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Volume 63, Number 5 Serving the community of Edwards Air Force Base, California July 31, 2015

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412th Test Wing names quarterly award winners

The 412th Test Wing recognized outstand- tenance Group
ing individual performances of the last three
months with its quarterly award ceremony Supervision/Management of the Quarter
held in the base theater July 30. Congratula- Andrew W. Turckes, 412th Electronic War-
tions to all the second quarter award winners.
fare Group

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Senior Airman Michael J. Pierson, 412th Christopher Liebmann, Test Pilot School

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Ryan N. Billings, 412th Medical Group
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Charlotte A. Gregorski, 412th Civil Engi-
Master Sgt. Jerry P. Gaston Jr., 412th Main-
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2nd Lt. Jeffrey J. Guion, 412th Mission Julia Y. Blair, U.S. Air Force Plant 42

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Maj. Nicholas P. LaPlant, 412th Operations Marla J. McCully, 412th Test Management

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412th Maintenance Group
Senior Airman Shelbey Throckmorton, 412th Maintenance Group, receives the Dorm of the
Honor Guard of the Quarter Volunteer of the Quarter Quarter award from Brig. Gen. Carl Schaefer, 412th Test Wing commander. Chief Master Sgt.
David Smith, 412th TW command chief, was also on stage to congratulate Throckmorton.
Staff Sgt. Kirk H. McDougal, 412th Main- Andrew Whitten, 412th Operations Group

New commander at AFOTEC Det. 1

Col. Steven M. Ross assumed Left: Maj. Gen. Matthew H. Molloy (left), Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation
command of the Air Force Opera- Center commander, poses for a photo with new AFOTEC Detachment 1 commander,
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