Air Force youth of the year recognized in Pentagon ceremony Published Aug. 23, 2011 Air Force Personnel, Services and Manpower Public Affairs WASHINGTON -- Fifty teens were honored at the 2011 Air Force Youth of the Year Award ceremony on 3 Aug 11 in the Pentagon auditorium here. The annual ceremony, held in conjunction with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America Youth of the Year Program, recognizes Air Force youth for contributions to their installation youth programs, families, schools, and communities. Eight honorees were selected as their major command youth of the year. Additionally, one was selected as small command youth of the year and one each was selected as the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard youth of the year. Lt. Gen. Charles B. Green, the Air Force surgeon general, hosted the event and presented Disney "Mouscars" to MAJCOM honorees and plaques to the installation-level honorees. The teens also participated in weeklong events at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center in Chevy Chase, Md. including an Air Force Teen Council presentation and leadership and public speaking training. Additionally, the teens began developing Air Force-wide projects to reach out to other Air Force teens in order to get them more involved with their local communities. The MAJCOM youth of the year are: - Karla Rogers, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, Air Combat Command - Tasha Duong, Tyndall AFB, Fla., Air Education and Training Command - Nicole Valenzuela, Whiteman AFB, Mo., Air Force Global Strike Command - Brianna Schneider, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, Air Force Materiel Command - Craig Satchell, Dover AFB, Del., Air Mobility Command - Anastasia Thibodeau, Buckley AFB, Colo., Air Force Space Command - Joi Branch, Osan Air Base, South Korea, Pacific Air Forces Command - RioShaune' Harris, Vogelweh Military Complex, Germany, U.S. Air Forces in Europe The Small Command youth of the year is: - Sydney Nagel, Cannon AFB, N.M., Air Force Special Operations Command The Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard youth of the year are: - Connor Tibbetts, Air Force Reserve Command - Breanna Bowman, Virginia Air National Guard Additional youth of the year from each MAJCOM include: Air Combat Command Nicolas McLaughlin, Beale AFB, Calif. Sylvia Swanger, Dyess AFB, Texas Asahi Mueller, Ellsworth AFB, S.D. Shamera Stewart, Langley AFB, Va. Chasity Cagle, Moody AFB, Ga. SaDarius Clayton, Nellis AFB, Nev. Ronald Armond, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. Dyshali Lammey, Shaw AFB, S.C. Air Education and Training Command Tianna Fish, Altus AFB, Okla. LaChardonnay Johnson, Columbus AFB, Miss. Christopher Moore, Keesler AFB, Miss. Kyle McLaughlin, JB San Antonio Lackland, Texas Kayla Staten, Laughlin AFB, Texas Jada Branche, Luke AFB, Ariz. Curtis Robertson, JB San Antonio Randolph, Texas Hunter Stroble, Vance AFB, Okla. Air Force District of Washington Mya Hudson, Joint Base Andrews, Md. Air Force Global Strike Command Brian Rico, Minot AFB, N.D. Amelia Fasting, Malmstrom AFB, Mont. Air Force Materiel Command Nicholas Ross, Edwards AFB, Calif. Michael Mitchell, Eglin AFB, Fla. Ytrenda Gulley, Hanscom AFB, Mass. Alex Earl, Hill AFB, Utah DePrise' Richardson, Kirtland AFB, N.M. Chelsea Wendland, Robins AFB, Ga. Kenneth Roebuck II, Tinker AFB, Okla. Air Force Space Command Laura Anderson, Los Angeles AFB, Calif. Brionna Johnson, Patrick AFB, Fla. John "Trey" Manibusan, Vandenberg AFB, Calif. Air Mobility Command Kai Holnes, Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Ashley Goodman, Joint Base Charleston, Naval Weapon Station, S.C. Ester Vereen, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Janay Taylor, JB-MDL-Dix, N.J. Marina Hill, Fairchild AFB, Wash. Steven Sasiela, Grand Forks AFB, N.D. Cody Page, MacDill AFB, Fla. Chelsea Paul, McConnell AFB, Kansas Chelsie Smith, Scott AFB, Ill. Trevor Burns, Travis AFB, Calif. Pacific Air Forces Christopher Brewer, Eielson AFB, Alaska Antaeus Gayles, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska Derrice Daniels, Kadena Air Base, Japan Cierra Fitzgerald, Yokota AB, Japan U.S. Air Force Academy Marisa East U.S. Air Forces in Europe Austin Gill, Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal Kelsey Gray, Royal Air Force Alconbury, England Bethany Blackman, RAF Mildenhall, England Rachel Kersey, Ramstein AB, Germany Lamonica Williams, Spangdahlem AB, Germany Air Force Youth Programs offers high quality educational, recreational, and social activities for youth and teens at Air Force installations worldwide. For more information visit www.afyouthprograms.com or stop by a local installation youth center.