Tinker Air Force Base, Okla -- Thirty-six Airmen graduated from the Tinker Airman Leadership School during a graduation ceremony held at the Tinker Air Force Base Event Center, April 3, 2025.
ALS is a six-week professional development course designed to prepare new staff sergeants and senior airmen for supervisory duties and is required before taking on the role of a frontline supervisor. Topics covered include leadership, followership, communication skills and the profession of arms.
The school is the first of three in-residence courses required for enlisted Airmen and a requirement for promotion to staff sergeant. The other in-residence courses are the Noncommissioned Officer Academy and the Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, which are prerequisites for promotion to master sergeant and senior master sergeant, respectively.
Full photos from the event can be found here.
First Sergeant Excellence Award
Senior Airman Joshua Buehler, 219th Electronics Engineering and Radar Installation Squadron
Sharp Image Award
Senior Airman Paul Sola, 72nd Security Forces Squadron
The Leadership Award
Senior Airman Joshua Rosen, 306th Intelligence Squadron
Academic Achievement Award
Senior Airman Tyller Hinzmann, 72nd Operations Support Squadron
Distinguished Graduates
Senior Airman Paul Sola, 72nd Security Forces Squadron
Senior Airman Che Hill, 552nd Air Control Networks Squadron
Senior Airman Joshua Rosen, 306th Intelligence Squadron
John L. Levitow Award
Senior Airman Andrew Hagans, 552nd Operations Support Squadron
ALS Class 25-A Graduates:
Staff Sgt. Michael Ayers, 964th Airborne Air Control Squadron
Senior Airman Brian Boyd, 552nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Senior Airman Joshua Buehler, 219th Electronics Engineering and Radar Installation Squadron
Senior Airman Desmond Daniel, 72nd Healthcare Operations Squadron
Senior Airman Frances Garrison, 507th Maintenance Squadron
Senior Airman Courtney Gutsche, 140th Medical Group
Senior Airman Che Hill, 552nd Air Control Networks Squadron
Senior Airman Tye Jensen Brizuela, 72nd Security Forces Squadron
Senior Airman Emma Kline, 72nd Security Forces Squadron
Senior Airman Christopher Kosior, 552nd Operations Support Squadron
Senior Airman Brandon Miner, 72nd Security Forces Squadron
Staff Sgt. Wyatt Morris, 552nd Operations Support Squadron
Senior Airman Jonah Obena, 552nd Maintenance Squadron
Senior Airman Ebony Burgess, 72nd Healthcare Operations Squadron
Senior Airman Anna DeMaria, 552nd Operations Support Squadron
Senior Airman Loretta Diggs, 552nd Training Support Squadron
Senior Airman Treshawn Marshall, 72nd Security Forces Squadron
Senior Airman Jose Resto Abreu, 964th Airborne Air Control Squadron
Senior Airman Xavier Rivera, 552nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Senior Airman Joshua Rosen, 306th Intelligence Squadron
Senior Airman Paul Sola, 72nd Security Forces Squadron
Senior Airman Lourdes Soto Rivera, 156th Contingency Response Group
Senior Airman Kylie Tuck, 552nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Senior Airman Michael Ambrosio, 552nd Air Control Networks Squadron
Senior Airman Jonathan Fernandez, 72nd Security Forces Squadron
Staff Sgt. Joseph Galehouse, 960th Airborne Air Control Squadron
Austin Gunter, 72nd Force Support Squadron
Senior Airman Andrew Hagans, 552nd Operations Support Squadron
Senior Airman Anne Herbst, 552nd Operations Support Squadron
Senior Airman Tyller Hinzmann, 72nd Operations Support Squadron
Senior Airman Taylor Johnson, 965th Airborne Air Control Squadron
Senior Airman Aviona Jones, 552nd Logistics Support Squadron
Senior Airman Getzemarie Lloret, 207th Medical Squadron
Senior Airman Faith Sparks, 72nd Security Forces Squadron
Senior Airman Jadyn Williams, 465th Air Refueling Squadron
Senior Airman Ashlee Winefall, 552nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron