Reservists place in Air Force Media Contest

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ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. --  Four Air Force reservists placed in the Air Force Media Contest. The Air Force Public Affairs Agency, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, announced the results March 24.

Second Lt. Zachary Anderson penned the best commentary in the Air Force. The lieutenant is a public affairs officer for 4th Air Force at March Air Reserve Base, Calif.

Three other reservists finished in third place in the Air Force competition. They are:

Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr., 919th Special Operations Wing, Duke Field, Fla., in sports article;

Tech. Sgt. Carolyn Erfe, 4th Combat Camera Squadron, March ARB, in graphic layout and design; and

Staff Sgt. Robert Nelson, 445th Airlift Wing, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, in sports photograph.

All four won their categories in the Air Force Reserve Command Media Contest.

Sergeant King was the big winner in the command competition. He also took first place in the photojournalism, portrait/personality photo and illustrative photo categories and represented the command in the Air Force contest.

Other first-place finishers in the command advancing to the Air Force contest were:

News article - Megan Just, 452nd Air Mobility Wing, March ARB.

Feature article - Tech. Sgt. Timm Huffman, 439th Airlift Wing, Westover ARB, Mass.

Series - Tech. Sgt. Ryan Labadens, 403rd Wing, Keesler AFB, Miss.

Graphics illustration - Master Sgt. Robert Barko, 910th AW, Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio.

Combat documentation photograph - Staff Sgt. Leslie Kraushaar, 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick AFB, Fla.

News photograph - Senior Airman Kimberly Erickson, 403rd Wing, Keesler AFB.

Feature photograph - Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez, 4th CTCS, March ARB.

Pictorial photograph - Staff Sgt. Stephen Collier, 302nd AW, Peterson AFB, Colo.

Print journalist of the year - Tech. Sgt. Steve Lewis, 459th Air Refueling Wing, Joint Base Andrews, Md.

Photographer of the year - Tech. Sgt. Bob Sommer, 934th AW, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Air Reserve Station, Minn.

The public website for the 302nd AW, Peterson AFB, Colo. - www.302aw.afrc.af.mil - won the command website category and represented the command in the Air Force Media Contest.

Also advancing to the service-level competition were Senior Airman Mikhail Berlin, 445th AW, Wright-Patterson AFB, in the new outstanding photographer category and Sergeant Sommer of the 934th AW, Minneapolis-St. Paul IAP ARS in the picture story category

In the command-only categories, the Reserve Recruiter, AFRC Recruiting Service, Robins AFB, was selected the best command publication, and Chief Master Sgt. Peri Rogowski, 445th AW, Wright-Patterson AFB, was named the best stringer writer.

Richard Gonzales of the 419th Fighter Wing, Hill AFB, Utah, earned command awards for best television news report and best television feature report.

The Front Range Flyer, 302 AW, Peterson AFB, came in second in the command publication competition.

Earning command honorable mentions were Tech. Sgt. Rudolfo R. Castro in television spot production and Master Sgt. Juan F. Valdes in video field production. They are assigned to the 4th CTCS, March ARB.

Placing in the AFRC competition by category were:

News article - second place - Staff Sgt. Danielle Wolf, 442nd Fighter Wing, Whiteman AFB, Mo., and third place - Bryan Magana, 419th FW, Hill AFB, Utah.

Feature article - second place - Staff Sgt. Andria Allmond, 512th AW, Dover AFB, Del., and third place (tie) - Ms. Just, 452nd AMW, March ARB, and Mr. Magana, 419th FW, Hill AFB.

Sports article - second place - Sergeant Huffman, 439th AW, Westover ARB, and third place - Tech. Sgt. Richard Williams, 934th AW, Minneapolis-St. Paul IAP ARS.

Commentary - second place - Jessica D'Aurizio, 307th Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, La., and third place - Maj. Shannon Mann, 916th ARW, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.

Series - second place - Sergeant Huffman, 439th AW, Westover ARB, and third place - Tech. Sgt. Scott Farley, 310th Space Wing, Schriever AFB, Colo.

Graphics illustration - second place - Sergeant Collier, 302nd AW, Peterson AFB.

Graphic layout and design - second place - Sergeant Collier, 302nd AW, Peterson AFB.

Website - second place - www.512aw.afrc.af.mil - 512th AW, Dover AFB.

Photojournalism - second place - Ms. Just, 452nd AMW, March ARB, and third place - Sergeant Allmond, 512th AW, Dover AFB.

Combat documentation photograph - second place - Tech. Sgt. Francisco V. Govea, 4th CTCS, March ARB, and third place - Tech. Sgt. Tanya King, 403rd Wing, Keesler AFB.

News photograph - second place - Ms. Just, 452nd AMW, March ARB, and third place (tie) - Sergeant King, 919th SOW, Duke Field, and Sergeant Lewis, 459th ARW, Joint Base Andrews.

Feature photograph - second place - Sergeant King, 919th SOW, Duke Field, and third place - Sergeant Lewis, 459th ARW, Joint Base Andrews.

Sports photograph - second place - Sergeant Lopez, 4th CTCS, March ARB, and third place - Senior Airman Megan Tomkins, 910th AW, Youngstown ARS.

Portrait/personality photograph - second place - Sergeant Lewis, 459th ARW, Joint Base Andrews, and third place - Staff Sgt. Dayton Mitchell, 4th CTCS, March ARB.

Illustrative photograph - second place - Staff Sgt. Donald R. Allan, 4th CTCS, March ARB, and third place - Ms. Just, 452nd AMW, March ARB.

Pictorial photograph - second place (tie) - Sergeant King, 919th SOW, Duke Field, and Master Sgt. Linda Welz, 4th Air Force, March ARB.

Print journalist of the year - second place - Sergeant Huffman, 439th AW, Westover ARB, and third place - Capt. Marnee Losurdo, 512th AW, Dover AFB.

Stringer writer - second place - Chaplain (Capt.) Aaron Klaves, 452nd AMW, March ARB, and third place - Senior Master Sgt. Rodney Kennedy, 442nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, Whiteman AFB.