Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 24-F Published Sept. 25, 2024 By R.J. Oriez 88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs Members of the Chief Master Sgt. Grace A. Peterson Airman Leadership School Class 24-F pose for a class photo with Col. Dustin Richards, 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Tessa Fontaine, 88 ABW command chief, at the end of their graduation ceremony Aug. 29, 2024, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Airmen from across the area and neighboring states attend the course offered by the 88th Force Support Squadron as a requirement to be promoted to staff sergeant. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez) Photo Details / Download Hi-Res Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio—The Chief Master Sgt. Grace A. Peterson Airman Leadership School honored 25 graduating Airmen at a ceremony August 29, 2024, in the Wright-Patt Club. The guest speaker, class mentor Chief Master Sgt. Eva Friend, 88th Medical Group senior enlisted leader, told the class made up of Airmen from the 88th Air Base Wing, the National Air and Space Intelligence Center, the 445th Airlift Wing, the 73rd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Squadron and the Minnesota Air National Guard, that the Air Force is depending on their grit. “Your grit will anchor you through leading our Airmen through the future fight,” Friend said. “It is one of the most essential qualities that you will need to become a war fighting professional who can supervise and lead work teams in all domain joint warfighter environments to support the employment of air and space power.” “It is one of the most essential qualities that you will need to become a war fighting professional who can supervise and lead work teams in all domain joint warfighter environments to support the employment of air and space power.” CMSgt. Eva Friend, 88 MDG senior enlisted leader The Airman Leadership Course is a requirement of Airmen selected for the rank of staff sergeant. The graduates of ALS Class 24-F are: 788th Civil Engineer Squadron Senior Airman Hyrum Jackson 88th Communication Squadron Senior Airman John Stanislawski 88th Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron Senior Airman Nathan Castellon Senior Airman Christofer Estrada 88th Healthcare Operation Squadron Senior Airman Jerry Mann Senior Airman Andrew McClanahan Senior Airman Kristen Ruckel (Distinguished Graduate Award) 88th Inpatient Operations Squadron Senior Airman Amelia Creason 88th Medical Support Squadron Staff Sgt. Robin Claire Luna (Distinguished Graduate Award) Senior Airman Cody Seagroves 88th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron Senior Airman Patricia Acevedo De Jesus Senior Airman Marcus Lippincott Senior Airman Demario Morgan 88th Security Forces Squadron Senior Airman Jeiden Chandler Senior Airman Yovanni Robles (Leadership Award) Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 24-F Senior Airman Kailee Kaliher, Minnesota Air National Guard, stands by with the other members of the Chief Master Sgt. Grace A. Peterson Airman Leadership School Class 24-F honor guard to present colors at the start of their graduation ceremony Aug. 29, 2024, on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Airmen from across the area and neighboring states attend the course, offered by the 88th Force Support Squadron, as a requirement to be promoted to staff sergeant. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez) Photo Details / Download Hi-Res Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 24-F Chief Master Sgt. Eva Friend, 88th Medical Group senior enlisted leader, addresses the Chief Master Sgt. Grace A. Peterson Airman Leadership School Class 24-F Airmen at their graduation ceremony Aug. 29, 2024, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Friend talked to the soon-to-be staff sergeants about the grit they will need to lead Airmen through the Air Force’s future fight. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez) Photo Details / Download Hi-Res Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 24-F Col. Dustin Richards, 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, presents Senior Airman Oscar D. Kee, his diploma at the Chief Master Sgt. Grace A. Peterson Airman Leadership School Class 24-F graduation ceremony Aug. 29, 2024, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, as Chief Master Sgt. Tessa Fontaine, 88 ABW command chief, looks on. Kee was also presented with the John L. Levitow Award as the top graduate of the class. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez) Photo Details / Download Hi-Res 73rd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Squadron Senior Airman Kyle Martin 133rd Force Support Squadron Senior Airman Kailee Kaliher 445th Force Support Squadron Senior Airman Kingsley Oteng 455th Logistics Readiness Squadron Senior Airman Austin Wise National Air & Space Intelligence Center Senior Airman Jeremiah Guinn (Academic Award) Senior Airman Kaitlyn Jones Senior Airman Oscar Kee (John L. Levitow Award, top graduate) Senior Airman Weston Randolph Senior Airman Karlie Shehorn Senior Airman Skylar Souto