Chapter Awards

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Congratulations to all of the outstanding winners of the 2024 AOC Kittyhawk Chapter Professional Awards

KAOC Research and Technology Development Award (individual):

Criteria that must be met to received the award shall be:

This award is given to the outstanding candidate who has made significant contributions to the research, development, and/or application of Electronic Warfare technologies, techniques, and/or solutions.

The modern term of Electronic Warfare includes traditional EW disciplines of Electronic Support (ES), Electronics Attack (EA) and Electronic Protection (EP) as well as technologies/techniques related to Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), Electromagnetic Spectrum Management Operations (EMSO), Cyber Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA), Information Operations (IO), and other information related capabilities.

Winner: Mr. Joshua Swicegood – AFLCMC F-15 Division

Nominated by: Mr. Philippe Duvelle

For exceptional and exemplary commitment to the advancement of warfighter capabilities in Electronic Warfare (EW), specifically for the F-15 System Program Office (SPO) and the Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System (EPAWSS).

Previous KAOC Research and Technology Development Award winners:

  • David Maciupa (2023)
  • Brittany Wells (2022)
  • Phil Duvelle (2021)
  • Carl Pfeiffer (2020)
  • Stacie Severen (2019)

KAOC David Diaz Program Management Award:

Criteria that must be met to received the award shall be:

This annual award is given to an outstanding candidate who has made significant contributions to the management, development, and/or fielding of Electronic Warfare technologies, techniques, and/or solutions.

The modern term of Electronic Warfare includes traditional EW disciplines of Electronic Support (ES), Electronics Attack (EA) and Electronic Protection (EP) as well as technologies/techniques related to Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), Electromagnetic Spectrum Management Operations (EMSO), Cyber Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA), Information Operations (IO), and other information related capabilities.

Winner: Mr. Michael Komisarski – AFLCMC/WAQ f-15SA

Nominated by: Mr. Philippe Duvelle

For exceptional and exemplary commitment to the Electronic Warfare (EW) capabilities of international partner Saudi Arabia, while Program Manager for the Digital Electronic Warfare System (DEWS) as part of the sustainment and modernization programs for the F-15SA (Saudi).

Previous KAOC Program Management Award winners:

  • Ellen Laubie (2023)
  • Major Jimmy Lohrman (2022)
  • Rod Perry(2021)
  • Maj Matthew Stoebner (2020)
  • Ray Hitt (2019)

KAOC Outstanding Supervisor Award:

Criteria that must be met to received the award shall be:

This award is given to an outstanding supervisor in the Kittyhawk Chapter who has demonstrated significant skill in leading a team of Electronic Warfare professionals. The Outstanding Supervisor award is presented to recognize an individual who is passionate about the development and career advancement of their employees and EW professionals.

The modern term of Electronic Warfare includes traditional EW disciplines of Electronic Support (ES), Electronics Attack (EA) and Electronic Protection (EP) as well as technologies/techniques related to Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), Electromagnetic Spectrum Management Operations (EMSO), Cyber Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA), Information Operations (IO), and other information related capabilities.

Winner: Mr. Roger Shaaya – OneRY Range Lead

Nominated by: Mr. Jim Utt

For outstanding leadership of the OneRY Range team, which is fielding advanced radar surveillance and electronic warfare research and development tools for the Air and Space Forces.

Previous KAOC Outstanding Supervisor Award winners:

  • Rex Mykrantz (2023)
  • Tim “TJ” Johnson (2022)
  • Olga Mesdoza-Schrock (2021)
  • Eric Lam (2020)
  • Ron Stauffer (2019)

KAOC Young Professional Award:

Criteria that must be met to received the award shall be:

This award is given to an outstanding young professional in the Kittyhawk Chapter who has made a significant technology-related contributions to Electronic Warfare. The Young Professionals award is presented to recognize an individual who is passionate about the development and advancement of EW related technologies and solutions.

The modern term of Electronic Warfare includes traditional EW disciplines of Electronic Support (ES), Electronics Attack (EA) and Electronic Protection (EP) as well as technologies/techniques related to Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), Electromagnetic Spectrum Management Operations (EMSO), Cyber Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA), Information Operations (IO), and other information related capabilities.

The nominee must be within 10 years of receiving their first professional degree (Bachelors degree or equivalent).

Winner: Mr. Kane Louderback – Information Systems Laboratory

Nominated by: Mr. Greg Carter

For outstanding technical, project management and community accomplishments. Kane provided superb software development support for Information Systems Laboratories’ core physics-based Digital Twin product, he was Project Manager for two high visibility Air Force Electronic Warfare projects and was instrumental in the success of multiple tradeshows and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) activities to advance the future state of our Nation, the Association of Old Crows, and Electronic Warfare.

