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AFMC NCO one of 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year

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RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) --  A noncommissioned officer from Air Force Materiel Command is one of the Air Force's top enlisted members.

Air Force officials selected Tech. Sgt. Tammy Shaw as one of the service's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2008. Sergeant Shaw is assigned to the 88th Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron within the Wright-Patterson Medical Center located at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. The Air Force announced the names of the 12 recipients July 8.

An Air Force selection board at the Air Force Personnel Center here considered 33 nominees who represented major commands, direct reporting units, field operating agencies and Air Staff agencies. The board selected the 12 based on superior leadership, job performance and personal achievements.

The nominees are authorized to wear the Outstanding Airman of the Year ribbon, while the 12 winners will wear the bronze service star device on the ribbon. The winners will also wear the Outstanding Airman of the Year Badge for one year from the date of formal presentation.

The Air Force Association will honor the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year during its Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition in Washington, D.C., in September. The Airmen will also serve as members of the AFA's enlisted advisory council for the next year.

The remaining Outstanding Airmen of the Year are:

Senior Master Sgt. Donna Goodno, San Diego Air National Guard Station, Calif.

Master Sgt. Carla Curry, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas

Master Sgt. George Price Jr., Patrick AFB, Fla.

Tech. Sgt. James Caughron, McConnell AFB, Kan.

Tech. Sgt. Earl Covel Jr., Fort Lewis, Wash.

Tech. Sgt. Jason Hughes, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska

Tech. Sgt. James Weltin, Patrick AFB

Staff Sgt. Eric Eberhard, Hill AFB, Utah

Senior Airman Mary Bullock, Hurlburt Field, Fla.

Senior Airman Alicia Goetschel, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, United Kingdom

Senior Airman Shawn Ryan, Sheppard AFB, Texas