WASHINGTON -- Air Force officials have released the 2011 Air Force Weather Awards.
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS:
AIR FORCE WEATHER FIELD GRADE OFFICER OF THE YEAR: Maj. Jason Wild, 7th Weather Squadron, Heidelberg, Germany
AIR FORCE WEATHER COMPANY GRADE OFFICER OF THE YEAR: Capt. Sonia Walker, 55th Operations Support Squadron, Offutt AFB, Neb.
AIR RESERVE COMPONENT WEATHER COMPANY GRADE OFFICER OF THE YEAR: Capt. Julia Coppola, Air Combat Command Air Operations Squadron, Langley AFB, Va.
AIR FORCE WEATHER CIVILIAN OF THE YEAR: Scott Copeland, 17th Operational Weather Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor - Hickam, Hawaii
AIR RESERVE COMPONENT WEATHER CIVILIAN OF THE YEAR: Ronald L. Hoover, 440th Operations Support Squadron, Pope Field, N.C.
AIR FORCE WEATHER SENIOR NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER OF THE YEAR: Master Sgt. Margit Howard, 45th Weather Squadron, Patrick AFB, Fla.
AIR RESERVE COMPONENT WEATHER SENIOR NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER OF THE YEAR: Master Sgt. Robert Rock, 5th Operational Weather Flight, Shaw AFB, S.C.
AIR FORCE WEATHER NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER OF THE YEAR: Tech. Sgt. Gregory Spiker, 56th Operations Support Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.
AIR RESERVE COMPONENT WEATHER NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER OF THE YEAR: Tech. Sgt. Michael Griesemer, 12th Operational Weather Flight, Scott AFB, Ill.
AIR FORCE WEATHER AIRMAN OF THE YEAR: Senior Airman Heath Litchfield, 15th Operational Weather Squadron, Scott AFB, Ill.
AIR FORCE BATTLEFIELD WEATHER COMPANY GRADE OFFICER OF THE YEAR: Capt. Matthew Sampson, Det. 2, 10th Combat Weather Squadron, Ft. Campbell, Ky.
AIR RESERVE COMPONENT BATTLEFIELD WEATHER COMPANY GRADE OFFICER OF THE YEAR: Capt. Abilene Gonzaga, 209th Weather Flight, Camp Mabry, Austin, Texas
AIR FORCE BATTLEFIELD WEATHER SENIOR NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER OF THE YEAR: Senior Master Sgt. William Anders, 7th Weather Squadron, Heidelberg, Germany
AIR RESERVE COMPONENT BATTLEFIELD WEATHER SENIOR NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER OF THE YEAR: Master Sgt. Joshua Stowers, 209th Weather Flight, Camp Mabry, Austin, Texas
AIR FORCE BATTLEFIELD WEATHER NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER OF THE YEAR: Tech. Sgt. Elijah Edwards, 10th Combat Weather Squadron/Special Operations Team - B, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
AIR RESERVE COMPONENT BATTLEFIELD WEATHER NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER OF THE YEAR: Tech. Sgt. Matthew Staton, 209th Weather Flight, Camp Mabry, Austin Texas
AIR FORCE BATTLEFIELD WEATHER AIRMAN OF THE YEAR: Senior Airman Sarah Woehl, Det. 2, 7th Weather Squadron, Grafenwoehr Army Air Field, Germany
AIR RESERVE COMPONENT BATTLEFIELD WEATHER AIRMAN OF THE YEAR: Senior Airman John Richmond, 123rd Weather Flight, Portland, Ore.
AIR FORCE SPACE WEATHER COMPANY GRADE OFFICER OF THE YEAR: Capt. Joshua Werner, Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
AIR FORCE SPACE WEATHER SENIOR NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER OF THE YEAR: Master Sgt. Shane McIntire, 2d Weather Squadron, Offutt AFB, Neb.
AIR FORCE SPACE WEATHER NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER OF THE YEAR: Tech. Sgt. Thomas Correnti, 2d Weather Squadron, Offutt AFB, Neb.
AIR FORCE WEATHER STAFF OFFICER OF THE YEAR: Maj. Joseph Coughlin, Air Force Personnel Center, Randolph AFB, Texas
AIR FORCE WEATHER STAFF ENLISTED MEMBER OF THE YEAR: Senior Master Sgt. Joshua Turnier, Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
AIR FORCE WEATHER STAFF CIVILIAN OF THE YEAR: Stephen Rosemier, United States Air Forces Europe, Ramstein AB, Germany
ORGANIZATIONAL/TEAM AWARDS:
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT IN WEATHER OPERATIONS: Air Force Weather-Web Services (AFW-WEBS) Team, 16th Weather Squadron, Offutt AFB, Neb.
OUTSTANDING OPERATIONAL WEATHER SQUADRON: 17th Operational Weather Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
OUTSTANDING BATTLEFIELD WEATHER SQUADRON: 7th Weather Squadron, Heidelberg, Germany
OUTSTANDING SPECIALIZED WEATHER SUPPORT UNIT: 618th Air and Space Operations Center/Weather Directorate (TACC), Scott AFB, Ill.
OUTSTANDING AIR FORCE WEATHER ORGANIZATION (BELOW SQUADRON LEVEL): 2d Weather Squadron/Weather Intelligence Flight, Offutt AFB, Neb.
OUTSTANDING AIR RESERVE COMPONENT WEATHER FLIGHT: 208th Weather Flight, Saint Paul, Minn.
OUTSTANDING AIR FORCE SPACE WEATHER ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR: 2d Weather Squadron/Space Weather Flight, Offutt AFB, Neb.