Group announces annual award winners

Published Jan. 27, 2014
By 353rd Special Operations Group Public Affairs

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Col. Ben Maitre, 353rd Special Operations Group commander announced the group's 2013 annual award winners during a ceremony Jan. 17 at the Rocker NCO club.

The winners are:

Airman
Senior Airman John Grimesey, 320th Special Tactics Squadron

Noncommissioned Officer
Tech. Sgt. April Riener, 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron

Senior Noncommissioned Officer
Master Sgt. Scott Seamone, 320th Special Tactics Squadron

First Sergeant
Master Sgt. Jason Beyer, 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron

Company Grade Officer
Capt. Adam Schmidt, 1st Special Operations Squadron

Civilian Category I
Ms. Irene Jones, 353rd Special Operations Group Staff

Civilian Catergory II
Mr. David Sterle, 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron