The Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance held its sixth annual NORAD and USNORTHCOM Missile Warning and Defender of the Year Award Ceremony in Colorado Springs, Colorado on Friday June 1, 2018. The event honored Missile Defenders from USNORTHCOM and servicemen from the United States and Canada involved in Missile Warning for NORAD. These servicemen and civilians demonstrated outstanding leadership excellence in missile defense and missile warning for the year 2017 and directly contributed to the security of the United States and Canada.
2018 NORAD and NORTHCOM Missile Warners and Defenders of the Year:
U.S. Northern Command
Mr. Anhtuan Wilson
USNORTHCOM Civilian Missile Defender of the Year Awardee
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Major Michelle Olinger
USNORTHCOM Military Missile Defender of the Year Awardee
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Major Edward Ziembinski
USNORTHCOM Military Missile Defender of the Year Nominee
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Lieutenant Colonel Michael Tobey
USNORTHCOM Career Achievement Awardee
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Colonel John Wanat
USNORTHCOM Career Achievement Awardee
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North American Aerospace Defense Command
Technical Sergeant Michael A. Benson
NORAD NCO Missile Warning Professional of the Year Nominee
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Technical Sergeant Jeremiah Grenfell
NORAD NCO Missile Warning Professional of the Year Nominee
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Master Sergeant Clint Gust
NORAD NCO Missile Warning Professional of Year Awardee
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Major Justin Jones
NORAD Officer Missile Warning Professional of the Year Nominee
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Lieutenant Colonel John Ferko
NORAD Officer Missile Warning Professional of the Year Nominee
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Lieutenant Colonel Mark Payton
NORAD Officer Missile Warning Professional of the Year Awardee
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460th Operations Group
Senior Airman Jacquelynne Kidd
460th Operations Group Awardee
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Senior Airman Julianne Loli
460th Operations Group Awardee
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Senior Airman Roy McDavid
460th Operations Group Awardee
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Staff Sergeant Diego Rojas
460th Operations Group Awardee
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Technical Sergeant Bradley Bahley
460th Operations Group Awardee
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Master Sergeant Johnathon Lubuguin
460th Operations Group Awardee
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First Lieutenant Marques Stevenson
460th Operations Group Awardee
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First Lieutenant John Bierman
460th Operations Group Awardee
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Captain Nathan Beckler
460th Operations Group Awardee
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Captain Mark Conque
460th Operations Group Awardee
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Event Program
CO_Program FinalAudio from the Event
