Alexandria, Virginia | March 30th, 2022
The Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance held its inaugural National Capital Region Air & Missile Defender of the Year Award Ceremony in Alexandria, Virginia on Friday, March 30th, honoring those members of the 1-188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, North Dakota Army National Guard; the 678th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, South Carolina Army National Guard; and the 224th Air Defense Group Detachment 1, New York Air National Guard, who operate the Sentinel, NASAMS, Avenger, and Command & Control systems at the Joint Air Defense Operations Command (JADOC) responsible for defending the U.S. National Capital Region.
Sentinel Team Awardees
Specialist Theodore Mandt
![](https://missiledefenseadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/SPC-Mandt-Sentinel-250x300.jpg)
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Specialist Christopher Gibson
![](https://missiledefenseadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/SPC-Gibson-Sentinel-250x300.jpg)
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Avenger Team Awardees
Specialist John Freund
![](https://missiledefenseadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/SPC-Freund-Avenger-250x300.jpg)
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Sergeant Carl Leinen
![](https://missiledefenseadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/SGT-Leinen-Avenger-250x300.jpg)
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Sergeant Erin Brooks
![](https://missiledefenseadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/SGT-Brooks-Avenger-250x300.jpg)
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NASAMS Team Awardees
Specialist Noah Widmer
![](https://missiledefenseadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/SPC-Widmer-NASAMS-250x300.jpg)
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Sergeant Joseph Bruce
![](https://missiledefenseadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/SGT-Bruce-NASAMS-250x300.jpg)
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Sergeant Raymond Ruschel
![](https://missiledefenseadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/SGT-Ruschel-NASAMS-250x300.jpg)
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Support Team Awardees
Specialist Gordon Isler
![](https://missiledefenseadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/SPC-Isler-Support-250x300.jpg)
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Staff Sergeant Matt Llewellyn
![](https://missiledefenseadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/SPC-Llewellyn-Support-250x300.jpg)
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Battalion JADOC Operations Team Awardees
Specialist Billy Payne
![](https://missiledefenseadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/SPC-Payne-BN-Floor-250x300.jpg)
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Specialist Jack Schwartz
![](https://missiledefenseadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/SPC-Schwartz-BN-Floor-250x300.jpg)
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Staff Sergeant Alexander Bryson
![](https://missiledefenseadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/SSG-Bryson-BN-Floor-250x300.jpg)
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Second Lieutenant Jacob Eberle
![](https://missiledefenseadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2LT-Eberle-BN-Floor-250x300.jpg)
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Captain Tanner Sundet
![](https://missiledefenseadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/CPT-Sundet-BN-Floor-250x300.jpg)
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Air Force Awardee
Senior Master Sergeant Angel Aponte
![](https://missiledefenseadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/SMSgt-Aponte-AF-Awardee-250x300.jpg)
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Task Force JADOC Operation Team Awardees
Sergeant Vincent Kennedy
![](https://missiledefenseadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/SGT-Kennedy-TF-JADOC-Ops-Team-250x300.jpg)
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Major Matthew Campbell
![](https://missiledefenseadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/MAJ-Campbell-TF-JADOC-Ops-Team-250x300.jpg)
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Major Austin Garland
![](https://missiledefenseadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/MAJ-Garland-TF-JADOC-Ops-Team-250x300.jpg)
Event Program
Click here for a printable version of the program.
2022-NCR-AMDOY-Program-Online