The Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance held its seventh annual NORAD and USNORTHCOM Missile Warning and Defender of the Year Award Ceremony in Colorado Springs, Colorado on Friday June 7, 2019. 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 2018 and directly contributed to the security of the United States and Canada.

2019 NORAD and NORTHCOM Missile Warners and Defenders of the Year:

100th Missile Defense Brigade

Staff Sergeant Ryan Biggs

100th MDB Awardee

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Sergeant First Class Curtis Guitreau

100th MDB Awardee

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Sergeant First Class Patricia Young

100th MDB Awardee

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Major Benjamin Brown

100th MDB Awardee

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Major Jason DeLange

100th MDB Awardee

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Lieutenant Colonel Russell Porter Grant

100th MDB Awardee

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460th Operations Group

Staff Sergeant Jake Harris

460th Operations Group Awardee

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Staff Sergeant Michelle Holt

460th Operations Group Awardee

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Technical Sergeant Christopher Kohler

460th Operations Group Awardee

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Master Sergeant Thomas Jedreski

460th Operations Group Awardee

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Senior Master Sergeant Carlos Martinez

460th Operations Group Awardee

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First Lieutenant Jordan Mays

460th Operations Group Awardee

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First Lieutenant Thu Pham

460th Operations Group Awardee

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Captain Jason Laboy

460th Operations Group Awardee

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Captain Robert Mathews

460th Operations Group Awardee

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Flight Lieutenant Gene Elliot

460th Operations Group Awardee

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North American Aerospace Defense Command

Technical Sergeant Jeremiah Grenfell

NORAD NCO Missile & Space Professional Nominee

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Master Sergeant Michael Benson

NORAD NCO Missile & Space Professional Awardee

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Major Garrett Milne

NORAD Officer Missile & Space Professional Nominee

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Major Jeffrey Fulton

NORAD Officer Missile & Space Professional Nominee

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Lieutenant Colonel Jacob Stevens

NORAD Officer Missile & Space Professional Nominee

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Lieutenant Colonel John Ferko

NORAD Officer Missile & Space Professional Awardee

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Mr. Steven Moritz

NORAD Civilian Missile & Space Professional Awardee

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U.S. Northern Command

Lieutenant Colonel Craig Cotner

USNORTHCOM Military Awardee

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Mr. Lonnie Calloway

USNORTHCOM Civilian Awardee

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Mr. Kermit Neal

USNORTHCOM Lifetime Achievement Awardee

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Event Program