The Air Force announced the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2014. They include, SMSgt. Boston Alexander, Air Force District of Washington; TSgt. Latoria Ellis, Air Education and Training Command; SrA. Aaron Feliciano, Air Combat Command; TSgt. Ryan Gangadeen, Air Force Space Command; SrA. Ariful Haque, Pacific Air Forces; TSgt. Toyre Hudson, Air Mobility Command; TSgt. Doug Matthews, Air National Guard; TSgt. William Posch; Air Force Reserve Command; MSgt. Delorean Sheridan, Air Force Special Operations Command; SMSgt. Michael Venning, Air Force Materiel Command; and SrA. David Wallace, Air Force Global Strike Command. An Air Force selection board at Air Force Personnel Command selected the 12 winners from a pool of 35 nominees from major commands, direct reporting units, field operating agencies, and Headquarters Air Force “based on superior leadership, job performance, and personal achievements,” states a release.
While the Pentagon is halfway through its review of the Air Force’s new Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program in the wake of “critical” cost and schedule overruns, the service has declared a similar issue for the helicopters meant to provide security and transport across those ICBM fields. The Air Force recently…