Previous KAOC Young Professional Award winners:

  • Varun Srikanth (2023)
  • Jessica Worsham (2022)
  • Andrew Couch (2020)

KAOC Young Professional Award:

Criteria that must be met to received the award shall be:

This award is given to an outstanding young professional in the Kittyhawk Chapter who has made a significant technology-related contributions to Electronic Warfare. The Young Professionals award is presented to recognize an individual who is passionate about the development and advancement of EW related technologies and solutions.

The modern term of Electronic Warfare includes traditional EW disciplines of Electronic Support (ES), Electronics Attack (EA) and Electronic Protection (EP) as well as technologies/techniques related to Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), Electromagnetic Spectrum Management Operations (EMSO), Cyber Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA), Information Operations (IO), and other information related capabilities.

The nominee must be within 10 years of receiving their first professional degree (Bachelors degree or equivalent).

Winner: Ms. Isabella Reyna – Georgia Tech Research Institute

Nominated by: Mr. Jonathon Campbell

For technology-related contributions to Electronic Warfare as a data analyst. Her efforts have significantly improved the situational awareness and performance of individual EW system, resulting in key program decisions for several significant programs, including the F-15 AN/ALQ-250 EPAWSS, FMS F-16 AN/ALQ-254(V)1 Viper Shield, PEO Aviation Off-board System (OBS) – Air Launched Effects (ALE) program, WNY and SWRI Ravager SOSA EW technology, and AFRL’s Ephemeral Paragon (E-Gon) cognitive EW program. Ms. Reyna’s dedication to her work is a testament her commitment to excellence and her continued success in DoD EW.

Previous KAOC Young Professional Award winners:

  • Varun Srikanth (2023)
  • Jessica Worsham (2022)
  • Andrew Couch (2020)

KAOC Team/IPT Award:

Criteria that must be met to received the award shall be:

This award is given to the outstanding team who has made significant contributions to the research, development, management, application and/or fielding of Electronic Warfare technologies, techniques, and/or solutions.

The modern term of Electronic Warfare includes traditional EW disciplines of Electronic Support (ES), Electronics Attack (EA) and Electronic Protection (EP) as well as technologies/techniques related to Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), Electromagnetic Spectrum Management Operations (EMSO), Cyber Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA), Information Operations (IO), and other information related capabilities.

Winner: Advanced Common EW/EMS Development Environment (ACEDE) Team

Team Members:

AFLCMC/HBY: Jon Tom Graves, David Peavy, Jake Hardegree, Leon Pete Kronbergs, Ashley Whitney-Rawls, Wil Nicaisse, Dana Reese, Shanna Ogle, Doug Richardson; Support contractors: Deb Driver, Dan Stamm, Frank Ivancic, Karl Hart, Travis Swart, Ron Clericus, A. Criag Jones, Andrew Johnson, Wanda Smith

AFRL: Clif Watson, Doug Glass, Jason Roos, Vasu Chakravarthy, Keith Shooter Kirk, Trevor Nartger, Greg Hall, Mark Burnell, Muralidhar Rangaswamy,

ACC: Gary Krebs Maynard, Lt Col Chris Ram Bulla

16AF: Jason Gump Temple, Mike Duff

Vendors: APL, GTRI, BAH, BAE (multiple sections), Cadence, ISL, MTRI, Lockheed Martin (multiple sections), SRC, Statheros, SWRI (multiple sections), Vadum, AMS, Mercury

Nominated by: Ms. Deb Driver

For outstanding contributions to the state of USAF EW realizing successes across all aspects of the project, which blended over 40 organizations and vendors and $70M to advance capabilities against complex emitters and prepare for a USAF Cognitive EW program and other key AF EW efforts.

Previous KAOC Team / IPT Award winners:

  • TTCP EWS Group Cognitive EW / Counter-IADS Team (2023)
  • Arrays at Commercial Timescales – Integration and Validation (ACT-IV) Team (2022)
  • Cybersecurity Fusion Cell team (2020)
  • AFRL Autowave Team (2019)
  • AFLCMC/XZA EMS Enterprise Development Team (2019)

KAOC Chapter Service Award:

Winner: Mr. Bill Moore

Nominated by: AOC Kittyhawk Chapter Board of Directors

For dedicated and selfless leadership in organizing the annual Best Brew Competition that has generated over $10,000 in scholarship fundraising.

Previous KAOC Chapter Service Award winners:

  • Mark Wunderlich (2023)
  • Kelly Cheung (2022)