LATHAM â The Eastern Air Defense Sector (EADS) and the New York Air National Guardâs 224th Air Defense Group (ADG) have named their annual award winners for the past year.
âThe nationâs air defense mission requires engaged and consistent excellence from all of our members,â said Col. Joseph F. Roos, 224th ADG commander. âThe challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic made this past year especially demanding and our winners distinguished themselves by going above and beyond our high standards. I congratulate them on their outstanding accomplishments and thank them for their efforts.â
Award recipients were:
1st Lt. Nancy Peterson, Cleveland, Outstanding Company Grade Officer (CGO), Drill Status Guardsmen category. A traditional Air National Guard officer who serves one weekend a month with the 224th Support Squadron (SPTS), Peterson helped develop the initial training baseline for the unitâs cyber Mission Defense Team (MDT). The training program includes 200 instructional hours and became the standard for Battle Control Centers throughout NORAD. Peterson also led a team of 10 personnel that investigated mission vulnerabilities, collaborated on next generation data analytics, and served on a womenâs engineering scholarship committee.