TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Eighteen Airmen graduated from the Tinker Airman Leadership School during a graduation ceremony held at the Tinker Air Force Base Event Center, June 11, 2026.
ALS is a six-week professional development course designed to prepare new staff sergeants and senior airmen for positions of greater responsibility by strengthening their ability to lead, follow, and manage junior airmen as first line supervisors.
Tinker Air Force Base is home to one of the 68 active-duty ALS schools and one Air National Guard school globally, managed by their respective major command.
Airman leadership 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.
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First Sergeant’s Excellence Award
Senior Airman Sheila Gleason, 72nd Healthcare Operations Squadron
Sharp Image Award
Senior Airman Alexander Meaders, 960th Airborne Air Control Squadron
Distinguished Graduates
Senior Airman Noah Young, 552nd Maintenance Squadron
John L. Levitow Award
Senior Airman Lorenzo Melton, 165th Logistics Readiness Squadron
Academic Achievement Award
Senior Airman Noah Young, 552nd Maintenance Squadron
Leadership Award
Senior Airman Noah Young, 552nd Maintenance Squadron
GRADUATES of CLASS 26-E
Alpha Flight Graduates Instructed by Technical Sergeant Ariel Luning Are:
Senior Airman Justin Crother, 552nd Maintenance Squadron
Senior Airman Sheila Gleason, 109th Security Forces Squadron
Senior Airman Rodie Green, 552nd Air Control/Networks Squadron
Staff Sergeant Richard Moore, 72nd Security Forces Squadron
Senior Airman Raymond Ramirez III, 552nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Senior Airman Ivan Aryana Sanchez, 150th Logistics Readiness Squadron
Senior Airman Xavier Vaughan, 552nd Logistics Support Squadron
Senior Airman Noah Young , 552nd Maintenance Squadron
Bravo Flight Graduates Instructed by Staff Sergeant Jose Resendiz Are:
Senior Airman Vance Burke, 552nd Maintenance Squadron
Senior Airman Martin Guajardo, 552nd Maintenance Squadron
Senior Airman Adam Khokhar, 349th Recruiting Squadron
Senior Airman Mya MacFarland, 552nd Air Control/Networks Squadron
Senior Airman Alexander Meaders, 960th Airborne Air Control Squadron
Senior Airman Lorenzo Melton, 165th Logistics Readiness Squadron
Senior Airman Cameron Terry, 552nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Senior Airman Andrew White, 552nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron