During October, the following individuals were recognized by a Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland first sergeant with a Diamond Sharp Award. The Diamond Sharp Award is sponsored by the Joint Base San Antonio First Sergeants Council and recognizes outstanding Airmen who continually exceed the standard to meet the Air Force mission. Airmen are recognized monthly by the council with an award and remarks on their stellar perfomance from their first sergeant. 

 Hometown: Haverstraw, NY  

  Name/rank: Airman 1st Class Michael Pfeiffer
 Unit: 3d Combat Camera Squadron
 Duty title: Combat Broadcaster
 Time in service: 1 Year 2 Months 
 Hometown: Henderson, Nevada

"Airman 1st Class Michael Pfeiffer is a vital team member of the 3d Combat Camera Squadron.  Though new to the Air Force and the career field, he has repeatedly distinguished himself through his work ethic, job knowledge and Airmanship.  He displayed the highest level of professionalism acting as the primary camera operator for the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force during the recent Air Force Sergeants Association conference. He edited and completed the video for release less than 60 minutes after the event’s end. Pfeiffer regularly goes above and beyond as both a combat camera professional and an Airman."

Tech. Sgt. Trevor Tiernan, 3d Combat Camera Squadron

 

 Unit:  668th Alteration and Installation Squadron

 Duty title:  Cable & Antenna Systems Apprentice 

 Time in service:  11 months

 Hometown: Maywood, Illinois 

"Airman Harvey Olivio, is assigned to the 668th Alteration and Installation Squadron Communications flight, where he was a vital team member of an 8-man team performing a $1 million, 11,000 square foot sensitive compartmented information facility renovation.  Olivio’s efforts were pivotal to the installation of 66,000 feet of IT infrastructure, 45 equipment racks, and 200 feet of IT distribution pathways, enabling a new cyber training mission and saving the Air Force $411,000. He recently completed an industry certification course to test and certify fiber optic cabling, which he used to test 476 network circuits, supporting CYBER defense operations."  

Master Sgt. Pioquinto Gonzalez, 668th Alteration and Installation Squadron First Sergeant 

 Name/Rank: Airman 1st Class Deion Wilkinson

 Unit: 93rd Intelligence Squadron 

 Duty title: Analyst

 Time in Service: 1 year

 Hometown: Cincinnati 

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Airman 1st Class Deion Wilkinson is a newly assigned Airman to the 93rd Intelligence Squadron and has demonstrated absolute professionalism and unwavering positivity.  Always eager to learn, he quickly enrolled in his mission’s job qualification standard training, accomplishing all requirements in record time and passing the final evaluation exam with an impressive 92 percent.  He also successfully completed a two-week National Cryptologic School reporting course, utilizing the knowledge attained to author two mission critical product reports.  Realizing the impact of unit cohesiveness, Wilkinson jumped at the chance to join the squadron’s flag football team, and is now one of its pivotal members, both as a player and a recruiter. Within just a couple of months, Wilkinson has already made a positive impact and continues to shine."

                                         

 

Master Sgt. Jeremy Howe, 93rd Intelligence Squadron

 

 Name/Rank: Staff Sergeant Johnathan Freeman

 Unit: 690^th Intelligence Support Squadron

 

 Duty title: NCOIC, 690 ISS Service Desk

 

 Time in service: 7 years 2 months

 

 Hometown: Highland, California

“Staff Sgt. Johnathan Freeman is the noncommissioned officer in charge of the service desk assigned to the 690^th Intelligence Support Squadron. As a client systems administrator, he is responsible for providing 24/7 help desk support on three networks for 6,000 users. He was hand-selected to fill the role of the lead Local Registry Authority for Joint Base San Antonio, managing 14 technicians, and has tracked and issued over 450 tokens worth $86,000. Additionally, his hard work and technical expertise was vital in identifying 23 training deficiencies and has authored 38 new master training tasks, in-turn shaving customer wait times by 15 minutes. Freeman continues to distinguish himself as a leader amongst his peers and is a true asset to the 690th ISS he is undoubtedly worthy of this Diamond Sharp Award."

Master Sgt. Arthur Ross Jr. 690^th Intelligence Support Squadron Additional Duty First Sergeant

 Name/rank: Staff Sgt. Andrew Smith   

 Unit: 343rd Training Squadron     

 Duty title: Military Training Leader   

 Time in service: 8 Years   Hometown: Stone Mountain Georgia

 “Staff Sgt. Andrew Smith is the epitome of what we expect from our Airmen and has established a reputation as the "go-to-guy" for getting the job done. As an MTL, his ability to motivate others to excel, his mentorship skills and his lead front the front mentality are exceptional. Airmen of the 343rd Training Squadron, fellow MTLs and even squadron command staff respond to his contagious energy and stellar leadership. Smith epitomizes those qualities most highly sought after in the Air Force and will no doubt leave a legacy for others to follow. As a MTL, Smith led five security forces technical training teams totaling 500+ Airmen. He is an avid supporter of quality of life initiatives and led a three-on-three basketball tournament and Madden Tournament, in turn raising the morale of over 900 Airman. Sergeant Smith was “handpicked” to be a 37 TRW Mission Briefer and has expertly delivered two briefs to high level distinguished visitors. Sergeant Smith’s leadership skills drove six of his to earn six, consecutive Airman of the Month awards for the 37 TRG. According to his instructor counterparts, Smith is continuously making a positive impact in the lives of 1500 Airman on a daily basis. 

Master Sgt. Christopher Booth, 343rd Training Squadron First Sergeant