NCO Academy class 13-3 graduates 188; Catania wins Levitow Published April 4, 2013 By Dan Hawkins 82nd Training Wing Public Affairs SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Class 13-3 of the Non-Commissioned Officers Academy graduated 188 NCO's here April 4 during a formal ceremony held at the Sheppard Club. Tech. Sgt. Rhona Catania from the22nd Operations Squadron at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., was named the John L. Levitow award winner as the top graduate in the class. Tech. Sgt. Anthony Rigazio from the 607th Air Control Squadron at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., took home the Commandant's Award, while Tech. Sgts. Michael Jimenez of the AFOTEC detachment 6 at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., and Tyler Fritz of the 867th Reconnaissance Squadron at Creech Air Force Base, Nev., were named the Academic Achievement award winners. The following individuals were named as Distinguished Graduates: Tech. Sgt. Erika Luna, 7th Bombing Wing, 7th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Dyess AFB, Texas Tech. Sgt. Devin T. Dailey, 7th Bombing Wing, 317th Maintenance Operation Squadron, Dyess AFB, Texas Tech. Sgt. Christopher R. Sears, 7th Bombing Wing, 7th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Dyess AFB, Texas Tech. Sgt. Stacy L. Shoemaker, 7th Bombing Wing, 7th Maintenance Operations Squadron, Dyess AFB, Texas Tech. Sgt. Sara Harris, 22d Air Refueling Wing, 22d Maintenance Operation Squadron, McConnell AFB, Kan. Tech. Sgt. Brian C. Fleischmann, 22d Air Refueling Wing, 22d Medical Operations Squadron, McConnell AFB, Kansas Tech. Sgt. Brenda L. Vargas-Navarro, 56th Fighter Wing, 56th Force Support Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz. Tech. Sgt. Kelly M. Bruce, 57th Wing, 57th Intelligence Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev. Tech. Sgt. Ismael G. Ibarra Jr., 57th Wing, 548th Combat Training Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nevada Tech. Sgt. Brandon M. Stewart, 57th Wing, 757th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, Nellis AFB, Nev. Tech. Sgt. Michelle D. Hughes, 57th Wing, 57th Operations Support Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev. Tech. Sgt. Kyle M. Terro, 82d Training Wing, 372d Training Squadron/Detachment 5, Sheppard AFB, Texas Tech. Sgt. Daniel R. Hansen, 99th Air Base Wing, 99th Civil Engineer Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev. Tech. Sgt. Richard M. Ross, 116th Air Control Wing, 116th Security Forces Squadron, Robins AFB, Georgia Tech. Sgt. Tyler U. Fritz, 432d Wing, 867th Reconnaissance Squadron, Creech AFB, Nevada Tech. Sgt. James E. Fox IV, 552d Air Control Wing, 552d Operations Group, Tinker AFB, Okla. Tech. Sgt. Andrew K. Barger, 689th Combat Communications Wing, 33rd Combat Communications Squadron, Tinker AFB, Okla. Class 13-2 graduates by flight are: Flight 2-Tech. Sgt. Terra Mason Tech. Sgts. Cecil Anderson, Michael Assmann, Dontly Balmaceda, Chad Bradfield, Scott Defrancesco, Daniel Hansen, Andrew Hays, Tina Houchins, Steven Lewis, Erika Luna, Joshua Masimer, Scott Morin, Timothy Mullin, Gabriel Perez, James Stewart and Eugene Wood Flight 3-Master Sgt. Marlin Anderson Tech. Sgts. Olsen Betron, Bill Corriston, James Crosley, Desmond Douglas, Nicholas Goulart, James Hansen, Maxmilliano Heredia, Thomas Hoover, Victoria Mitchell, Paul On, Santiago Sanchez, Stacy Shoemaker, Jennifer White, Jeremy Wilhide, Tony Winkler and Mintesnot Woldetsadik Flight 4-Tech. Sgt. Jill Stockhausen Tech. Sgts. Kellen Buss, Cleveland Coley, Stephen Couvillion, Devin Dailey, Malcolm Duperon, Tyler Fritz, Erik Garza, Jason Legate, Leroy Maldonado, Jeffrey Mallari, Eric Pavelka, Joseph Pesantes, Melissa Prieur, William Stapp, Kyle Terro and Michelle Wilkes Flight 5-Master Sgt. Nicanor Barboza Tech. Sgt. William Abell, Zachary Baumgardner, Bradley Beauchan, Jason Bronaugh, Joshua Calton, Rhona Catania, Richard Fakkema, Derrick Glover, Joel Maguire, Juan Orozco, Jared Quiring, Anthony Rigazio, Charles Sibus, Amie Stallcup, Brandon Stewart and Anthony Thomas Flight 6-Master Sgt. Micah Chitwood Tech. Sgts. Jomon Brown, Kelly Bruce, Jennifer Dewey, Robert Fuchsberger, Joseph Knight, Larry Littrell, Ramon Martinez, Jake Monroe, Timothy OGuinn, Joshua Ramos, James Reeves, Anthony Reyes, Jaerynne Rose, Richard Ross, Nicholas Shurtz and Jonathan Symons Flight 7-Tech. Sgt. Brandon Rolerson Tech. Sgts. Gerald Benitez, Larry Brindle, Adam Brown, Scott Cole, Antonio Cook, Sendy Cummins, Mario Davis, Craig Hall, Steven Howell, Douglas McNeill, Julie Pederson, Richard Porter, Christopher Sears, Jeremiah Smartt and Bruce Thompson Flight 8-Master Sgt. David Morehead Tech. Sgts. Jarman Brown, Katie Carter, Andrew Combs, Letrece Eiland, Aundrey Esmie, Dwayne Fuller, Shelby Garner, Michael Jimenez, David Mayfield, Thomas Mcclanahan, Kristen Petersen, Philip Rawls, Brian Sarafin and Christopher Walthall Flight 9-Master Sgt. Traci Gaines Tech. Sgts. Paul Christiason, Paul Davis, Troy Gray, Valerie Henandez, Gregory Hubbart, Ismael Ibarra, Brian Loston, Joe Ly, Michael Nelson, Alexander Nunez, Bradly Preston, Armil Rucker, Alicia Valenzuela, Brenda Vargasnavarro, Carl Wankowski and Craig Webb Flight 10-Tech. Sgt. Adam Harms-Colby Tech. Sgts. Brian Abel, Jennifer Aucoin, Tomorrow Boyd, Gavin Christiansen, Damont Cooley, Wanita Hall, Jeffrey Hanes, Jerome Houchins, Jason Johnson, Phillip Kinsley, Sang Lee, Maurice McDaniel, Miguel Ortiz, John Patterson and James Snyder Flight 11-Master Sgt. Brian Davis Tech. Sgts. Carlos Aguirre, Shannon Banks, Scott Bartsch, Villarreal Benjamin, Danielle Campos, Steven Cradic, Matthew Dallas, Louis Dewitt, James Fox, Sara Harris, Wakisha Humphries, Daniel Miller, Bradley Pruett, Jeffrey Shock, Nathan Sigars and Anthony Walker Flight 12-Tech. Sgt. Chad Vaughn Tech. Sgts. Andrew Barger, Jay Barney, Jasmine Burdick, Michael Carrera, Daniel Hansen, Beau Hunker, Daneen Jeziorske, Jerrell Jordan, Claudia Lares, Justin Luna, Eduardo Marquezalvarez, Josh Masa, John Roodhouse, Ryan Ross, Calisa Williams and Steve Young Flight 13-Tech. Sgt. Eric Lamb Tech. Sgts.Trevor Bridges, Nicholas Burlison, Brian Fleischmann, Harry Friend, Candice Gould, Keith Handley, Donald Hester, Michelle Hughes, Sean Hunt, James Jorgensen, Wilbur Layton, Jake Powell, Anna Rodriguez, William Townsend, Kyle Wilson and Steve Young