CY 2023 AAAA National Awardees

(To be presented at the 2024 Army Aviation Mission Solutions Summit, April 24-26)

"JOSEPH P. CRIBBINS DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY CIVILIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD"
(Sponsored By: The Boeing Company)
Mr. Christopher M. Stuart
110th Aviation Brigade
Fort Novosel, Alabama

"JAMES H. MCCLELLAN AVIATION SAFETY AWARD"
(Sponsored By: GE Aerospace)
CW2 Jared D. Chambers
Company B, 4-4 Attack Battalion
4th Combat Aviation Brigade Fort Carson, Colorado

"GARY G. WETZEL SOLDIER OF THE YEAR AWARD"
(Sponsored By: Bell)
CPL Trent W. McGuire
Troop A, 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment,
101st Combat Aviation Brigade
Fort Campbell, Kentucky

“HENRY Q. DUNN CREW CHIEF OF THE YEAR AWARD”
(Sponsored By: Robertson Fuel Systems, L.L.C.)
SGT Zachary H. Kingsbury Company A, 2nd Battalion,
160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
Fort Campbell, Kentucky

“RODNEY J.T. YANO NCO OF THE YEAR AWARD”
(Sponsored By: Lockheed Martin Corporation)
SSG David N. Quay Company B, 2nd Battalion,
160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment,
Forty Campbell, Kentucky

“MICHAEL J. NOVOSEL AVIATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD”
(Sponsored By: Sikorsky, A Lockheed Martin Company)
CW3 Jerry L. Leehy Company A, 2nd Battalion,
160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
Fort Campbell, Kentucky

"ROBERT M. LEICH AWARD"
(Sponsored By: Airbus)
Company C, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment
25th Combat Aviation Brigade
Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii

MAJ Dawn V. Herron (Commander)
1SG Holly A. Dozier (Senior NCO)

 "USAR AVIATION UNIT OF THE YEAR"
(Sponsored By: Honeywell Aerospace)
5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment 244th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade,
Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia

LTC Nicholas A. Steele (Commander)
CW4 Jeffrey A. Luther (Senior WO Advisor)
CSM Kansas M. Jackson (Senior NCO)

"JOHN J. STANKO ARNG AVIATION UNIT OF THE YEAR"
(Sponsored By: Honeywell Aerospace)
3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation Regiment
Ronkonkoma, New York

LTC Paul M. Bailie (Commander)
CW4 Matthias J. Quackenbush (Senior WO Advisor)
CSM Dolan P. Brammer (Senior NCO)

“ACTIVE AVIATION UNIT OF THE YEAR”
(Sponsored By: L3Harris)
1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne)
Fort Campbell, Kentucky

LTC James M. Snowden (Commander)
CW5 Frank O. Escamilla (Senior WO Advisor)
CSM Timothy W. Stevenson (Senior NCO)

"OUTSTANDING AVIATION UNIT OF THE YEAR AWARD"
(Sponsored By: The Boeing Company)
185th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade
Jackson, Mississippi
COL J. Ashley Mills (Commander)
CW5 W. Todd Skinner (Command Chief Warrant Officer)
CSM Douglas J. Krol (Senior NCO)