Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 25-D

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  • By R.J. Oriez
  • 88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio—The Chief Master Sgt. Grace A. Peterson Airman Leadership School honored 19 graduating Airmen and Guardians at a ceremony May 8, 2025, in the Wright-Patt Club.  

The guest speaker, class mentor Chief Master Sgt. Kari Otto, Air Force Material Command, told Class 25-D to take pride in their accomplishment. 

“We gather not only to celebrate your achievement,” Otto said. “But to mark a momentous moment of transition, a deliberate step from being technical experts to becoming frontline leaders.” 

She also stressed the new supervisors should continue to take meaningful steps. 

“The theme I want to leave you with today is simple, be deliberate,” she said. “Do nothing by accident. Lead with purpose and live with intention.” 

The Airman Leadership Course is a requirement of Airmen and Guardians selected for the rank of staff sergeant. The graduates of ALS Class 25-D are: 

 

88th Diagnostic and Therapeutics Squadron  

Senior Airman Kyla Depuydt (Academic Achievement Award) 

 

88th Force Support Squadron  

Senior Airman Trinity Clark (Academic Achievement Award) 

 

88th Health Care Operations Squadron  

Senior Airman Jesse Gonzales  

Senior Airman Roy Parson Jr.  

Senior Airman Tanner Shasteen (John L. Levitow Award, top graduate) 

 

88th Medical Support Squadron  

Senior Airman Kejwaun Mack 

 

88th Security Forces Squadron 

Senior Airman Alexander Pereira-Vinas  

Senior Airman Aminah Thomas 

 

788th Civil Engineer Squadron  

Senior Airman Austin Williams 

 

73rd Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Squadron  

Sgt. Bradley McQuire (Leadership and Distingushed Graduate Awards) 

Specialist Four Jalen Pettiford  

Sgt. Christian Ansley 

 

76th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Squadron  

Specialist Four Andre Williams 

 

137th Intelligence Squadron  

Senior Airman Joseph Miranda-Hines 

 

179th Cyberspace Wing 

Senior Airman Aza Swansinger 

 

445th Aerospace Medical Staging Squadron

Senior Airman Pooja Patel 

 

National Air and Space Intelligence Center  

Senior Airman Payton Alexander  

Senior Airman Samantha Lee 

 

United States School of Aerospace Medicine  

Senior Airman Jonathon Farmer