Air Force announces the 12 Outstanding Airmen for 2024

Published July 25, 2024
Air Force Personnel Center

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) --

Air Force officials have selected the service’s top enlisted members, naming the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2024.

An Air Force selection board at the Air Force’s Personnel Center considered 35 nominees who represented major commands, direct reporting units, field operating agencies and Headquarters Air Force. The board selected the 12 Airmen based on superior leadership, job performance and personal achievements.

The 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year (alphabetically, by rank and command of assignment when selected) are:

Senior Master Sgt. Sarah E. Buckley, Pacific Air Forces
Senior Airman Jacob K. Cummings, Air Force Special Operations Command
Tech. Sgt. Cory M. Green, Air Mobility Command
Senior Airman Mariah L. Hayden, Air Force Materiel Command
Senior Airman Rachel M. Heath, Air Force Global Strike Command
Senior Airman LeAnne A. Jayoma, Air Force District of Washington
Senior Airman Mykhailo Khromiak, Air Education and Training Command
Tech. Sgt. Jose Lucero IV, Air Force Reserve Command
Tech. Sgt. Joseph M. Mazure, Air Combat Command
Master Sgt. Haley M. Rankin, Air National Guard
Tech. Sgt. Geraldine C. Schwartz, United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa
Master Sgt. Genevieve M. Villela, Air Force Materiel Command

The winners are authorized to wear the Outstanding Airman of the Year Ribbon with the bronze service star device on the ribbon. They are also authorized to wear the OAY badge for one year from the date of formal presentation.