WASHINGTON -- Air Force officials have released the 2012 Air Force Weather Awards.
Individual Awards:
AIR FORCE WEATHER FIELD GRADE OFFICER OF THE YEAR: Maj. Jeremy Alexander, 15 OWS, Scott AFB, Ill.
AIR FORCE WEATHER COMPANY GRADE OFFICER OF THE YEAR: 1st Lt. Benjamin Wood, 5 OSS/OSW, Minot AFB, N.D.
AIR FORCE WEATHER CIVILIAN OF THE YEAR: Mr. Jeff Fries, 1 WXG, Offutt AFB, Neb.
AIR FORCE SENIOR NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER OF THE YEAR: Senior Master Sgt. Taylor Jacobs III, AF/A30-W, Pentagon, Washington D.C.
AIR FORCE NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER OF THE YEAR: Tech Sgt. Mitchell Valentine, 47 OSS/OSW, Laughlin AFB, Texas
AIR FORCE WEATHER AIRMAN OF THE YEAR: Senior Airman Derrick Richards, 17 OWS, JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
AIR FORCE BATTLEFIELD WEATHER COMPANY GRADE OFFICER OF THE YEAR: Capt. Kalen Knippling, 1 WS, JB Lewis-McChord, Wash.
AIR FORCE BATTLEFIELD WEATHER SENIOR NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER OF THE YEAR: Master Sgt. Eric Allen, Det. 1, 7 WS, Wiesbaden, Germany
AIR FORCE BATTLEFIELD WEATHER NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER OF THE YEAR: Staff Sgt. Dominick Martin, 18 WS, Fort Bragg, N.C.
AIR FORCE BATTLEFIELD WEATHER AIRMAN OF THE YEAR: Senior Airman Samual Benner, 607 WS, Seoul, South Korea
ARC WEATHER COMPANY GRADE OFFICER OF THE YEAR: Capt. Sean Gibbons, 209 WF, Austin, Texas (ANG)
ARC WEATHER SENIOR NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER OF THE YEAR: Master Sgt. Kevin Atkins, 121 WF, Andrews AFB, Md. (ANG)
ARC WEATHER NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER OF THE YEAR: Tech. Sgt. Robert Pepe, 5 OWF/WXF, Shaw AFB, S.C. (AFRC)
ARC WEATHER AIRMAN OF THE YEAR: Senior Airman Joshua Lee, 5 OWF/WXF, Shaw AFB, S.C. (AFRC)
Organizational and Team Awards:
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT IN WEATHER OPERATIONS: Mr. Luke Peffers, AFTAC/TM, Patrick AFB, Fla.
OUTSTANDING OPERATIONAL WEATHER SQUADRON: 15th Operational Weather Squadron, Scott AFB, Ill.
OUTSTANDING BATTLEFIELD WEATHER SUPPORT UNIT: 2d Combat Weather Systems Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
OUTSTANDING AIR FORCE WEATHER ORGANIZATION (Below Squadron Level): Aviation Tactics Evaluations Group, J2WX, Ft. Bragg, N.C.
OUTSTANDING AIR FORCE RESERVE COMPONENT WEATHER FLIGHT: 125 Special Tactics Squadron/Special Weather Operations Weather Team, Portland, Ore. (ANG)
OUTSTANDING AIR FORCE SPACE WEATHER ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR: 21st Operations Support Squadron/Weather Flight, Peterson AFB, Colo.