USAFE names aircraft maintenance and munitions/missile maintenance award winners

Published March 13, 2006

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (USAFENS) -- U.S. Air Forces in Europe recently announced the winners of the command’s 2005 Lt. Gen. Leo Marquez awards in the aircraft maintenance and munitions/missile maintenance categories.

The award winners are:

Aircraft Maintenance:

Outstanding Field Grade Manager: Lt. Col. Christopher S. Mardis, 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany

Outstanding Company Grade Manager: Capt. Kenneth E. Sumler, 48th AMXS, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England

Outstanding Supervisor-Manager: Master Sgt. Gregory B. Bobzin, 31st AMXS, Aviano AB, Italy

Outstanding Technician-Supervisor: Tech. Sgt. Thomas M. Sprague, 52nd Component Maintenance Squadron, Spangdahlem AB, Germany

Outstanding Technician: Senior Airman Cedric L. Mercer, 435th Materiel Maintenance Squadron, Sembach Annex, Germany

Outstanding Civilian Technician: Stefania De Lorenzi, 31st Maintenance Group, Aviano

Munitions/Missile Maintenance:

Outstanding Field Grade Manager: Maj. Theresa J. McGowan-Sroczyk, 703rd Munitions Support Squadron, Volkel Air Base, Netherlands

Outstanding Company Grade Manager: Capt. Stephen D. Paxton, 712th Munitions Squadron, Camp Darby, Italy

Outstanding Supervisor-Manager: Master Sgt. Jerome S. Sydnor, 52nd AMXS, Spangdahlem

Outstanding Technician-Supervisor: Tech. Sgt. Christopher J. Lakkala, 31st Maintenance Squadron, Aviano

Outstanding Technician: Airman 1st Class Donald L. Bartleson, 31st MXS, Aviano

The awards recognize maintainers who have demonstrated the highest degree of sustained job performance, job efficiency and results, job knowledge and direct sortie generation involvement.

Award recipients will now compete in the Air Force-level competition.