The 55th Annual Air Force Media Contest drew more than 400 entries in print, graphics, web, photography, broadcast journalism and music categories. The competition is sponsored by the Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs Office and is conducted by Headquarters Air Force Public Affairs Agency.
Judging was done in Washington, D.C., by educators, civilian authorities and retired military professionals. First-place winners in print and broadcast categories will represent the Air Force in the Department of Defense's Thomas Jefferson Awards Program in April. Photography and video entries participate in separate DOD competitions.
Click here for information on this year's judges.
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Category 1, News Article
1st Place-Maj. Guy Hayes
Alaska Air National Guard (ANG)
2nd Place-Mr. Samuel King jr.
Team Eglin Public Affairs (AFMC)
3rd Place-SrA Joe W. Mcfadden
1 SOW/PA (AFSOC)
Category 2, Feature Article
1st Place-SSgt J. Paul Croxon
DMA-Air Force (DMA)
2nd Place-Mr. Timothy P. Barela
AETC/PA (AETC)
3rd Place-MSgt Amaani Lyle
AFPAA OL-P, the Pentagon (AFPAA)
Category 3, Sports Article
1st Place-SSgt J. Paul Croxon
DMA-Air Force (DMA)
2nd Place-Mr. Micah Garbarino
72 ABW/PA (AFMC)
3rd Place-TSgt Samuel King Jr.
919 SOW/PA (AFRC)
Category 4, Commentary
1st Place-2nd Lt. Zachary L. Anderson
4 AF/PA (AFRC)
2nd Place-MSgt Amaani Lyle
AFPAA OL-P (AFPAA)
3rd Place-Ms. Ashley M. Wright
Team Eglin PA (AFMC)
Category 5, Series
1st Place-Capt. Stacie N. Shafran 1 2 3
355 FW/PA (ACC)
2nd Place-Maj. Kevin Hynes
Nebraska Air National Guard (ANG)
3rd Place-TSgt Lindsey Maurice 1 2 3
31 FW/PA (USAFE)
Category 9, Website
1st Place-100 ARW/PA (USAFE)
2nd Place-18 WG/PA (PACAF)
3rd Place-U.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs (AFA)
Category 10, Web Based Publication
1st Place-The Jet Gazzette 1 2
141 ARW/PA (ANG)
2nd Place-Bagram News Express 1 2
455 AEW/PA (ACC)
3rd Place-Crossroads Xtra 1 2
65 ABW/PA (USAFE)
Category 11, Photojournalism
1st Place-TSgt Samuel A. Bendet
AETC/PA (AETC)
2nd Place-SSgt Mike Meares
15 WG/PA (PACAF)
3rd Place-TSgt Parker Gyokeres
621 CRW/PA (AMC)
Category 35, Outstanding New Writer
1st Place-2nd Lt. Meredith Kirchoff
U.S. Air Force Academy PA (AFA)
2nd Place-A1C Ciara Travis 1 2 3 4 5
86 AW/PA (USAFE)
3rd Place-SrA Joe W. Mcfadden 1 2 3 4 5
1 SOW/PA (AFSOC)
Category 38, Print Journalist of the Year
1st Place-SSgt J. Paul Croxon
DMA-Air Force (DMA)
2nd Place-TSgt Alex Salmon 1 2 3 4 5
Nebraska Air National Guard (ANG)
3rd Place-MSgt Amaani Lyle 1 2 3 4 5
AFPAA OL-P (AFPAA)
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Category 12, Combat Documentation Photograph
1st Place-A1C Laura Goodgame
354 FW/PA (PACAF)
2nd Place (Tie)-SrA Antoinette Gibson
30 SW/PA (AFSPC)
2nd Place (Tie)-SSgt Nathan Lipscomb
86 AW/PA (USAFE)
Category 13, News Photograph
1st Place-MSgt Jeremy T. Lock
1 CTCS (AFPAA)
2nd Place-A1C Tabatha Duarte
20 FW/PA (ACC)
3rd Place-SrA Carlin Leslie
509 BW/PA (AFGSC)
Category 14, Feature Photograph
1st Place-SSgt Marc I. Lane
28 BW/PA (ACC)
2nd Place-SSgt Angelita Lawrence
1 CTCS (AFPAA)
3rd Place-TSgt Jocelyn L. Rich
86 AW/PA (USAFE)
Category 15, Sports Photograph
1st Place-MSgt Russell E. Cooley IV
AFSOC/PA (AFSOC)
2nd Place-SrA Whitney Lambert
4 FW/PA (ACC)
3rd Place-SSgt Robert Nelson
445 AW/PA (AFRC)
Category 16, Portrait/Personality Photograph
1st Place-SrA Kenny Holston
509 BW/PA (AFGSC)
2nd Place-SSgt Desiree Palacios
DMA-Air Force (DMA)
3rd Place-MSgt Shelley R. Gill
125 FW/PA (ANG)
Category 17, Illustrative Photography
1st Place-SSgt Samuel A. Morse
35 FW/PA (PACAF)
2nd Place-SSgt Andrea Thacker
23 Wing/PA (ACC)
3rd Place-SrA Marleah Miller
3 CTCS, Lackland AFB, Texas (AFPAA)
Category 18, Pictorial Photograph
1st Place-SrA Kenny Holston
509 BW/PA (AFGSC)
2nd Place-SrA Grovert Fuentes-Contreras
HQ AFPAA (AFPAA)
3rd Place-SSgt Raymond Hoy
U.S. Air Force Academy PA (AFA)
Category 19, Picture Story
