Satellite NCOA Class 13-9 student receives commandant award
McGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. - Staff Sgt. Rivantia Tudela, right, receives the Commandant Award for Satellite Noncommissioned Officer Academy Class 13-9 at the I.G. Brown Training and Education Center from Chief Master Sgt. Thomas K. Stoudt, commandant, Paul H. Lankford Enlisted Professional Military Education Center, here, Dec. 19, 2013. The award is presented to a student who makes the ?most significant contribution to the overall success of the class by demonstrating superior leadership abilities and excellent skills as a team member.? It is named in honor of Chief Master Sgt. Paul H. Lankford, a Bataan Death March survivor and the first commandant of the Air National Guard Enlisted Professional Military Education Center. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Kurt Skoglund/Released)