Andersen Air Force Base, Guam | October 28th, 2021

The Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance held the 2021 Guam Missile Defender of the Year Award Ceremony at Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam on Thursday, October 20, 2021. The event honored Air and Missile Defenders from Task Force Talon and Andersen AFB. These Soldiers, Airman, and Marine demonstrated outstanding leadership excellence in air and missile defense in 2021 and directly contributed to the security of the United States homeland and allies in the Indo-Pacific.

2021 Guam Missile Defenders of the Year:

Security Forces IV Awardees

Specialist John-Anthony Aguon
Delta Company Forward, 1-294th Infantry Regiment
Task Force Talon

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Sergeant Timothy Barcinas
Delta Company Forward, 1-294th Infantry Regiment
Task Force Talon

E-3 ADA Maintainer Awardee

Specialist Brianna Brown
E-3 Air Defense Artillery, 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade
Task Force Talon

E-3 ADA Sustainer Awardee

Sergeant Keenan Thompson
E-3 Air Defense Artillery, 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade
Task Force Talon

E-3 ADA Junior Enlisted Soldier Awardee

Specialist Austin Smith
E-3 Air Defense Artillery, 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade
Task Force Talon

E-3 ADA Noncommissioned Officer Awardee

Sergeant Nicholas Allen
E-3 Air Defense Artillery, 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade
Task Force Talon

F-55 ADA Noncommissioned Officer Awardee

Sergeant James Copeland
F-55 Air Defense Artillery, 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade
Task Force Talon

E-3 ADA Officer Awardee

Second Lieutenant Peter Gonsalves
E-3 Air Defense Artillery, 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade
Task Force Talon

Marine Corps Awardee

Lieutenant Colonel Tate Buntz
Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz

Air Force Awardee

Lieutenant Colonel Nathan Perry
36th Operations Group

Event Program

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