WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Staff Sgt. Marissa Ayres, 445th Security Forces Squadron fire team member, was selected for as the 2018 Air Force Outstanding Security Forces Individual Award Air Reserve Component Airman of the Year.
Ayres deployed in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom where she helped to safeguard 78,000 passengers, 12,000 tons of cargo through the area of operation, thus securing U.S. Air Forces Central Command’s busiest aerial port of debarkation.
She provided security for Air Mobility Command’s Mobility Guardian exercise, working with 11 countries, 4,000 people, $1.8 billion in assets and 612 sorties.
Ayres assisted with the 445th Security Forces Squadron’s “Winter Warrior Challenge” that involved her Airmen going through an obstacle course and participating in stressful combat scenarios testing physical fitness. She was one of nine airmen participating in the Pre-Raven training that was mentally and physically taxing.
Ayres was her squadron’s representative for the “Honor Flight” program where she worked with more than 50 World War II, Korea and Vietnam War veterans. She sits on the 445th SFS Airman’s Counsel, organizing activities and improving unit morale for her squadron.
Ayres is working towards her Bachelor of Science degree in nutritional science and has already earned her Community College of the Air Force degree.