Keesler, Duke Field win 7 command media contest awards Published Oct. 24, 2005 By AFRC News Service ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- The 403rd Wing at Keesler AFB, Miss., and the 919th Special Operations Wing at Duke Field, Fla., won more than half of the 2004 Air Force Reserve Command Media Contest awards.Keesler AFB dominated the competition with four first-place individual awards, and the wing magazine, Gulf Wing, earned the Best Command Publication award. Duke Field took two first-place individual awards, and the wing newsletter, Midnight Express, placed second in the Best Command Publication competition.Maj. Gen. David E. Tanzi, AFRC vice commander, announced the command’s top publications and individual award winners in a message Feb. 24. Seven days later the general presented the awards to the recipients or their representatives at the AFRC PA Deployment for Training awards banquet in Savannah, Ga.AFRC publications, regardless of category, compete for the Best Command Publication award. Winners within each category advanced to the Air Force Media Contest in San Antonio, Texas, Feb. 28-March 4.The Associate Press from the 446th Airlift Wing, McChord AFB, Wash., finished third in the Best Command Publication competition. It was named the best newsletter in the Department of Defense for 2003. Another newsletter, Patriot, from the 439th AW, Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., earned an honorable mention in the 2004 AFRC contest.First-place winners in the following categories represented the command in the 2004 Air Force contest:Tabloid format newspaper 1st place: Southern Flyer, 908th AW, Maxwell AFB, Ala. Magazine format publication 1st place: Gulf Wing, 403rd Wing, Keesler AFB 2nd place: Flying Badger, 440th AW, Gen. Mitchell International Airport Air Reserve Station, Wis. 3rd place: Liberty Press, 512th AW, Dover AFB, Del. Newsletter format publication 1st place: Midnight Express, 919th SOW, Duke Field 2nd place: Associate Press, 446th AW, McChord AFB 3rd place: Patriot, 439th AW, Westover ARB News article 1st place: Senior Airman Heather Kelly, 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick AFB, Fla. 2nd place: Tech. Sgt. Rob Mims, Air Reserve Personnel Center, Denver 3rd place: Master Sgt. Matthew Proietti, 452nd Air Mobility Wing, March ARB, Calif. Feature article 1st place: Sandra Henry, 919th SOW, Duke Field 2nd place: Tech. Sgt. Chance Babin, 926th Fighter Wing, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans 3rd place: Staff Sgt. Jennifer A. Johnson, 934th AW, Minneapolis-St. Paul IAP ARS, Minn. Commentary writing 1st place: Tech. Sgt. Gerald Sonnenberg, 932nd AW, Scott AFB, Ill. 2nd place: Tech. Sgt. Steve Staedler, 440th AW, Gen. Mitchell IAP ARS 3rd place: Brig. Gen. William P. Kane, 302nd AW, Peterson AFB, Colo. Sports article 1st place: Staff Sgt. J. Justin Pearce, 403rd Wing, Keesler AFB 2nd place: Ms. Henry, 919th SOW, Duke Field 3rd place: Capt. Nikki Credic, 459th Air Refueling Wing, Andrews AFB, Md. Series writing 1st place: Ms. Henry, 919th SOW, Duke Field 2nd place: 2nd Lt Rob Sperling, 514th AMW, McGuire AFB, N.J. 3rd place: Tech. Sgt. Collen Roundtree, 446th AW, McChord AFB Stand-alone photograph 1st place: Tech. Sgt. Scott M. LaForest, 927th ARW, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. 2nd place: Tech. Sgt. Kenneth E. Sloat, 910th AW, Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio 3rd place: Senior Airman Chris Hibben, 440th AW, Gen. Mitchell IAP ARS Photojournalism 1st place: Sergeant Pearce, 403rd Wing, Keesler AFB 2nd place: Tech. Sgt. Shawn D. McCowan, 910th AW, Youngstown ARS 3rd place: Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap, 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell AFB, Kan. Art/graphics 1st place: Tech. Sgt. James B. Pritchett, 403rd Wing, Keesler AFB 2nd place: Master Sgt. W. C. Pope, 439th AW, Westover ARB 3rd place: Adamarie Lewis Page, 62nd Communications Squadron, McChord AFB Contract/stringer writer 1st place: Maj. Patrick Ryan, 439th AW, Westover ARB 2nd place: Capt. Chad Gibson, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, Keesler AFB 3rd place: Maj. Frank Stepongzi, 917th Wing, Barksdale AFB, La. Contract/stringer photographer 1st place: Staff Sgt. Linda Adams, 403rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Keesler AFB 2nd place: Jack Moriarty, 439th AW, Westover ARB 3rd place: Joe Oliva, 440th AW, Gen. Mitchell IAP ARS Outstanding new writer 1st place: Sergeant Sloat, 910th AW, Youngstown ARS 2nd place: Senior Airman Jennie Morrison, 512th AW, Dover AFB Print journalist of the year 1st place: Tech. Sgt. Jason Tudor, Headquarters AFRC, Robins AFB 2nd place: Sergeant Babin, 926th FW, NAS JRB New Orleans 3rd place: Sergeant McCowan, 910th AW, Youngstown ARS Results of the Air Force Media Contest are expected to be announced in mid-March. First-place winners in that contest advance to DOD’s Thomas Jefferson competition in April.