Anchorage, Alaska | May 18th, 2019

The Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance held its sixth annual Alaska Missile Defender of the Year Award Ceremony in Anchorage, Alaska on Saturday, May 18th, honoring those members of the Alaska Army National Guard, Alaska Air National Guard, and U.S. Air Force who operate the U.S. Ground Based Midcourse Defense System.

The top award presented was the Ted Stevens Award for missile defense, in honor of Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska, a champion of missile defense.

Clear Air Force Station Base Defenders

Staff Sergeant Joshua Marugg

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Technical Sergeant David Davis

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Cobra Dane Radar

Technical Sergeant Justin Hart

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Clear Air Force Station Top Crew

Master Sergeant Chad Petrie

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Captain Michael Harvey

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Captain Micah Hanauer

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Ft. Greely Base Defenders

Specialist Sychelle Gonsalves

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Staff Sergeant Elvin Martes

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Ft. Greely Top Crew (Bravo Crew)

Sergeant Angel Perez

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Staff Sergeant John Sorrells

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Staff Sergeant Austin McNamee

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First Lieutenant Ryan Hairston

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First Lieutenant Justus Neumann

Captain Kurtiss Clark

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Ted Stevens Memorial Award for Best Alaskan Missile Defender

Sergeant First Class Caroline Domenech

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