Annual DUSTOFF Association Awards Announcement

he DUSTOFF Association is excited to announce our 44^th Annual awards program winners!  We sincerely appreciate the nominations that were submitted for your Heroes. This year's voting was tight, with categories having a two or three vote difference and/or tied for second place. Because of this, we want to announce in this email our 2^nd and 3^rd place nominees, to Honor their career and heroic actions as well. Also, to provide this distinction for use with comments in their performance evaluations and/or their PCS awards, etc. To get 2^nd or 3^rd place, voted on by 29 members of our Executive Council, is certainly noteworthy!

Our 2024 winner's are:

Rescue of the Year:  C Co, 2-227^th AVN, 1ACB, 1^st CAV DIV, Longhorn

      Tied for 2^nd - Det 2, 2-211 GSAB WY and USAAD Yakima

Aviator of the Year: CW3 Jeffrey Aspinwall - Det 2, C Co, 3-126 GSAB CT

      2nd- CW3 Dustin Shank and 3^rd - CW3 Mike Elkins

CC Flt Paramedic of the Year: SSG Charles Messer - C Co, 2-501 GSAB, 1AD CAB, Lonestar

      2^nd - SSG Edward Graham and 3^rd - SSG Benjamin Byrd

Crew Chief of the Year: SGT Jackie Johnson - C Co, 3-10 GSAB, 10^th MTN

      Tied for 2^nd - SSG Taylor Peterson and SSG Mitchell Robbs

We look forward to seeing you at our 44^th Annual DUSTOFF Reunion that will take place at the Holiday Inn Riverwalk, in San Antonio, TX from 21 - 24 March 2024.