Tyndall recognizes top maintainers Published March 24, 2014 325th Fighter Wing Public Affairs TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- The 325th Maintenance Group held their annual banquet March 7 with more than 650 in attendance. "The Maintenance Professionals of the Year banquet offers us a chance to recognize those in the group who excelled in their specialties over the year," said Col. Curtis Hafer, 325th MXG commander. The original maintenance professional award was established in 1979 to recognize outstanding performance of direct, sortie-producing maintenance specialists. Support, training and staff personnel make vital contributions which effective sortie production. Tyndall recognized these important professionals in their diversified career fields. The 2013 MPOY banquet recognized more than 40 individuals from the group. The winners are as follows: Maintenance Professional of the Year Airman: Airman 1st Class Patrick L. Murphy NCO: Staff Sgt. Shane E. Pimental Senior NCO: Master Sgt. Jamie T. Leach Staff Professional of the Year Airman: Senior Airman Nicole O'Haver NCO: Tech. Sgt. Christopher M. Lynch Senior NCO: Master Sgt. Steven A. Griffth Foreign Object Debris Preventer of the Year Airman 1st Class Nathan Pacholka Chief Master Sgt. Thomas N. Barnes Crew Chief of Year Staff Sgt. Michael A Cantrell Weapons Load Crew of the Year Crew 4-3 Staff Sgt. Stephen Watson Senior Airman Mario Hernandez Senior Airman Ryan Barker Jammer Driver of the Year Senior Airman Ricardo Orozco-Chang Field Training Detachment Instructor of the Year Staff Sgt. Craig J. Daniel FTD Mission Ready Airman Instructor of the Year Staff Sgt. Chad A. Konyndyk FTD NCO of the Year Staff Sgt. Jason D. Drummond Education and Training Manager of the Year Tech. Sgt. Tarvaras L. Coston Supply Person of the Year Staff Sgt. James M. Lewis Lt. Gen. Leo Marquez Annual Award Technician: Senior Airman Paul J. Stoner Supervisor: Tech. Sgt. Dustin R. Holman Manager: Master Sgt. Adam P. LeBlanc Commissioned Grade Officer: Capt. Byron Silkett-Irvine Munitions Technician: Senior Airman Bryan T. Hardy Supevisor: Tech. Sgt. Robert J. Kaufman Manager: Master Sgt. Raymond Delgado Lance P. Sijan Award Junior Enlisted: Staff Sgt. Robert Collins Senior Enlisted: Senior Master Sgt. Raymond W. Phreaner, Jr. CGO: Capt. Emily E Harris Air Combat Command Weapons of the Year Technician: Senior Airman Christopher Clark Supervisor: Staff Sgt. Michelle Greene Manager: Senior Master Sgt. Donna Moses ACC Munitions of the Year Technician: Senior Airman Kristopher Pohl Supervisor: Tech. Sgt. Shavona Cruz-Izquierdo Manager: Senior Master Sgt. Kurt Tom ACC MTF Instructor of the Year Staff Sgt. Kenneth R. Barnett ACC Plans and Scheduler of the Year Airman: Senior Airman Patrick T. Umfleet NCO: Tech. Sgt. James V. Jomalon ACC Analysis of the Year Airman: Senior Airman Cherish Hartzo NCO: Tech. Sgt. Erika N. Wronski