1st Place-MSgt Jeremy T. Lock
1 CTCS (AFPAA)
2nd Place (Tie)-TSgt Samuel A. Bendet
AETC/PA (AETC)
2nd Place (Tie)-TSgt Michael R. Holzworth
99 ABW/PA (ACC)
Category 37, Outstanding New Photographer
1st Place-A1C Allen E. Stokes
2 CTCS (AFPAA)
2nd Place-A1C Joshua Turner
49 Wing/PA (ACC)
3rd Place-A1C Caitlin O'Neil-Mckeown
1 AOW/PA (AFSOC)
Category 40, Air Force Photographer of the Year
1st Place-MSgt Jeremy T. Lock
1 CTCS (AFPAA)
2nd Place-TSgt Samuel A. Bendet
AETC/PA (AETC)
3rd Place-MSgt Russell E. Cooley IV
AFSOC/PA (AFSOC)
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Category 20, Radio Entertainment Program
1st Place-SrA Melissa Hay
American Forces Network Aviano (USAFE)
2nd Place-SrA Chance A. Smith
AFN Misawa (PACAF)
3rd Place-TSgt Deidre Hines
27 SOW/PA (AFSOC)
Category 21, Radio Spot Production
1st Place-SrA Chance A. Smith
AFN Misawa (PACAF)
2nd Place-SSgt William Bracy
AFN Aviano (USAFE)
3rd Place-TSgt Deidre Hines
27 SOW/PA (AFSOC)
Category 22, Radio News Report
1st Place-TSgt Steve German
DMA-Air Force (DMA)
2nd Place-A1C Donald "Jimmy" Moreland
AFN Misawa (PACAF)
3rd Place-SSgt Joseph Orellana
AFN Benelux (USAFE)
Category 23, Radio Feature Report
1st Place-A1C Tori Feck
AFN Benelux (USAFE)
2nd Place-SrA Christopher Pyles
AFN Afghanistan (ACC)
3rd Place-SSgt Shannon Afiara
DMA-Air Force (DMA)
Category 24, Radio Sports Report
1st Place-SSgt Shannon Ofiara
DMA-Air Force (DMA)
2nd Place-SSgt Paul Gonzales
AFN Kaiserslautern (USAFE)
3rd Place-SrA Angeliene Pangilinan
AFN Osan (PACAF)
Category 25, Radio Newscast
1st Place-TSgt Lisa Carlson
49 Wing/PA (ACC)
2nd Place- No Award Given
3rd Place- No Award Given
Category 26, TV Spot Production
1st Place-TSgt Kenneth Raimondi
Air Force Recruiting Service (AETC)
2nd Place-MSgt Marty Rush
AFN Osan (PACAF)
3rd Place-TSgt Michael Garza
AFN Kaiserslautern (USAFE)
Category 27, TV News Report
1st Place-SSgt Mike A. Falvo
17 TRW/PA (AETC)
2nd Place-MSgt Vincent De Groot
185 ARW/PA (ANG)
3rd Place-SSgt Trevor Pedro
AFN Europe Regional News Bureau, Ramstein (USAFE)
Category 28, TV Feature Report
1st Place-SrA Scott Johnson
509 BW/PA (AFGSC)
2nd Place-Mr. Peter J. Anninos (Coming Soon)
Space and Missile Systems Center PA (AFSPC)
3rd Place-A1C Danielle Colberg
1 SOW/PA (AFSOC)
Category 29, TV Sports Report
1st Place-Mr. Ken Larock
88 ABW/PA (AFMC)
2nd Place (Tie)-TSgt Jason Cooper
109 AW/PA (ANG)
2nd Place (Tie)-SSgt Larry E. Moore jr.
2 BW/PA (AFGSC)
Category 30, Local Television Newscast
1st Place-Space and Missile Systems Center PA (AFSPC) (Coming Soon)
2nd Place-120 FW/PA (ANG)
3rd Place- No Award Given
Category 31, Regional TV Newscast
1st Place-AFN Afghanistan (ACC)
2nd Place- No Award Given
3rd Place- No Award Given
Category 32, TV Newsbreak
1st Place-SSgt Jason David
AFN Europe Regional News Bureau, Ramstein (USAFE)
2nd Place-A1C Alina Richard
DMA-Air Force (DMA)
3rd Place-A1C Donald "Jimmy" Moreland
AFN Misawa (Pacaf)
Category 33, Video Documentary
1st Place-2 CTCS (AFPAA)
2nd Place-140 Wing/PA (ANG)
3rd Place-DMA-Air Force (DMA)
Category 34, Video Field Production
1st Place-99 ABW/PA Nellis TV (ACC)(Coming Soon)
2nd Place-DMA-Air Force (DMA)
3rd Place-3 CTCS (AFPAA)
Category 36, Outstanding New Broadcaster
1st Place-A1C Tori Feck
AFN Benelux (USAFE)
2nd Place-A1C Danielle C. Colberg
1 SOW/PA (AFSOC)
3rd Place-A1C Donald "Jimmy" Moreland
AFN Misawa (PACAF)
Category 39, Air Force Broadcast Journalist of the Year
1st Place-SSgt Nicholas Kurtz
DMA-Air Force (DMA)
2nd Place-SrA Chance A. Smith
AFN Misawa (PACAF)
3rd Place-TSgt Kevin Nichols
3 CTCS (AFPAA)
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Outstanding Recording
Airmen of Note 60
U.S. Air Force band, Washington, D.C.
Outstanding Recording of a Single Work
Gardens of Stone
U.S. Air Force Band of Liberty, Hanscom AFB, Mass.
Outstanding Recording of an Original Work
Symphony NO. 1
U.S. Air Force Band of Liberty, Hanscom AFB, Mass.
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