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501st CSW names 2013's Airmen of the Year

RAF ALCONBURY, United Kingdom - Maj. Kevin Eberhart, 423rd Security Forces Squadron commander, accepts the 501st Combat Support Wing Civilian Volunteer of the Year Award on behalf of Treena Gilbert, 423rd Security Forces Squadron. Gilbert, from Chesterfield, Derbyshire, was the wing project officer for the largest overseas Veteran's Day event, organizing 190 volunteers to host 160 distinguished visitors and 500 other attendees at Madingley American Cemetery. She also led the lunch ticket sales for the Philippines disaster relief drive, raising more than $5,000. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chrissy Best)
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501st CSW names 2013's Airmen of the Year

RAF ALCONBURY, United Kingdom - Tech. Sgt. Adrian Estrada, 422nd Medical Squadron, was named the 501st Combat Support Wing's Honor Guard of the Year. Estrada, from El Paso, Texas, oversaw 860 hours of honor guard training and preparing equipment for 35 ceremonies. He also led the team during both the Bicester and Brackley Remembrance Day parades, helping honor World War I and World War II veterans. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chrissy Best)
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501st CSW names 2013's Airmen of the Year

RAF ALCONBURY, United Kingdom - Emmanuel Ine, 423rd Civil Engineer Squadron, was named the 501st Combat Support Wing's Civilian Category II of the Year. Ine spearheaded the demolition of vacant, excess facilities on two installations, meeting 90 percent of the demolition target six years ahead of the 2020 deadline. He also sought out training in design, helping to save $450,000 in design fees. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chrissy Best)
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501st CSW names 2013's Airmen of the Year

RAF ALCONBURY, United Kingdom - Leigh Copeland, 422nd Medical Squadron, was named the 501st Combat Support Wing's Civilian Category I of the Year. Copeland, from Cincinnati, was a crucial team member in the RAF Croughton limited scope medical treatment facility being named the Air Force Medical Operating Agency's Best Performing and Most Improved MTF Quarterly Award, garnering $6,000 for clinic improvements. She also monitored and highlighted self-inspection items for the weekly staff meeting, an essential component of the 422nd MDS excelling during a staff assistance visit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chrissy Best)
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501st CSW names 2013's Airmen of the Year

RAF ALCONBURY, United Kingdom - Col. Brian May, 501st Combat Support Wing vice commander, accepts the 501st Combat Support Wing Company Grade Officer of the Year Award on behalf of Capt. Courtney Hemmert, 501st CSW Staff. Hemmert designed a sexual assault response exercise concept that was used Air Force-wide. She also pioneered a three-hour annual training curriculum that engaged 946 Airmen in 77 small groups. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chrissy Best)
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501st CSW names 2013's Airmen of the Year

RAF ALCONBURY, United Kingdom - Senior Master Sgt. Dennis Dyke, 421st Air Base Group, was named the 501st Combat Support Wing's First Sergeant of the Year. Dyke, from Lakewood, Ohio, mentored and trained two additional duty first sergeants, creating a job shadow program for training, with one Airman selected to attend the First Sergeant Academy. He also organized night time sobriety checks, leading 14 multi-service senior NCOs from nine agencies to conduct 140 checks that enforced standards and discipline. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chrissy Best)
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501st CSW names 2013's Airmen of the Year

RAF ALCONBURY, United Kingdom - Senior Master Sgt. Nikki Drago, 423rd Security Forces Squadron, was named the 501st Combat Support Wing's Senior NCO of the Year. Drago, from St. Louis, was the key liaison between security forces, local police units and Alconbury school leadership in planning and executing an active shooter exercise. He also guided his Airmen to excellence, as they won two command-level, 13 wing-level and six group-level annual awards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chrissy Best)
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501st CSW names 2013's Airmen of the Year

RAF ALCONBURY, United Kingdom - Staff Sgt. Joseph Burks, 423rd Security Forces Squadron, was named the 501st Combat Support Wing's NCO of the Year. Burks, from Harrison, Ark., certified an alarm system upgrade, part of a 240 man-hour effort that enhanced the system protecting assets at two installations. He also managed the resource protection program validation, spending 216 hours inspecting more than 750 alarm points. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chrissy Best)
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501st CSW names 2013's Airmen of the Year

RAF ALCONBURY, United Kingdom - Senior Airman Richard Stokes, 422nd Communications, was named the 501st Combat Support Wing's Airman of the Year. Stokes, from Brandon, Miss., was selected as the maintenance team lead, guiding five Airmen that troubleshot 117 outages. He also led five on an Airmen circuit validation team, spending a total of 1,200 hours to correct 774 cables, an effort that was lauded by a higher headquarters inspection team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chrissy Best)
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501st CSW communities provide support to family as they battle cancer

RAF ALCONBURY, United Kingdom – More than 120 members of the 501st Combat Support Wing and its Mission Partners gather for a surprise birthday party for Bonnie Ogden at the base bowling center after a chemotherapy treatment Oct. 24, 2013. (U.S. Air Force Photo Staff Sgt. Brian Stives)
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501st CSW communities provide support to family as they battle cancer

RAF ALCONBURY, United Kingdom – Bonnie Ogden shows off her henna tattoo that Sara Butler, spouse of Master Sgt. Mathew Butler, 423rd Security Forces Squadron, gave her in preparation for the 501st Combat Support Wing’s Air Force Ball. (Photo courtesy Chief Master Sgt. Michael Ogden)
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501st CSW communities provide support to family as they battle cancer

RAF ALCONBURY, United Kingdom - AnnaLee Casto (middle) and Hadyn Pollard (right) [daughter of Master Sgt. Rocky Casto and son of Mater Sgt. Nathan Pollard, 423rd ABG first sergeants] present Bonnie Ogden with flowers and chocolate they bought with money they earned by setting up a lemonade stand in their front yard. (Photo courtesy Chief Master Sgt. Michael Ogden)
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501st CSW communities provide support to family as they battle cancer

RAF ALCONBURY, United Kingdom – Stephanie Burgess (left), spouse of Lt. Col. Cornell Burgess, 423rd Force Support Squadron commander, accompanies Bonnie Ogden to her first chemotherapy treatment. (Photo courtesy Chief Master Sgt. Michael Ogden)
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501st CSW begins holiday season

RAF ALCONBURY, United Kingdom – The RAF Alconbury Christmas Tree and Holiday Cards from squadrons around RAF Alconbury and RAF Molesworth were lit Dec. 7 during a tree lighting ceremony. The tree lighting was held in front of the RAF Alconbury Chapel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Stives)
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501st CSW begins holiday season

RAF ALCONBURY, United Kingdom – Col. Steve Sweeney, 423rd Air Base Group commander, and family members of a member of the 423rd Air Base Group turn on the lights of the base Christmas tree during the tree lighting ceremony Dec. 7. The tree lighting was held in front of the RAF Alconbury Chapel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Stives)
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501st CSW begins holiday season

RAF ALCONBURY, United Kingdom – Members of RAF Alconbury and RAF Molesworth gather for the bases tree lighting ceremony Dec. 7. The tree lighting was held in front of the RAF Alconbury Chapel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Stives)
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World War II veteran takes final trip to where memories were made

RAF ALCONBURY, United Kingdom –Tech. Sgt. Emil Dihlmann (circled) stands with a B-17 Flying Fortress crew before a mission during World War II. Dihlmann served at RAF Alconbury from 1943 to 1945 and he had such fond memories of his time there that his family asked if they could spread his ashes on the base after he passed away June 27 at the age of 96. (Photo courtesy of Emily Lewney)
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World War II veteran takes final trip to where memories were made

HOLYOKE, Mass. –Retired Tech. Sgt. Emil Dihlmann poses for a picture with his great granddaughter at the Soldier’s Home in Holyoke, Mass., in early 2013. Dihlmann served at RAF Alconbury from 1943 to 1945 and he had such fond memories of his time there that his family asked if they could spread his ashes on the base after he passed away June 27 at the age of 96. (Photo courtesy of Emily Lewney)
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World War II veteran takes final trip to where memories were made

RAF ALCONBURY, United Kingdom – Richard Lewney pauses after spreading his father-in-law’s ashes at the RAF Alconbury flagpoles Oct. 26. Retired Tech. Sgt. Emil Dihlmann served at RAF Alconbury from 1943 to 1945 and he had such fond memories of his time there that his family asked if they could spread his ashes on the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Stives)
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World War II veteran takes final trip to where memories were made

RAF ALCONBURY, United Kingdom – Chris Lewney spreads his grandfather’s ashes at the RAF Alconbury flagpoles Oct. 26. Retired Tech. Sgt. Emil Dihlmann served at RAF Alconbury from 1943 to 1945 and he had such fond memories of his time there that his family asked if they could spread his ashes on the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Stives)
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