Annual Award ceremony celebrates Yokota top performers

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  • By Airman 1st Class Katrina R. Menchaca
  • 374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan --  Members of the 374th Airlift Wing and tenant units here gathered together to recognize outstanding performers during the 2011 Annual Awards Banquet held at the Enlisted Club Feb. 17.

Following are the award winners:

374th Airlift Wing
Airman category - Senior Airman Katherine Anderson, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron
NCO category - Tech. Sgt. Mentor Cavazos, 374th Communications Squadron
Senior NCO category - Senior Master Sgt. Kareema Patton, 374th Communications Squadron
CGO category - Capt. Samuel Shamburg, 459th Airlift Squadron

Tenant units
Airman category - Senior Airman Matthew Bean, 730th Air Mobility Squadron
NCO category - Tech. Sgt. Jason Harper, 5th Air Force
Senior NCO category - Master Sgt. Kenneth Morain, 730th AMS
CGO category - Capt. William Powell, 5th Air Force

Civilian awards
Category I - Tammy Hogue, 374th Comptroller Squadron
Category II - Christopher Cook, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron
Category III - Reynold Mateo, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron

First Sergeant of the Year
Master Sgt. Paul Stansbury, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron

Honor Guardsmen of the Year
Senior Airman Semaj Everette, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron