Honolulu, Hawaii | August 3, 2023
The Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance held 2023 Indo-Pacific Air & Missile Defender of the Year Award Ceremony at Honolulu, Hawaii on Thursday, August 3, 2023. The event honored Air and Missile Defenders from the U.S. Army Pacific, U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. Pacific Air Forces, and the U.S. Space Force. These awardees demonstrated outstanding leadership excellence in air and missile defense in 2023 and directly contributed to the security of the United States homeland and our allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific.
2023 Indo-Pacific Air & Missile Defenders of the Year:
U.S. Space Forces Indo-Pacific Awardee
Sergeant Kohlman Adler
U.S. Pacific Fleet Awardees
Lieutenant Alexander Abrashoff
Lieutenant Carl Link
Lieutenant Greg McBride
U.S. Army Pacific Awardee
Major Juan Rivera
U.S. Army Pacific Crew Awardees
Sergeant Grace Lee
Sergeant Joseph LeClerc
Sergeant Dylan Coffey
Specialist Brandyn Lessman
U.S. Pacific Air Forces Awardee
Major Nicholas Burriola
Event Program
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