Tyndall congratulates recent NCO Academy graduates Published May 29, 2009 By Staff Sgt. Joshua Stevens 325th Fighter Wing Public Affairs TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- One hundred ninety technical sergeants from 29 different bases graduated May 28 from the Tyndall Paul W. Airey NCO Academy at a ceremony held at the Baypoint Marriott in Panama City Beach, Fla. The mission of the NCO academy is to prepare NCOs for positions of increased responsibility by broadening their leadership and supervisory skills, as well as expand their perspectives of the military profession. Class 09-4 award winners are: John Levitow Award Darryl McEachin, Air Force Band of the Reserves, Robins AFB, Ga. Academic Achievement Award Adam Benson, 17th Air Support Operations Squadron, Fort Benning, Ga. Commandant Award Christy Peterson, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio Distinguished Graduate Award Lamar Bacon, 88th Security Forces Squadron, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio Jason Benavides, 612th Air Communications Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. Adam Benson, 17 ASOS, Fort Benning, Ga. Richard Berry, 60th Operations Support Squadron, Travis AFB, Calif. Wayne Bures, 755th Operations Support Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. Hauoli Dizol, U.S. Central Command Joint Intelligence Center, MacDill AFB, Fla. Thomas Geier, Aircraft Analysis Squadron, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio Jeffrey Glawe, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C. Eduardo Lombera, 1st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla. Christy Peterson, AFIT, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio Christopher Phillips, U.S. Special Operations Command, Pentagon, Arlington, Va. Samuels Prichard, Joint Communications Support Element, MacDill AFB, Fla. Chad Roberts, 88 SFS, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio Louis Schelp, 440th Maintenance Squadron, Pope AFB, S.C. Carl Snider, 6th Special Operations Squadron, Fort Benning, Ga. Kenneth Tottle, 46th Maintenance Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla. Angela Weiss, 110th Communications Flight, Battle Creek ANGB, Mich. Jacob Wise, Air Force Research Laboratory, Detachment 11, Eglin AFB, Fla. Congratulations to all graduates. A complete listing can be found here.