32 Airmen graduate from ALS Published March 23, 2010 Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Congratulations to the Airmen who graduated from Airman Leadership School here March 17. 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 Job Stringfellow, 5th Medical Operations Squadron, who won the John L. Levitow award. Elizabeth Horn, 17th Munitions Squadron and Joshua Hayes, 791st Missile Security Forces Squadron, were Distinguished Graduates. Anthony Moore also earned the Leadership award and Stephen Beers earned the Academic award. Other graduates were: 5th Security Forces Squadron Peter Calero Rodriguez Joshua Crawfis Darin Echerd Adrian Guzman Bradley Hickey Heather Kibler Kenneth Kozar Farris Vandine 5th Munitions Squadron Bryan Conover Jonathan Ridley 791st Missile Security Forces Squadron James Baldwin Matthew Behm Timothy Kepple Chase Landry 5th Maintenance Squadron Karl Okonek 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron William Hirner 742nd Missile Squadron Amanda Harris 5th Logistics Readiness Squadron James Barton 5th Civil Engineer Squadron Sara Best Jeremy Schuster John Sullivan Thomas Zweydoff 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Brett Laswell Rodney Marshall 5th Medical Operations Squadron Jeffrey Espinosa 91st Missile Security Forces Squadron Marquette Harris 91st Security Support Squadron Timothy Brooks