Dear Members and Friends,
At the forward edge of the most consequential theater in the world, we recognized our best missile defenders on Guam, US Homeland, US Territory. Bringing the mission of defending Guam’s 170,000 US Citizens to the cutting edge of the forward edge.
Governor Lou Leon Guerrero’s official statement
On October 28th, 2021, the Commander and Chief, the Governor of Guam Lou Leon Guerrero honored our Guam missile defenders in their excellence of service for this past year. In a Joint Team and effort alongside the Governor was Major General Esther Aguigui, Adjutant General of the Guam National Guard, Brigadier General Christopher K. Faurot Guam Air Force National Guard, Brigadier General Jeremy T. Sloane, 36th Wing Commader USAF, Command US Navy Master Chief Nicholas Messina, US Navy Captain Gadala “Rick” Kratzer, and Guam National Guard Command Sergeant Major Duane Perez.
MDAA is honored to recognize our 2021 Guam Missile Defender of the Year awardees
Security Forces IV Awardees
Specialist John-Anthony Aguon
Delta Company Forward, 1-294th Infantry Regiment
Task Force Talon
Sergeant Timothy Barcinas
Delta Company Forward, 1-294th Infantry Regiment
Task Force Talon
E-3 ADA Maintainer Awardee
Specialist Brianna Brown
E-3 Air Defense Artillery, 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade
Task Force Talon
E-3 ADA Sustainer Awardee
Sergeant Keenan Thompson
E-3 Air Defense Artillery, 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade
Task Force Talon
E-3 ADA Junior Enlisted Soldier Awardee
Specialist Austin Smith
E-3 Air Defense Artillery, 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade
Task Force Talon
E-3 ADA Noncommissioned Officer Awardee
Sergeant Nicholas Allen
E-3 Air Defense Artillery, 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade
Task Force Talon
F-55 ADA Noncommissioned Officer Awardee
Sergeant James Copeland
F-55 Air Defense Artillery, 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade
Task Force Talon
E-3 ADA Officer Awardee
Second Lieutenant Peter Gonsalves
E-3 Air Defense Artillery, 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade
Task Force Talon
Marine Corps Awardee
Lieutenant Colonel Tate Buntz
Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz
Air Force Awardee
Lieutenant Colonel Nathan Perry
36th Operations Group
In this epic time, we bring forward and recognize American Champions in American Force to set the conditions to win to preserve peace and stability in the Pacific.