32 Airmen graduate from ALS Published April 22, 2010 Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Congratulations to the Airmen who graduated from Airman Leadership School here April 21. ALS is a six week-long course designed to develop Airmen's leadership and supervisory capabilities. After ALS, Airmen are better prepared for the increased responsibility as they ascend the rank as they become non-commissioned officers. Upon graduation, awards are given to the Airmen who were top in their class, including the John L. Levitow award, which is presented to the top professional military education graduate. Levitow is the only Air Force enlisted man to be awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War. The top graduate was Derek Sampson, 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron, who won the John L. Levitow award. Kevin Sanders, 5th Maintenance Operations Squadron and Josef Kniesz, 5th Operations Group, were Distinguished Graduates. Kevin Sanders also earned the Leadership award and Victor Strasburg, 91st MMXS, earned the Academic award. Other graduates were: 5th Maintenance Group Lewis Swartz 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Daniel Jennerman 5th Logistics Readiness Squadron Staff Sgt. Joshua Levendosky Jared Merril 5th Force Support Squadron Keonda Little 5th Civil Engineer Squadron Staff Sgt. Aaron Feil Mario Benavides 5th Security Forces Squadron Kevin Danis Jared Kendrick Jesse Mock Mark Paredes Shawn Robson Albert Stoner 5th Medical Support Squadron Robert Thorne 5th Comptroller Squadron Brandon O'Hare 5th Communications Squadron Staff Sgt. Aaron Toledo 91st Security Forces Group Michael Glasmeier Timothy Lawson 91st Missile Security Forces Squadron Joshua Dawson Elijah Wright 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron Staff Sgt. James Morris 741st Missile Squadron David Bonilla 791st Missile Security Forces Squadron Christopher Brunkhorst Brok Downs Steven Edwards Michael Kleineck Devin Stark John Richardson