The Aviation Center of Excellence honors its Instructors of the Year for Fiscal Year 2025 in a ceremony at Fort Rucker, Ala., Dec. 16, 2025. The winners shown are:
• The Officer Academic Instructor of the Year, Capt. Dakota R. Defreece, 1st Aviation Brigade
• The Officer Flight Instructor of the Year, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Shawn D. Michael, 110th Aviation Brigade
• The NCO Flight Instructor of the Year, Staff Sgt. Nicholas R. Dykeman, 110th Aviation Brigade
• The Civilian Flight Instructor of the Year, Harley R. Mast, 110th Aviation Brigade
Not pictured is the Noncommissioned Officer Academic Instructor of the Year, Staff Sgt. Tyler L. Finnigan, 128th Aviation Brigade, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
(U.S. Army photo by Kelly Morris)
| Date Taken: | 12.16.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 12.16.2025 16:11 |
| Photo ID: | 9446451 |
| VIRIN: | 251216-A-LO141-9985 |
| Resolution: | 4796x3562 |
| Size: | 2.43 MB |
| Location: | FORT RUCKER, ALABAMA, US |
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‘Making students into aviation warfighters’: AVCOE honors FY2025 Instructors of the Year
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