AFA honors Minot AFB Airmen Published April 23, 2008 By Tech. Sgt. Marelise Wood Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- The General David C. Jones Chapter of the Air Force Association honored 35 base awardees April 15 at an awards banquet at the Grand International Inn in Minot. Leadership from across the base was given the opportunity to identify a team or individual from their squadron, group or wing to receive this annual award. "This awards program is a way to honor people," said George Masters, emcee for the event and a previous chapter president. "It was a huge success and I look forward to doing it again next year." North Dakota Governor John Hoeven was the guest speaker at the banquet which was attended by almost 300 people. The AFA is non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public on aerospace power and is a staunch supporter of the Air Force. The awardees are as follows: 5th Bomb Wing Loretta Davis, 5th Bomb Wing Elizabeth Bjorn, 5th Comptroller Squadron Airman 1st Class Takiyah McLeod, 5th Operations Group Tech Sgt. Chris Harvey, 5th Operations Support Squadron Capt. Paul Stucki, 23rd Bomb Squadron Staff Sgt. Shane Larson, 5th Maintenance Group Tech Sgt. Andrew Poole, 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Tech Sgt Jason Williams, 5th Maintenance Operations Squadron Staff Sgt Alexander David, 5th Maintenance Squadron Armament Flight, 5th Munitions Squadron Rodney Onstott, 5th Mission Support Group The Sakakawea Inn Lodging Section, 5th Force Support Squadron Donna Coulter, 5th Contracting Squadron Staff Sgt Sandra Steffers, 5th Logistics Readiness Squadron Weapons Security Systems Staff, 5th Security Forces Squadron Liquid Fuels Management Section, 5th Civil Engineer Squadron Staff Sgt David Sorensen, 5th Communications Squadron Staff Sgt Buddy Snyder, 5th Medical Group Reagan Lantz, 5th Medical Operations Squadron Medical Logistics Flight, 5th Medical Support Squadron 91st Space Wing Joseph Pape, 91st Space Wing Standardization and Evaluation Section, 91st Operations Group Missile Procedures Trainer Section, 91st Operations Support Squadron 1st Lt Linn Van Woerkom, 740th Missile Squadron 1st Lt Darren Turner, 741st Missile Squadron 1Lt Kristina LaTour, 742d Missile Squadron Scheduling Shop, 54th Helicopter Squadron Plans and Programs Section, 91st Security Forces Group Armory Section, 91st Security Support Squadron Flight Two, 91st Missile Security Forces Squadron SET/CAT Operations Section, 791st Missile Security Forces Squadron Quality Assurance Section, 91st Maintenance Group Plans and Scheduling Section, 91st Maintenance Operations Squadron Personnel Reliability Program Section, 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron Associate Unit Tech Sgt Oscar Garza, 372nd Training Squadron, Detachment 22 The ceremony also honored a winner from the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp, the Civil Air Patrol, the 342nd Recruiting Squadron and the Teacher of the Year.