JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. -- 315th Airlift Wing Airmen took top honors at Joint Base Charleston’s latest Airman Leadership School (Class 19-B) graduation this week, including the coveted John L. Levitow Award.
Senior Airman Scott Guerin, 317th Airlift Squadron loadmaster earned the John. L. Levitow Award, which is given for overall outstanding achievement in leadership, professionalism, judgement, and academics.
| Levitow was an Air Force loadmaster who received the Medal of Honor for his acts of heroism while serving on board a AC-47 Spooky gunship on February 24, 1969. He became the lowest ranked serviceman in the Air Force to receive the Medal of Honor, the United States military's highest honor. |
Staff Sgt. Adam Stewart, 315th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, was awarded the Commandant Award, which is presented to the student who made the most significant contribution to the overall success of the class.
Senior Airman Elizabeth Sampson, 315th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, earned the Academic Achievement Award for maintaining the highest scores on summative objective and performance evaluations in the class.
In addition to those achievements, Guerin and Sampson were outstanding graduates after ranking in the top 10 percent of their class.
Attending the 315 AW leadership graduation and dinner were Col. Gregory Gilmour, 315 AW commander, Col. Stephen Lanier, 315th Operations Group commander, Chief Master Sgt. Ronald Kelly, 317 AS, Chief Master Sgt. John Kornuta, 315th Maintenance Group, Chief Master Sgt. Michele Summers 315 AMXS.
“This is the first step in their leadership journey,” said Gilmour. “We have very high expectations of these graduates and know their success in ALS will be a building block as they continue to grow professionally. They are the future enlisted leaders of our Air Force."
“The Air Force will always be in need of great leaders,” said Lanier. “It's good to know that our Airmen, Reserve and Active, are willing and able to meet the needs of today's Air Force. As for our latest graduates, they not only meet the Air Force's needs, they have exceeded even our highest expectations. They personify ‘Excellence.’”