Team Tinker Military Award celebration held tonight Published March 12, 2009 By Team Tinker Awards TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla., -- The Team Tinker Annual Awards Banquet will be held March 13 in the Tinker Club Ballroom. The social starts at 6 p.m. and the banquet begins at 6:30 p.m. Col. Allen J. Jamerson, 72nd Air Base Wing and Tinker installation commander, will host the celebration of Team Tinker excellence across multiple categories. This year's theme, "Celebrating Excellence: Reach for the stars ... land amongst them," is reflected by the distinguished enlisted and officer nominees from across Tinker. Uniform is the mess dress or semi-formal uniform for military and After Five/Formal Attire for civilians. A parking shuttle will be available from the Tinker Golf Course and the Airman and Family Readiness Center parking lots. Guests are asked to use the shuttle and save Tinker Club parking for distinguished guests and nominees. Airman of the Year nominees are: Senior Airman Molly Wittry, OC-ALC Senior Airman Casey Pearson, 507th ARW Senior Airman Lacey Echeverry, 552nd ACW SSgt Jason Wakefield, 3rd CCG NCO of the Year nominees are: Tech Sgt. Kristi Binard, OC-ALC Tech. Sgt. Daniel Bostwick, 507th ARW Tech. Sgt. Sheila Beaufeaux, 552nd ACW Tech. Sgt. Bryan Wilson, 3rd CCG SNCO of the Year nominees are: Master Sgt. Jason Noreen, OC-ALC Master Sgt. Michael Meek, 507th ARW Senior Master Sgt. Paul Balma, 552nd ACW Senior Master Sgt. Brian Rogers, 3rd CCG Company Grade Officer of the year are: Capt. Earnest Cage, OC-ALC 2nd Lt. Jonathan Nicholas, 507th ARW Capt. Levi Rains, 552nd ACW Capt. Patrick Reagan, 3rd CCG First Sergeant of the Year nominees are: Senior Master Sgt. Joseph Sachleben, OC-ALC Master Sgt. Deborah Kidd, 507th ARW Master Sgt. Laprell Ellis, 552nd ACW Master Sgt. Delano Barney, 3rd CCG Ceremonial Guardsman Airman of the Year nominees are: Senior Airman Justin Trampota, 966th AACS (552nd ACW) Senior Airman Jennifer Schuette, 552nd MOS (552nd ACW) Senior Airman Andrew McDaniel, 552nd ACNS (552nd ACW) Senior Airman John Paul Aquino, 964th AACS (552nd ACW) Ceremonial Guardsman NCO of the Year nominees are: Tech. Sgt. Patrick Heston, 966th AACS (552nd ACW) Staff Sgt. Michael Dessino, 552nd ACNS (552nd ACW) Ceremonial Guardsmen Officer of the Year nominees are: 2nd Lt. Lisandra D'Agostino, 498th MSUG 2nd Lt. Max Lubitz, 706th MSUS Team Tinker Individual Mobilization Augmentee SNCO nominee: Senior Master Sgt. Steven Lewis, 545th PMXS