Writer: Bradley Hicks
Arnold Engineering Development Complex leadership honored military and civilian government team members for their contributions and achievements in 2024 during the AEDC Annual Awards ceremony Feb. 13, 2025.
The ceremony took place at the Arnold Lakeside Complex on Arnold Air Force Base, headquarters of AEDC.
“I imagine everybody else heard what I heard, and that was ‘capability – delivery, capability – delivery, capability – delivery,’” said AEDC Commander Col. Grant Mizell following the announcement of the award winners. “Every single team here, every single individual, all of AEDC, we are moving in the same direction and that is to put weapons in the hands of the warfighter, to put technology out there that our DOD can use to make sure that we are a safer, more secure country and we’re making sure that our democratic ideals stay in the driver’s seat around the world.
“I love hearing the narratives on those awards. Every time I hear something really cool, I want to be out there with you. I want to be in that lab. I want to be in that test cell.”
The award recipients are:
Senior Airman ZeNya Green, 704th Test Group, Airman of the Year
Tech. Sgt. Trenton Hohenwarter, 846th Test Squadron, Noncommissioned Officer of the Year
Master Sgt. Kevin Amberson, 746th Test Squadron, Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year
Capt. Nathaniel Raquet, 586th Flight Test Squadron, Company Grade Officer of the Year
Maj. Joshua Lee, 746th Test Squadron, Field Grade Officer of the Year
Laurie Burger, 717th Test Squadron, Category I Civilian of the Year
Jason Casebolt, 704th Test Support Squadron, Category II Civilian of the Year
David Powell, 719th Test Squadron, Category III Civilian of the Year
Ava Maloney, Test Support Division – Services, Non-appropriated Fund Category I Civilian of the Year
Steven Speece, Test Support Division – Services, Non-appropriated Fund Category II Civilian of the Year
Boundary Layer Transition Team, 846th Test Squadron, Exceptional Innovator of the Year
DM6 Test Team, 716th Test Squadron, Annual Technical Achievement Award
· Todd Lemay, 719th Test Squadron, Annual Safety Achievement Award
Members of the Contracting team, known as AFTC/PZ Arnold, who support AEDC were also recognized during the ceremony for winning annual Air Force Test Center and Air Force Materiel Command Contracting awards for fiscal year 2024. Those recognized during the AEDC Annual Awards ceremony were:
Outstanding Operational Contracting Unit (Small) – AFTC/PZ Arnold, Installation Contracting Division
Outstanding Civilian in Enterprise Contracting Non-supervisory – AFMC/PZ Arnold, Kristi Martin
Outstanding Performance in an Enterprise Source Selection – AFTC/PZ Arnold, Test Operations and Sustainment II
Outstanding Government Purchase Card Program – AFTC/PZ Arnold, LaLonnie Saltzman
Outstanding Contracting Support Award – AFTC/PZ Arnold, Theresa Cates
Outstanding Achievement in Contracting – AFTC/PZ Arnold, Migration Team
Professional Development Award – AFTC/PZ Arnold, Alex Weichold
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