TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Twenty-nine Airmen graduated from the Tinker Airman Leadership School during a graduation ceremony held at the Tinker Air Force Base Event Center, May 22, 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 Jacobe Douglas, 552 Maintenance Squadron
Sharp Image Award
Senior Airman Wyatt Stephensen, 552 Maintenance Group
The Leadership Award
Senior Airman Amaya Austin, 72 Force Support Squadron
Academic Achievement Award
Senior Airman Jerry Casares, 552 Logistics Support Squadron
Distinguished Graduates
Senior Airman Gavin Gassert, 964 Airborne Air Control Squadron
Senior Airman Jerry Casares, 552 Logistics Support Squadron
John L. Levitow Award
Senior Airman Peyton Stropes 960 Airborne Air Control Squadron
ALS Class 25-D Graduates:
Staff Sergeant Chase Baker 552 Air Control Networks Squadron
Senior Airman Nathan Cerise 72 Security Forces Squadron
Senior Airman Hunter Ring 72 Security Forces Squadron
Senior Airman Mason Anderson 965 Airborne Air Control Squadron
Senior Airman Kimani Salley 752 Operations Support Squadron
Senior Airman Peyton Stropes 960 Airborne Air Control Squadron
Senior Airman Kaeleb Jones 965 Airborne Air Control Squadron
Senior Airman Michaela James, 964 Airborne Air Control Squadron
Senior Airman Wyatt Stephensen, 552 Maintenance Group
Senior Airman Gavin Gassert, 964 Airborne Air Control Squadron
Senior Airman Jerry Casares, 552 Logistics Support Squadron
Senior Airman Savannah Moore, 552 Air Control Wing
Senior Airman Jacobe Douglas, 552 Maintenance Squadron
Senior Airman Amaya Austin, 72 Force Support Squadron
Senior Airman Nathan Anderson, 552 Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Senior Airman Amanda Delker, 552 Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Senior Airman Bryan Griffin, 552 Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Senior Airman Eric Gonzalez, 552 Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Senior Airman Desmond Lewis, 138 Force Support Squadron
Senior Airman Nicholas Williams, 513 Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Senior Airman Cheyenne Ratcliff, 507 Force Support Squadron
Senior Airman Dyllan Wilson, 465 Air Refueling Squadron
Senior Airman Joseph Zo Hming Liana, 72 Operations Medical Readiness Squadron
Senior Airman Megan Grimes, 72 Healthcare Operations Squadron
Senior Airman Cortney Vargas, 72 Healthcare Operations Squadron
Senior Airman Andrea Guerrero, 72 Logistics Readiness Squadron
Senior Airman Michael Chicky, 552 Logistics Support Squadron
Senior Airman Maxwell Woodard, 552 Maintenance Squadron