Honolulu, Hawaii | August 5th, 2022
The Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance held 2022 Indo-Pacific Air & Missile Defender of the Year Award Ceremony at Honolulu, Hawaii on Friday, August 5, 2022. The event honored Air and Missile Defenders from the U.S. Army Pacific, U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. Pacific Air Forces, the U.S. Space Force, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and Australia. These Airmen, Soldier, Sailor, Guardian, and Australian demonstrated outstanding leadership excellence in air and missile defense in 2022 and directly contributed to the security of the United States homeland and our allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific.
2022 Indo-Pacific Air & Missile Defenders of the Year:
U.S. Space Force Awardee
Sergeant Michael Dillard Jr.
613th Air Operations Center (AOC), Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
U.S. Pacific Fleet Awardee
Lieutenant Daniel Gerew
USS O’Kane (DDG 77) – Naval Base San Diego, California
Australian Defence Force Awardee
Major Andrew Evans
94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
U.S. Army Pacific Awardee
Lieutenant Colonel John Trahan
94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
U.S. Pacific Air Forces Awardees
Airman First Class Jovanna Hernandez
613th Air Operations Center Defense Team, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
Staff Sergeant Bonnie Bagnaro
613th Air Operations Center Defense Team, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
Staff Sergeant Courtney Meek
613th Air Operations Center Defense Team, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
Master Sergeant Saundra Collins
613th Air Operations Center Defense Team, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
Master Sergeant Brenden Villa-Hashimoto
613th Air Operations Center Defense Team, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
Major Marconi Cabatbat
613th Air Operations Center Defense Team, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Collins
613th Air Operations Center Defense Team, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
INDOPACOM Career Achievement Awardee
Rear Admiral Benjamin Nicholson
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
Event Program
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