief Master Sgt. Gabriel Olivera, 595th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, gives the graduation speech May 11, 2023, at the Airman Leadership School Class 23-D graduation ceremony at the Wright-Patt Club. Olivera told the graduates that they were the Air Force’s most valuable asset and that they must be ready to help build the Air Force of the future. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Tech. Sgt. Jacquelyn Chapin, U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, presents the John Levitow Award to Senior Airman Matthew Ross, 88th Operations Support Squadron, May 11, 2023, during the Airman Leadership School Class 23-D graduation ceremony in the Wright-Patt Club. The Levitow Award goes to the class’s top graduate. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Col. Christopher Meeker, 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, gives closing remarks at the Chief Master Sgt. Grace A. Paterson Airman Leadership School graduation May 11, 2023, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The five-week course is required for staff sergeant selects and open to eligible civilians as Airmen learn more about leadership and Air Force culture. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

The Chief Master Sgt. Grace A. Peterson Airman Leadership School Class 23-D poses for a class photo with Col. Christopher Meeker, far left, 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, at the end of their graduation ceremony May 11, 2023, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The five-week course is required for staff sergeant selects and open to eligible civilians as Airmen learn more about leadership and Air Force culture. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Tech. Sgt. Jacquelyn Chapin, U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, presents the John Levitow Award to Senior Airman Matthew Ross, 88th Operations Support Squadron, May 11, 2023, during the Airman Leadership School Class 23-D graduation ceremony in the Wright-Patt Club. The Levitow Award goes to the class’s top graduate. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
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An Airman, in uniform, stands at a podium playing a violin.

Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Senior Airman Miles Lacer, 88th Communications Squadron, plays the national anthem on the violin at the start of his Airman Leadership School graduation ceremony May 11, 2023, at the Wright-Patt club. Lacer and 22 classmates were honored for completing the five-week course, which teaches Airmen about leadership and culture in the Air Force. ALS is required for staff sergeant selects and open to eligible civilians. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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A woman in an Air Force uniform and with a medallion around her neck, leads airman in a single file.

Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Senior Airman Isabelle Ruiz, 88th Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron, leads the Wright Field Flight into the Wright-Patt Club ballroom May 11, 2023, for their Airmen Leadership School graduation. Ruiz and 22 classmates were honored for completing the five-week course, which teaches Airmen about leadership and culture in the Air Force. ALS is required for staff sergeant selects and open to eligible civilians. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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A group of Airmen stand in formation and are speaking in unison.

Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Senior Airman Miles Lacer, 88th Communications Squadron, and the rest of Airman Leadership School Class 23-D, recite the Airman’s Creed at the start of their graduation ceremony May 11, 2023, in the Wright-Patt Club. The 23 graduates were honored for completing the five-week course, which teaches Airmen about leadership and culture in the Air Force and is a requirement for promotion to staff sergeant. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Chief Master Sgt. Gabriel Olivera, 595th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, gives the graduation speech May 11, 2023, at the Airman Leadership School Class 23-D graduation ceremony at the Wright-Patt Club. Olivera told the graduates that they were the Air Force’s most valuable asset and that they must be ready to help build the Air Force of the future. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Tech. Sgt. Jacquelyn Chapin, U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, presents the John Levitow Award to Senior Airman Matthew Ross, 88th Operations Support Squadron, May 11, 2023, during the Airman Leadership School Class 23-D graduation ceremony in the Wright-Patt Club. The Levitow Award goes to the class’s top graduate. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Col. Christopher Meeker, 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, gives closing remarks at the Chief Master Sgt. Grace A. Paterson Airman Leadership School graduation May 11, 2023, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The five-week course is required for staff sergeant selects and open to eligible civilians as Airmen learn more about leadership and Air Force culture. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Twenty-Four people, wearing Air Force uniforms, stand in three rows.

Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

The Chief Master Sgt. Grace A. Peterson Airman Leadership School Class 23-D poses for a class photo with Col. Christopher Meeker, far left, 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, at the end of their graduation ceremony May 11, 2023, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The five-week course is required for staff sergeant selects and open to eligible civilians as Airmen learn more about leadership and Air Force culture. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Col. Christopher Meeker, 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, gives closing remarks at the Chief Master Sgt. Grace A. Paterson Airman Leadership School graduation May 11, 2023, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The five-week course is required for staff sergeant selects and open to eligible civilians as Airmen learn more about leadership and Air Force culture. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
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An Airman, in uniform, stands at a podium playing a violin.

Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Senior Airman Miles Lacer, 88th Communications Squadron, plays the national anthem on the violin at the start of his Airman Leadership School graduation ceremony May 11, 2023, at the Wright-Patt club. Lacer and 22 classmates were honored for completing the five-week course, which teaches Airmen about leadership and culture in the Air Force. ALS is required for staff sergeant selects and open to eligible civilians. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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A woman in an Air Force uniform and with a medallion around her neck, leads airman in a single file.

Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Senior Airman Isabelle Ruiz, 88th Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron, leads the Wright Field Flight into the Wright-Patt Club ballroom May 11, 2023, for their Airmen Leadership School graduation. Ruiz and 22 classmates were honored for completing the five-week course, which teaches Airmen about leadership and culture in the Air Force. ALS is required for staff sergeant selects and open to eligible civilians. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Senior Airman Miles Lacer, 88th Communications Squadron, and the rest of Airman Leadership School Class 23-D, recite the Airman’s Creed at the start of their graduation ceremony May 11, 2023, in the Wright-Patt Club. The 23 graduates were honored for completing the five-week course, which teaches Airmen about leadership and culture in the Air Force and is a requirement for promotion to staff sergeant. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Chief Master Sgt. Gabriel Olivera, 595th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, gives the graduation speech May 11, 2023, at the Airman Leadership School Class 23-D graduation ceremony at the Wright-Patt Club. Olivera told the graduates that they were the Air Force’s most valuable asset and that they must be ready to help build the Air Force of the future. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Tech. Sgt. Jacquelyn Chapin, U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, presents the John Levitow Award to Senior Airman Matthew Ross, 88th Operations Support Squadron, May 11, 2023, during the Airman Leadership School Class 23-D graduation ceremony in the Wright-Patt Club. The Levitow Award goes to the class’s top graduate. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Col. Christopher Meeker, 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, gives closing remarks at the Chief Master Sgt. Grace A. Paterson Airman Leadership School graduation May 11, 2023, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The five-week course is required for staff sergeant selects and open to eligible civilians as Airmen learn more about leadership and Air Force culture. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Twenty-Four people, wearing Air Force uniforms, stand in three rows.

Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

The Chief Master Sgt. Grace A. Peterson Airman Leadership School Class 23-D poses for a class photo with Col. Christopher Meeker, far left, 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, at the end of their graduation ceremony May 11, 2023, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The five-week course is required for staff sergeant selects and open to eligible civilians as Airmen learn more about leadership and Air Force culture. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Twenty-Four people, wearing Air Force uniforms, stand in three rows.

Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

The Chief Master Sgt. Grace A. Peterson Airman Leadership School Class 23-D poses for a class photo with Col. Christopher Meeker, far left, 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, at the end of their graduation ceremony May 11, 2023, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The five-week course is required for staff sergeant selects and open to eligible civilians as Airmen learn more about leadership and Air Force culture. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
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An Airman, in uniform, stands at a podium playing a violin.

Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Senior Airman Miles Lacer, 88th Communications Squadron, plays the national anthem on the violin at the start of his Airman Leadership School graduation ceremony May 11, 2023, at the Wright-Patt club. Lacer and 22 classmates were honored for completing the five-week course, which teaches Airmen about leadership and culture in the Air Force. ALS is required for staff sergeant selects and open to eligible civilians. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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A woman in an Air Force uniform and with a medallion around her neck, leads airman in a single file.

Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Senior Airman Isabelle Ruiz, 88th Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron, leads the Wright Field Flight into the Wright-Patt Club ballroom May 11, 2023, for their Airmen Leadership School graduation. Ruiz and 22 classmates were honored for completing the five-week course, which teaches Airmen about leadership and culture in the Air Force. ALS is required for staff sergeant selects and open to eligible civilians. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Senior Airman Miles Lacer, 88th Communications Squadron, and the rest of Airman Leadership School Class 23-D, recite the Airman’s Creed at the start of their graduation ceremony May 11, 2023, in the Wright-Patt Club. The 23 graduates were honored for completing the five-week course, which teaches Airmen about leadership and culture in the Air Force and is a requirement for promotion to staff sergeant. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Chief Master Sgt. Gabriel Olivera, 595th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, gives the graduation speech May 11, 2023, at the Airman Leadership School Class 23-D graduation ceremony at the Wright-Patt Club. Olivera told the graduates that they were the Air Force’s most valuable asset and that they must be ready to help build the Air Force of the future. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Tech. Sgt. Jacquelyn Chapin, U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, presents the John Levitow Award to Senior Airman Matthew Ross, 88th Operations Support Squadron, May 11, 2023, during the Airman Leadership School Class 23-D graduation ceremony in the Wright-Patt Club. The Levitow Award goes to the class’s top graduate. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Col. Christopher Meeker, 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, gives closing remarks at the Chief Master Sgt. Grace A. Paterson Airman Leadership School graduation May 11, 2023, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The five-week course is required for staff sergeant selects and open to eligible civilians as Airmen learn more about leadership and Air Force culture. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Twenty-Four people, wearing Air Force uniforms, stand in three rows.

Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

The Chief Master Sgt. Grace A. Peterson Airman Leadership School Class 23-D poses for a class photo with Col. Christopher Meeker, far left, 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, at the end of their graduation ceremony May 11, 2023, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The five-week course is required for staff sergeant selects and open to eligible civilians as Airmen learn more about leadership and Air Force culture. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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A woman in an Air Force uniform and with a medallion around her neck, leads airman in a single file.

Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Senior Airman Isabelle Ruiz, 88th Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron, leads the Wright Field Flight into the Wright-Patt Club ballroom May 11, 2023, for their Airmen Leadership School graduation. Ruiz and 22 classmates were honored for completing the five-week course, which teaches Airmen about leadership and culture in the Air Force. ALS is required for staff sergeant selects and open to eligible civilians. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
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An Airman, in uniform, stands at a podium playing a violin.

Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Senior Airman Miles Lacer, 88th Communications Squadron, plays the national anthem on the violin at the start of his Airman Leadership School graduation ceremony May 11, 2023, at the Wright-Patt club. Lacer and 22 classmates were honored for completing the five-week course, which teaches Airmen about leadership and culture in the Air Force. ALS is required for staff sergeant selects and open to eligible civilians. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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A woman in an Air Force uniform and with a medallion around her neck, leads airman in a single file.

Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Senior Airman Isabelle Ruiz, 88th Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron, leads the Wright Field Flight into the Wright-Patt Club ballroom May 11, 2023, for their Airmen Leadership School graduation. Ruiz and 22 classmates were honored for completing the five-week course, which teaches Airmen about leadership and culture in the Air Force. ALS is required for staff sergeant selects and open to eligible civilians. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Senior Airman Miles Lacer, 88th Communications Squadron, and the rest of Airman Leadership School Class 23-D, recite the Airman’s Creed at the start of their graduation ceremony May 11, 2023, in the Wright-Patt Club. The 23 graduates were honored for completing the five-week course, which teaches Airmen about leadership and culture in the Air Force and is a requirement for promotion to staff sergeant. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Chief Master Sgt. Gabriel Olivera, 595th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, gives the graduation speech May 11, 2023, at the Airman Leadership School Class 23-D graduation ceremony at the Wright-Patt Club. Olivera told the graduates that they were the Air Force’s most valuable asset and that they must be ready to help build the Air Force of the future. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Tech. Sgt. Jacquelyn Chapin, U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, presents the John Levitow Award to Senior Airman Matthew Ross, 88th Operations Support Squadron, May 11, 2023, during the Airman Leadership School Class 23-D graduation ceremony in the Wright-Patt Club. The Levitow Award goes to the class’s top graduate. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Col. Christopher Meeker, 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, gives closing remarks at the Chief Master Sgt. Grace A. Paterson Airman Leadership School graduation May 11, 2023, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The five-week course is required for staff sergeant selects and open to eligible civilians as Airmen learn more about leadership and Air Force culture. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Twenty-Four people, wearing Air Force uniforms, stand in three rows.

Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

The Chief Master Sgt. Grace A. Peterson Airman Leadership School Class 23-D poses for a class photo with Col. Christopher Meeker, far left, 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, at the end of their graduation ceremony May 11, 2023, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The five-week course is required for staff sergeant selects and open to eligible civilians as Airmen learn more about leadership and Air Force culture. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Senior Airman Miles Lacer, 88th Communications Squadron, plays the national anthem on the violin at the start of his Airman Leadership School graduation ceremony May 11, 2023, at the Wright-Patt club. Lacer and 22 classmates were honored for completing the five-week course, which teaches Airmen about leadership and culture in the Air Force. ALS is required for staff sergeant selects and open to eligible civilians. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
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An Airman, in uniform, stands at a podium playing a violin.

Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Senior Airman Miles Lacer, 88th Communications Squadron, plays the national anthem on the violin at the start of his Airman Leadership School graduation ceremony May 11, 2023, at the Wright-Patt club. Lacer and 22 classmates were honored for completing the five-week course, which teaches Airmen about leadership and culture in the Air Force. ALS is required for staff sergeant selects and open to eligible civilians. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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A woman in an Air Force uniform and with a medallion around her neck, leads airman in a single file.

Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Senior Airman Isabelle Ruiz, 88th Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron, leads the Wright Field Flight into the Wright-Patt Club ballroom May 11, 2023, for their Airmen Leadership School graduation. Ruiz and 22 classmates were honored for completing the five-week course, which teaches Airmen about leadership and culture in the Air Force. ALS is required for staff sergeant selects and open to eligible civilians. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Senior Airman Miles Lacer, 88th Communications Squadron, and the rest of Airman Leadership School Class 23-D, recite the Airman’s Creed at the start of their graduation ceremony May 11, 2023, in the Wright-Patt Club. The 23 graduates were honored for completing the five-week course, which teaches Airmen about leadership and culture in the Air Force and is a requirement for promotion to staff sergeant. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Chief Master Sgt. Gabriel Olivera, 595th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, gives the graduation speech May 11, 2023, at the Airman Leadership School Class 23-D graduation ceremony at the Wright-Patt Club. Olivera told the graduates that they were the Air Force’s most valuable asset and that they must be ready to help build the Air Force of the future. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Tech. Sgt. Jacquelyn Chapin, U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, presents the John Levitow Award to Senior Airman Matthew Ross, 88th Operations Support Squadron, May 11, 2023, during the Airman Leadership School Class 23-D graduation ceremony in the Wright-Patt Club. The Levitow Award goes to the class’s top graduate. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

Col. Christopher Meeker, 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, gives closing remarks at the Chief Master Sgt. Grace A. Paterson Airman Leadership School graduation May 11, 2023, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The five-week course is required for staff sergeant selects and open to eligible civilians as Airmen learn more about leadership and Air Force culture. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-D

The Chief Master Sgt. Grace A. Peterson Airman Leadership School Class 23-D poses for a class photo with Col. Christopher Meeker, far left, 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, at the end of their graduation ceremony May 11, 2023, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The five-week course is required for staff sergeant selects and open to eligible civilians as Airmen learn more about leadership and Air Force culture. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Chief Master Sgt. Grace A. Peterson Airman Leadership School honored 23 Airmen graduates at a ceremony May 11 at the Wright-Patt Club.

The guest speaker, class mentor Chief Master Sgt. Gabriel Olivera of the 595th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, told the class made up of Airmen from the 88th Air Base Wing, National Air and Space Intelligence Center, Ohio Air National Guard and the 445th Airlift Wing that the Air Force is depending on them.

“Your level of impact is where the mission happens as we prepare the Air Force to face the most serious challengers we’ve faced in almost 80 years,” Olivera said.

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:

88th Communication Squadron

  • Senior Airman David Daniels
  • Senior Airman Miles Lacer (Distinguished Graduate)
  • Senior Airman Mark Lane
  • Senior Airman Jimmy Nguyen
  • Senior Airman Jason Thompson

88th Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron

  • Senior Airman Isabelle Ruiz
  • Senior Airman Chance Skiles

88th Force Support Squadron

  • Senior Airman Aaron Gedye

88th Healthcare Operation Squadron

  • Senior Airman Lovely Gross

88th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron

  • Senior Airman Andrew Hutkowski
  • Senior Airman Alexis Jimenez

88th Operations Support Squadron

  • Senior Airman Matthew Ross (John L. Levitow Award, top graduate)

88th Security Forces Squadron

  • Senior Airman Dashia Hinton
  • Senior Airman Kyle Runk

88th Surgical Operations Squadron

  • Senior Airman Miranda Hachey (Leadership Award)

181st Logistics Readiness Squadron

  • Senior Airman Miles Trottman

124th Intelligence Squadron

  • Senior Airman Esmeralda Taylor (Honor Graduate)

445th Security Forces Squadron

  • Senior Airman Fred May III

595th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

  • Senior Airman Nicholas Ratta

National Air & Space Intelligence Center

  • Senior Airman Tayler Chandler
  • Senior Airman Joshua Hunter
  • Senior Airman Keith Oord
  • Senior Airman David Smith