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Air Force announces the 12 Outstanding Airmen for 2024

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  • Air Force Personnel Center

Air Force officials have selected the service’s top enlisted members, naming the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2024. On the list are two Air Force Materiel Command Airmen, Master Sgt. Genevieve M. Villela and Senior Airman Mariah L. Hayden.

An Air Force selection board at the Air Force’s Personnel Center considered 35 nominees who represented major commands, direct reporting units, field operating agencies and Headquarters Air Force. The board selected the 12 Airmen based on superior leadership, job performance and personal achievements.

The 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year (alphabetically, by rank and command of assignment when selected) are:

The winners are authorized to wear the Outstanding Airman of the Year Ribbon with the bronze service star device on the ribbon. They are also authorized to wear the OAY badge for one year from the date of formal presentation.