Top performers honored at 412th TW Annual Awards Published Feb. 9, 2017 412th Test Wing Public Affairs EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The 412th Test Wing hosted its annual awards banquet at Hangar 1600 Feb. 3 where accolades and hardware were handed out to the wing's top performing individuals and teams. New categories to this year’s awards are Innovator of the Year and Innovation Team of the Year. The banquet was held in the maintenance hangar with several planes in the background including an F-22, T-38, B-52 and F-35. Congratulations to all awardees for setting the standard in their respective categories! 2016 412th Test Wing Annual Awards Winners Airman of the Year Senior Airman Joseph Connors 412th Civil Engineering Group NCO of the Year Tech. Sgt. Amanda Esparza 412th Mission Support Group Senior NCO of the Year Master Sgt. Christopher Roach 412th MSG Company Grade Officer of the Year Capt Brian Gilliam 412th MSG Field Grade Officer of the Year Maj. Margaret Coppini 412th Medical Group Honor Guardsman of the Year Senior Airman Ambrose Ledesma 412th MSG Honor Guard Program Manager of the Year Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Waldrip 412th MSG Individual Mobilized Augmentee Senior NCO of the Year Master Sgt. Anhtuan Dang 412th Test Wing Staff Agency IMA Company Grade Officer of the Year Capt. Richardson Honore 412th Test Wing Staff Agency IMA Field Grade Officer of the Year Maj. Lena Freienmuth 412th Maintenance Group Supervision/Management of the Year Robert Warner 412th Test Wing Staff Agency Scientific/Engineering of the Year Jeremy Cookson U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School Technician of the Year Gordon Ruiz 412th MXG Trades & Labor of the Year Paul Hernandez 412th Operations Group Secretarial/Clerical of the Year Christine Avilucea U.S. Air Force Plant 42 Staff/Specialist/Analyst of the Year Marquette Moore 412th OG Program Manager of the Year Timothy James 412th CEG Team of the Year Benefield Anechoic Facility 412th EWG Innovator of the Year Kyle Schaller 412th Electronic Warfare Group Innovation Team of the Year Scarlet Snake 412th EWG