2005 AAAA
National Award Recipients
(as of Feb.
13, 2006)
Presented at the AAAA Annual Convention, April 9-12
Gaylord
Opryland Resort & Convention Center
Nashville,
Tennessee
"USAR
AVIATION UNIT OF THE YEAR AWARD"
Sponsored
by Honeywell
7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment
United States Army Reserve
Fort Hood,
Texas
LTC John
M. Kiesov (Commander)
CSM James
A. Markey (Senior NCO)
"ARNG
AVIATION UNIT OF THE YEAR AWARD"
Sponsored
by Honeywell
1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment
Rhode
Island Army National Guard
North
Kingstown, R.I.
COL
Christopher P. Callahan (Commander)
CSM Robert
Fortin (Senior NCO)
"ACTIVE
AVIATION UNIT OF THE YEAR AWARD"
Sponsored
by the L-3 Company
1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment
Combat
Aviation Brigade, 3rd Inf. Div.
Hunter Army
Airfield, Ga.
LTC Pedro
G. Almeida (Commander)
CSM Jose I.
Acosta (Senior NCO)
“OUTSTANDING AVIATION UNIT OF THE YEAR AWARD”
Sponsored
by the Boeing Company
Combat Aviation Brigade
3rd Infantry Division
Hunter Army
Airfield, Ga.
COL Ronald
Tuggle (Commander)
CSM Richard
Stidley (Senior NCO)
"ROBERT M.
LEICH AWARD"
Sponsored
by Northrop Grumman Corporation ESSS
4th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment
Simmons
Army Airfield
Fort
Bragg, N.C.
LTC
Terence W. Reeves (Commander)
CSM
Robert A. Fox (Senior NCO)
"JOSEPH P.
CRIBBINS
DEPARTMENT
OF THE ARMY CIVILIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD"
Sponsored
by The Boeing Company
Mr. Robert A. Boutwell
Standardization Officer
HHC, 1st
Battalion, 223rd Aviation Regiment
Fort
Rucker, Ala.
"JAMES H.
MCCLELLAN AVIATION SAFETY AWARD"
Sponsored
by GE Aviation
CW4 Troy W. Boonstra
HHC, 160th
Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne)
Fort
Campbell, Ky.
“CREW CHIEF OF THE YEAR”
Sponsored
by Robertson Aviation
SGT
Christopher J. Scangarello
Company B,
1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment
Florida
Army National Guard
Brooksville, Fla.
"AVIATION
SOLDIER OF THE YEAR AWARD"
Sponsored
by Bell Helicopter Textron
SPC
Joshua R. Blizzard
Company D,
1st Battalion, 151st Aviation Regiment
South
Carolina Army National Guard
Eastover,
S.C.
"NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER OF THE YEAR"
Sponsored
by Lockheed Martin Corporation
SSG Byron W. Montgomery
Company A,
603rd Aviation Support Battalion
Combat
Aviation Brigade, 3rd Inf. Div.
Hunter Army
Airfield, Ga.
"ARMY
AVIATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD"
Sponsored
by Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
CW4 Roger A. Graf
Company A,
3rd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment (Attack Recon)
Combat
Aviation Brigade, 3rd Inf. Div.
Fort Bragg,
N.C.
"TOP
CHAPTER OF THE YEAR AWARD"
Central Florida
Chapter
CW5 Kenneth
A. Donahue (Ret.), Chapter President
Orlando,
Fla.

2005 AAAA NATIONAL FUNCTIONAL AWARDS RECIPIENTS
Presented at Fort Rucker, Alabama
February 1,
2006
“ARMY AVIATION TRAINER OF THE YEAR”
CW4 John J. McCann
Headquarters and Headquarters Company
3rd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment (Attack Reconnaissance)
Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division
Simmons Army Airfield
Fort Bragg, NC 28307
“ARMY AVIATION MEDICINE AWARD”
CPT Nicole C. Powell-Dunford
Headquarters and Headquarters Company
Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Light)
Wheeler Army Airfield, HI 96854
“ARMY AVIATION FIXED WING UNIT AWARD”
Company A, 249th Aviation (Theater Aviation Company)
Oregon, Oklahoma,
S. Dakota and Washington Army National Guard
Salem, OR
Commander: MAJ Devin Wickenhagen
Senior NCO: 1SG Richard Fields
“ARMY AVIATION AIR/SEA RESCUE AWARD”
68th Medical Company (Air Ambulance)
3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment
Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Light)
Schofield Barracks, HI 96857
Commander: MAJ Pete Eberhardt
Senior NCO: 1SG Louis Gholston
“AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER OF THE YEAR”
SPC Timothy A. Johnson
Company D, 1st Battalion, 58th Aviation Regiment
Hunter Army Airfield, GA 31409
“AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL FACILITY OF THE YEAR”
Washington Army Heliport (WAHP)
Company D, 1st Battalion, 58th Aviation Regiment
Hunter Army Airfield, GA 31409
Commander: CPT Robert E. Bugner
Senior NCO: 1SG David Ibsen
“AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN OF THE YEAR”
SSG Alina Smith
Company G, 58th Aviation Regiment
Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Light)
Schofield Barracks, HI 96857
“AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL COMPANY OF THE YEAR”
Company D, 1st Battalion, 58th Aviation Regiment
Hunter Army Airfield, GA 31409
Commander: CPT Robert E. Bugner
Senior NCO: 1SG David Ibsen
“AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL MANAGER OF THE YEAR”
SFC Micheal D. Sutterfield
G Company, 58th Aviation Regiment
Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Light)
Schofield Barracks, HI 96857