AWARDS AND DECORATIONS CEREMONY 2016 “THROUGH DIVERSITY, WE TRIUMPH”

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2016 10:00 A.M. DC NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY WASHINGTON, DC SEQUENCE OF EVENTS

PRE-CEREMONY CONCERT

YEAR IN REVIEW VIDEO

ARRIVAL OF THE OFFICIAL PARTY

MUSICAL HONORS

PRESENTATION OF THE COLORS

NATIONAL ANTHEM

INVOCATION

OPENING REMARKS

TROOP THE LINE

PRESENTATION OF MILITARY AWARDS

PRESENTATION OF CIVILIAN AWARDS

RECOGNITIONS

COMMANDING GENERAL’S REMARKS

GUEST SPEAKER’S REMARKS

PASS AND REVIEW

CLOSING REMARKS

2 WELCOME

“Through Diversity, We Triumph” Maj. Gen. Errol R. Schwartz Commanding General, DC National Guard

I would like to welcome you all to this year’s Awards and Dec- orations Ceremony at the DC National Guard Armory. For our distinguished guests, this ceremony is one of our long-standing traditions where we recognize those Soldiers, Airmen, civilians, volunteers and youth who have made above and beyond contri- butions to their organizations and the DC National Guard Mis- sion. In honor of our history and military tradition, this ceremo- ny will also include our 257th Army Band, joint color guard and ceremonial marching elements from the DC Army and Air Na- tional Guard. We hope you enjoy the sights and sounds.

The theme of this year’s ceremony is, “Through Diversity, We Triumph.” The DC National Guard boasts one of the most di- verse missions in the Defense Department. As we celebrate to- day, someone, at installations both here and around the world, is wearing the DC flag in defense of the nation. As the District’s first military responders, we stand ready to support our local and federal partners during National Special Security Events and emergency situations.

As we continue to be an elite military organization and the premiere National Guard unit amongst the 50 states, 3 territories and the District of Columbia, we must continue to leverage our diverse talent pool of per- sonnel. Diversity goes beyond race, gender, age, religion or orientation. Diversity centers on innovation, and the unique skills, capabilities and professional acumen we all bring from our life’s journeys, to accomplish the common mission, and achieve the common goal. Today is just one of the few opportunities where we, as the Capital Guardians, come together to celebrate our triumph through diversity. As we reflect on the accomplish- ments of 2016 and transition into 2017, our commitment to diversity must be unwavering.

We welcome back and congratulate our Soldiers and Airmen who have returned from deployments, and we salute and pray for those who are currently serving overseas, and away from their loved ones during the holi- day season. Additionally, we honor the memory of the Capital Guardians who we lost this year. Please keep them and their families in your thoughts and prayers.

On behalf of my family and the command staff, may the holiday season be a treasured time for you and your family. Please be safe, responsible and vigilant in all of your activities. I look forward to serving alongside you in 2017.

3 AWARDS AND RECIPIENTS

Major General Cunningham C. Bryant Leadership Award (Army) COL Victor A. Tall, (Air) Col Mauro Sarmiento

Major General Calvin G. Franklin Leadership Award (Army) LTC Craig Hunter, (Air) Maj. Paul S. Doughty

Major General Charles I. Southward Leadership Award (Army) 2LT Kyle Sullivan, (Air) Capt Matthew J. Duller

J. Leo Lynch Outstanding First Sergeant of the Year (Army) SGM Robert Hull, (Air) MSgt Webster F. Brown

Outstanding Senior NCO of the Year (Army) MSG Howard Miller , (Air) SMSgt Noah T. Flick

Outstanding NCO of the Year (Army) SSG Tanisha Mercado, (Air) SSgt Michael H. Guilfoy

Outstanding Soldier of the Year SGT Sterling Sylver

Outstanding Airman of the Year A1C Ashley K. Almeida

2016 Best Warrior (Army) SGT Solomon Acevero, SPC Joseph Philpot

Tuskegee Airman Award (Air) SSgt Alyssa N. Sommers

Colonel Benjamin C. Abell Jr. Award (Air) MSgt Kristopher Prouty

Military Volunteer of the Year (Army) CPT Demetria Elosiebo, (Air) MSgt Richard Noon

Military Family of the Year (Army) SSG Hassan Jones & Family, (Air) MSgt Paula & TSgt Christopher Dietrich

Civilian Volunteer of the Year (Army) Ms. Hawa Bangura, (Air) Ms. Emil Sepulveda

Civilian Employee of the Year Mrs. Marilyn A. Holt, Ms. Sarah C. Farmer

Major General David F. Wherley Jr. & Mrs. Anne C. (Strine) Wherley Youth Leadership Award Ms. Sasha Green

4 AWARDS AND RECEPIENTS cont.

Major General Errol R. Schwartz Cadet of the Cycle (Capital Guardian Youth Challenge Academy) Mr. Rhashad Hall (Cycle 46), Mr. Kenneth Poge (Cycle 45)

Hero Recognition Award TSgt Timothy J. Boyd, TSgt Jermaine D. Clark, TSgt Alberto Padilla, SrA William E. Hawkins, SrA Austin R. Nielsen

The following awards are presented at the unit level:

Major General William H. Abendroth Trophy (Army) 273rd Military Police Company, (Air) 113th Civil Engineer Squadron

Brigadier General Howard W. Kacy Flying Safety Award (Army) CW3 Gregory Silva, (Air) Lt Col Chad Lewis

Brigadier General William R. McCall Flying Safety Award (Army) SFC Christopher Miller, (Air) Lt Col Thomas Lee & Maj. Eugene Pecar

Brigadier General Paul A. Pochmara Award (Air) 113th Communications Flight

Colonel Louis R. Williams Outstanding Personnel (Army) SFC Catalina Blackman, (Air) TSgt Rachel Varelas

Colonel Robert I. Fleming Award Det 4 Co D Avn Maint

Master Sergeant Adolph Scagliarini Outstanding Band Member SPC Jacob Kohut

Joseph Goldstein Aerial Gunnery Award (Air) Maj David E. Conley

Phillip Talbot Trophy (Army) Det 1 Co A 1/224th Avn Bn (S&S)

Honor Guard Member of the Year (Army) SSG Terrence Washington, (Air) SSgt Ramsey L. Lampkin

Recruiter of the Year (Army) SSG Terrence Washington, (Air) TSgt Yvhan L. Santiago Rosado

Phillip A. Connelly Award (Army) 104th Maintenance Company

5 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NATIONAL GUARD LEADERSHIP Joint Force Headquarters Commanding General The Adjutant General Director, Joint Staff MG Errol R. Schwartz BG Renwick L. Payne Brig Gen Maren M. McAvoy

J1 J5 J8 (Manpower and Personnel) (Strategic Plans and Policy) (Force Structure, Resources and LTC Rhonda C. Pugh Lt Col Kevin M. McAndrews Assessment) LTC Kellie J. Walker J2 J6 (Information, Awareness and Analysis) (Information Management) 33rd Civil Support Team COL Jeremy M. Dick LTC Michael A. Jackson MAJ Joel A. Smith

J3 J7 Counterdrug (Operations) (Doctrine, Training and CSM Terrance A. Smith COL Brian E. Tate Force Development) Lt Col Douglas M. Sayers State Partnership Program J4 CPT Ronald E. McDaniel (Logistics) LTC Tunstall I. Wilson Personal Staff Command Chief Warrant Officer Senior Enlisted Leader Staff Judge Advocate CW5 Janice L. Fontanez CSM Wayne L. Bowser, Sr. COL Victor A. Tall

State Chaplain Senior Army Advisor Sexual Assault Response Coordinator Chaplain (COL) Darren L. King LTC Bryan P. Radliff Mr. Rolando DeLeon

U.S. Property and Fiscal Officer State Public Affairs Officer COL Helen E. Rogers Maj Byron B. Coward

Inspector General DC Government Operations MAJ Tera M. Powell Mr. Herman Preston Special Staff Human Resources Officer Constructions Facility Mgt. Officer State Aviation Officer COL Michael Woodruff COL Anthony V. Jackson LTC Jeffrey G. Wingblade

State Surgeon General Aide –de-Camp Equal Opportunity Officer COL Bolivia T. Davis MAJ Tibu G. Cheh WO1 Annette R. Johnson

Safety Officer Secretary of the General Staff Capital Guardian Youth ChalleNGe MAJ Kenneth G. O’Neal CPT Alan N. Ortiz Academy Director Mr. Raynald Blackwell

Commanders, DC Army National Guard Land Component Commander Chief of Staff Land Component Command Sgt. Maj. BG William J. Walker COL Aaron R. Dean CSM Michael F. Brooks

