25 future NCOs graduate from ALS Published Sept. 10, 2013 By 412th Test Wing Public Affairs EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The 412th Test Wing's Airmen Leadership School graduated 25 senior airman Aug. 5 in a ceremony at Club Muroc. ALS is a five week-long U.S. Air Force course designed to develop Airmen into effective front-line supervisors. It is the first professional military education that enlisted Airmen encounter. ALS focuses on developing leadership abilities as well as effective communication. Congratulations to all the future noncommissioned officers! ALS Class 13-F Senior Airman Steven Deschaaf, 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron Senior Airman Nicholas Szpek, 412th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Senior Airman Joshua Pillitiere, 412th AMXS Senior Airman Alex Baker, 412th AMXS Senior Airman Anthony Taormina, 412th AMXS Senior Airman Samantha Harkness, 412th AMXS Senior Airman Steven Oliver, 412th AMXS (Commandant Award) Senior Airman Timothy Escalon, 412th AMXS Senior Airman Elizabeth Heaton, 412th Comptroller Squadron Senior Airman Cameron Walker, 412th Force Support Squadron Senior Airman John Hicks, 412th FSS (John L. Levitow Award) Senior Airman Max Jeng, 412th Maintenance Squadron Senior Airman Christopher Guhl, 412th MXS Senior Airman Delilah Ford, 412th Operations Support Squadron (Distinguished Graduate) Senior Airman Guillermo Ramirez, 412th Security Forces Squadron (Academic Achievement Award) Senior Airman Timothy Rosa, 412th SFS Senior Airman Osvaldo Ortiz, 412th SFS Senior Airman Daryl Marzan, 412th SFS Senior Airman Christopher Carpenter, 412th SFS Senior Airman Joshua Shovelton, 445th Flight Test Squadron Senior Airman Tiffany Myhill, 452nd Air Mobility Wing (March ARB, Calif.) Senior Airman Debra Mendez, 452nd AMW Senior Airman Michael Cortez, 912th Air Refueling Squadron (March ARB) Senior Airman Michael Payne, 912th ARS Senior Airman Michael Gardner, 912th ARS (Distinguished Graduate)