The Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance held its seventh annual NORAD and USNORTHCOM Missile Warning and Defender of the Year Award Ceremony in Colorado Springs, Colorado on Friday June 7, 2019. The event honored Missile Defenders from USNORTHCOM and servicemen from the United States and Canada involved in Missile Warning for NORAD. These servicemen and civilians demonstrated outstanding leadership excellence in missile defense and missile warning for the year 2018 and directly contributed to the security of the United States and Canada.
2019 NORAD and NORTHCOM Missile Warners and Defenders of the Year:
100th Missile Defense Brigade
Staff Sergeant Ryan Biggs
100th MDB Awardee
Sergeant First Class Curtis Guitreau
100th MDB Awardee
Sergeant First Class Patricia Young
100th MDB Awardee
Major Benjamin Brown
100th MDB Awardee
Major Jason DeLange
100th MDB Awardee
Lieutenant Colonel Russell Porter Grant
100th MDB Awardee
460th Operations Group
Staff Sergeant Jake Harris
460th Operations Group Awardee
Staff Sergeant Michelle Holt
460th Operations Group Awardee
Technical Sergeant Christopher Kohler
460th Operations Group Awardee
Master Sergeant Thomas Jedreski
460th Operations Group Awardee
Senior Master Sergeant Carlos Martinez
460th Operations Group Awardee
First Lieutenant Jordan Mays
460th Operations Group Awardee
First Lieutenant Thu Pham
460th Operations Group Awardee
Captain Jason Laboy
460th Operations Group Awardee
Captain Robert Mathews
460th Operations Group Awardee
Flight Lieutenant Gene Elliot
460th Operations Group Awardee
North American Aerospace Defense Command
Technical Sergeant Jeremiah Grenfell
NORAD NCO Missile & Space Professional Nominee
Master Sergeant Michael Benson
NORAD NCO Missile & Space Professional Awardee
Major Garrett Milne
NORAD Officer Missile & Space Professional Nominee
Major Jeffrey Fulton
NORAD Officer Missile & Space Professional Nominee
Lieutenant Colonel Jacob Stevens
NORAD Officer Missile & Space Professional Nominee
Lieutenant Colonel John Ferko
NORAD Officer Missile & Space Professional Awardee
Mr. Steven Moritz
NORAD Civilian Missile & Space Professional Awardee
U.S. Northern Command
Lieutenant Colonel Craig Cotner
USNORTHCOM Military Awardee
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Mr. Lonnie Calloway
USNORTHCOM Civilian Awardee
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Mr. Kermit Neal
USNORTHCOM Lifetime Achievement Awardee
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Event Program