G1 G3 G6 LTC Scott D. Farish COL Robert F. Weir LTC Michael A. Jackson

G2 G4 Joint Force Headquarters Detachment MAJ Baron K. Mason LTC Tunstall I. Wilson CPT Nicolas C. Mason

6 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NATIONAL GUARD LEADERSHIP cont. Commanders, DC Army National Guard 74th Troop Command Mobilization Augmentation Command 260th Regional Training Institute COL Robert F. Weir COL Robert K. Ryan COL Quvator R. Gore

Medical Detachment Legal Support Office 352nd JAG Team Support COL Bolivia T. Davis COL Jaime A. Areizaga COL Melanie A. Williams

Recruiting & Retention Battalion D.C. Public Affairs Detachment 276th Military Police Company MAJ Kelvin E. Hart CPT Connor N. Norris 1LT Namataka A. Heru

74th Troop Command, HHD 1946th Contingency Contract Team OSACOM Detachment 4 CPT Adam D. Demarco CPT Jeremiah M. Harvey CW5 John H. Selby

104th Maintenance Company 372nd Military Police Battalion A Co. 1/224th 1LT Jacob A. Haywood MAJ Michael B. Funderburk CPT Demetria N. Elosiebo

547th Transportation Company 372nd Military Police Battalion, HHD C Co. 1/224th 1LT Tiffany R. Lane 1LT Matthew P. Larkin 1LT Justin M. Keys

257th Army Band 273rd Military Police Company D Co. 1/224th CPT Carolyn E. Lovell CPT James S. Crawford CPT Matthew R. Nowlin

715th Public Affairs Detachment 275th Military Police Company CPT Shannon D. Bass CPT Nicholas W. Zotos Commanders, DC Air National Guard Deputy Commanding General-Air Director of Staff State Command Chief Master Sgt. Vacant Col Gregory B. Coleman CMSgt Albert D. Garver

State Surgeon Legal Support Office Staff Judge Advocate Col William D. Rogers, Jr. Col Lane A. Thurgood Col Mark A. Maldonado

A1 A3 A6 Lt Col Richard A. Greenlee Lt Col Frederick E. Robinson Maj Jason M. Selleck

A2/5/7 A4 Joint Force Headquarters MPMO Lt Col Rachel G. Hingst Maj Kingsley C. Okoli Maj Ryan P. Walsh 113th Wing Commander 113th Wing Vice Commander 113th Command Chief Master Sgt. Brig Gen Jeffrey C. Bozard Col Robert D. Bowie CMSgt Kimberly S. Turner

113th Mission Support Group 113th Operations Group 113th Medical Group Col Tracy D. Smith Col Carl M. Magnell Col Mauro Sarmiento

113th Civil Engineer Squadron 121st Fighter Squadron 113th Maintenance Group Lt Col Eric J. Swanson Lt Col Michael H. Croker Col Louis V. Campbell

113th Security Forces Squadron 201st Airlift Squadron 213th Maintenance Squadron Lt Col Christopher E. Deyo Lt Col Brian F. Winkler Lt Col William R. Roche

113th Logistics Readiness Squadron 113th Aerospace Control Alert Det. 113th Maintenance Squadron Lt Col Michael L. Donat Lt Col Eric W. Haagenson Maj Lyndsey M. Ballinger

113th Force Support Squadron 113th Operations Support Squadron 113th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Lt Col Sandy M. Smith Maj Keith C. Wilson Maj Anthony E. Flemming

113th Communications Flight 121st Weather Flight 113th Maintenance Operations Flight Maj Nathaniel M. Church Capt Emily E. Lazear Capt Kalea L. Texeira

113th Comptroller Flight Capt Dominick A. Siciliano

7 THE ARMY SONG

March along, sing our song, with the Army of the free Count the brave, count the true, who have fought to victory We're the Army and proud of our name We're the Army and proudly proclaim

First to fight for the right, And to build the Nation’s might, And The Army Goes Rolling Along Proud of all we have done, Fighting till the battle’s won, And the Army Goes Rolling Along.

Then it's Hi! Hi! Hey! The Army's on its way. Count off the cadence loud and strong For where e’er we go, You will always know That The Army Goes Rolling Along. THE AIR FORCE SONG

Off we go into the wild blue yonder, Climbing high into the sun Here they come zooming to meet our thunder At 'em boys, Give 'er the gun! Down we dive, spouting our flame from under Off with one helluva roar! We live in fame or go down in flame. Nothing can stop the U.S. Air Force!