75th ABW honors outstanding Airmen

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HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah --  Forty-four Airmen and five teams from the 75th Air Base Wing were honored Saturday for their accomplishments during 2015.

The wing's annual awards ceremony was attended by more than 200 nominees, Airmen, families, friends and community leaders.

During the year, their leadership enhanced the wing's ability to accomplish its mission by providing mission-ready Airmen and outstanding support to Team Hill.

"What does the legacy of leadership mean?" asked guest speaker retired Air Force Col. Randy Tymofichuk. "It is what you do in terms of driving a positive impact or an action to an individual to motivate and inspire them."

Airmen do not succeed alone but with the support and recognition of loved ones, coworkers and supervisors, said Col. Ron Jolly, 75th ABW commander.

"I enjoy nights like this because it's all about the Airmen," said Jolly. "If you're in uniform or if you're a civilian Airman, it's all about the Airmen and what we do for this great nation. I'm very proud to serve with each and every one of you, Airmen in the true sense of the word."  

Winners were as follows:

Category I Civilian of the Year:
Elizabeth Sarazin, 75th Communications Squadron

Category II Civilian of the Year:
Tresithney Peraza, 75th Wing Staff Agencies

Category III Civilian of the Year:
Wesley Jones, 75th Mission Support Group

Category IV Civilian of the Year:
Delane Vaughn, 75th Mission Support Group

Category V Civilian of the Year:
Melanie Luddington, 75th Wing Staff Agencies

Key Spouse of the Year:
Christy Winston, 75th Mission Support Group

Volunteer of the Year:
Tech. Sgt. Molly Callen, 75th Civil Engineering Group

Team of the Year:
Hill Air Force Base Public Health Flight

Airman of the Year:
Senior Airman Jake Velasco, 75th Mission Support Group

Noncommissioned Officer of the Year:
Tech. Sgt. Jillian Williams, 75th Wing Staff Agencies

Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year:
Master Sgt. Mary Lou Merrills, 75th Mission Support Group

First Sergeant of the Year:
Master Sgt. Jamie Eichhorn, 75th Civil Engineering Group

Company Grade Officer of the Year:
Capt. Aaron Hentz, 75th Civil Engineering Group

Field Grade Officer of the Year:   
Maj. David Jarnot, 75th Medical Group