39 technical sergeants graduate NCO academy Published July 16, 2009 ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- The following technical sergeants (unless otherwise indicated) graduated from the NCO academy class 09-5 July 2. The award winners were: John L. Levitow Award: Stephen Fletcher 3rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron Commandant's Award: John Hutchins 3rd Component Maintenance Squadron Academic Achievement Award: Latisha Cole 354th Fighter Wing Distinguished Graduate Award: Gregory Cutchin 3rd Security Forces Squadron John Hutchins 3rd CMS Michael Wentland 354th Security Forces Squadron 176th Air Control Squadron Derrick Coston 3rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Aaron Grade Nathaniel Oglesby Lakieta Smith 3rd Civil Engineer Squadron Bryan Layfield 3rd Component Maintenance Squadron Ernesto Diaz 3rd Contracting Squadron Christopher Slater 3rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron Robert Carpenter Adam Decent Ruben Kappler 3rd Maintenance Group Jacob Decker 3rd Maintenance Operations Squadron Christopher Rice 3rd Medical Group Rebecca Marrs 3rd Medical Operations Squadron Steven Duba 3rd Medical Support Squadron Tina Anaya Christy Himmighoefer Michele Parker 3rd Mission Support Group Eric Shevy 3rd Operations Support Squadron Mark Natividad 3rd Security Forces Squadron Robert Black Glenn Gordon 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Christopher Rider 354th Civil Engineer Squadron Floyd Butkiewicz 354th Communications Squadron Charles Rose 354th Logistics Readiness Squadron Julie Rash 354th Maintenance Group Scott Kennett 354th Maintenance Squadron Becky Davis Brian Fox 381st Intelligence Squadron Michael Davis 703rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Paul Archer Joel Manning Brian O'Day 732nd Air Mobility Squadron Christopher Dye Detachment 14, 372nd Training Squadron Tracy Myers (Information provided by the Elmendorf Professional Military Education Center)