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PEORIA, Ill. - The 2013 Illinois Outstanding Airman of Year award was presented to Senior Airman Alexander Corwin on Jan. 6, 2013. Airman Corwin is a traditional Guardsman with the 182nd Maintenance Squadron, 182nd Airlift Wing, at the Peoria Air National Guard Base. Present to bestow the award to him were the Wing’s Commander Col. William Robertson, Vice Commander Lt. Col. Robert Hart, and Command Chief Master Sgt. Stephen Eakle.
Chief Eakle was very proud to say that the Outstanding Airman of the Year was one of his own. “That was very stiff competition,” he says, “and what this means is we have here at the 182nd the outstanding Airman for the entire Illinois Air National Guard. Over 3,400 members and he is the leading E-1 through E-4 in the Air Guard…It just clarifies and is another example of how we do thing correctly here; it’s the Peoria way.” The Command Chief was quick to recognize what Airman Corwin’s recognition means to the current peer group of airmen. He noted that “It also dispels any of these things that say that this generation of young people is any less than the generations before…He’s a fine young man, truly an example of what we expect here. He honors the core values, and honors all of us that we had that kind of a quality Airman representing us.”
Airman Corwin was quite humbled and astonished at how his actions escalated to the receipt of the award. “It’s amazing that the things I’ve done in the past few years led to Airman of the Year. I think it’s fantastic. I mean, it’s a great award for someone or myself to win,” he says. When asked what advice he would give other airmen on achievement and work ethic, he explained, “I think that just doing as much as you possibly can when it comes to you. I really do the things that I love, and just do the best that I can at them. It leads to great things if you can accomplish them.”
| Date Taken: | 01.09.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 01.25.2013 09:29 |
| Story ID: | 101022 |
| Location: | PEORIA, ILLINOIS, US |
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