Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 25-D Published May 16, 2025 By R.J. Oriez 88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- 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