TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. --   Twenty-seven Airmen graduated from Airmen Leadership School in a ceremony March 31 at the Heritage Club.

Retired Chief Master Sgt. Craig Deathrage, Military and Veterans Affairs Liaison, Office of U.S. Representative Steve Southerland II, Florida, District 2, spoke at the event.

Airman Leadership School is a five week-long Air Force program designed to develop Airmen into effective front-line supervisors. It is the first professional military education that enlisted Air Force members encounter. ALS focuses on developing leadership abilities as well as effective communication. Senior airmen with 48 months time-in-service or those with a promotion line number for staff sergeant, are eligible to attend. The member must also have at least six months of retainability from the projected class graduation date before being enrolled. ALS covers combat leader, military professional, supervisor of Airmen, verbal and written communication, and group dynamics. A majority of the instruction focuses around various Air Force rules and regulations.

Congratulations to the senior airmen graduates:

Anderson, Chad
Ashpole, Zachary
Becker, Henry
Buck, Bryan
Cruz-Morales, Victor
Dane, Ryan
Fullerton, Sarah
Harrison, Phillip
Kelly, Micheal
Larson, Kyle
Little, Michael
Lytle, Russell
McClellan, John Leadership Award
Miles, Spanada
Naler, Patrick
Novick, Steven
Phillips, Steven
Robb, Matthew
Severance, Stefon Distinguished Graduate
Siefring, Brian
Thomas, Chaury
Thompson, Adam
Trepowski, Nicklous Levitow Award
Tucker, Peter
Villanueva, Carlos
Webb, Darius Academic Achievement Award
Wong, Nicholas Distinguished Graduate

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