Maintainers hold Luau themed Sharkfest 2014

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  • By Senior Airman Nicholas Caceres
  • 482nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs
HOMESTEAD AIR RESERVE BASE, Fla. --  Members of the 482nd Fighter Wing, 482nd Maintenance Group, and Det 2, 20th Operations Group at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, gathered for a Luau themed Sharkfest 2014 at the Community Activity Center here 6 Sept.

Sharkfest is an awards banquet where maintenance personnel from the base are recognized and honored for exceptional and outstanding performance throughout the previous year, as well as a chance for everyone in the squadron to relax at an evening social.

Congratulations to the following Sharkfest 2014 award winners:

- 482nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Airman of the Year: Senior Airman Joseph Mintz

- 482nd AMXS Noncommissioned Officer of the Year: Staff Sgt. Joe Joslyn

- 482nd AMXS Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year: Master Sgt. Carlos Arias

- 482nd Maintenance Squadron Airman of the Year: Senior Airman Anthony Pelaez

- 482nd MXS Noncommissioned Officer of the Year: Tech. Sgt. Octavio Ruiz

- 482nd MXS Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year: Master Sgt. Juan Tejera

- 482nd MXG Airman of the Year: Senior Airman Marcela Scalia

- 482nd MXG Flight Airman Noncommissioned Officer of the Year: Staff Sgt. Casey Brunner

- 482nd MXG Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year: Senior Master Sgt. Jason Pruitt

- Assistant Crew Chief of the Year: Senior Airman Jordan Gadd

- Weapons Load Crew of the Year: Staff Sgt. Danessa Gali, Senior Airman William Ford,
and Senior Airman Stephen Hoffler

- Munitions Airman of the Year: Airman 1st Class Dustin Manns

- Munitions Noncommissioned Officer of the Year: Tech. Sgt. Jason Murphy

- Munitions Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year: Master Sgt. Mario Correal

- Spirit of the Mako Maintainer Award: Master Sgt. Georleen Hernandez Santiago

- Airman Maintenance Professional of the Year: Senior Airman Joseph Mintz

- Noncommissioned Officer Maintenance Professional of the Year: Tech. Sgt. Octavio Ruiz

- Senior Noncommissioned Officer Maintenance Professional of the Year: Senior Master Sgt. Jason Pruitt