ALS is an important step in all Airmen's professional military education and is designed to teach Airmen how to become competent leaders, supervisors and noncommissioned officers. The students are senior airmen or staff sergeant-selects with 48 months time in service and at least six months remaining on their current enlistment upon graduation.

The following senior airmen graduated April 10.

Philip Allchin, White House Communications Agency
Noah Foreman, 11th Logistics Readiness Squadron
Jennifer Smith, Defense Intelligence Agency
Shawn Byers, 11th Security Forces Squadron
Ryan Dougherty, U.S. Air Force Honor Guard
Kenneth Hawkins, 11th Contracting Squadron, distinguished graduate

The following senior airmen graduated Feb. 28.

Joseph Echman, DIA
Michael McGuire, Honor Guard
Austin Wiles, 11th LRS
Amy Wiley, 579th Dental Squadron
Christina Williams, 579th Medical Group
Erik Kristensen, WHCA, distinguished graduate and academic award winner
Justin Smith, 11th Security Forces Squadron
Casey Stanley, Honor Guard
Nathan Taylor, 11th CONS
Cale Brennan, DIA
Benjamin Eichler, WHCA
Gregory Laing, 11th LRS
Kevin Robinson, Honor Guard
Thomas Berezansky, 11th Civil Engineer Squadron
Kevin Fink, 11th CONS, John L. Levitow award winner
Thomas Fisher, 11th SFS
Issac Kendrick, Honor Guard