Awards Presented by 5th Bomb Wing Deputy Commander Col Benjamin Jensen

Airmen Against Drunk Driving gave out their volunteer of the month awards, recognizing outstanding service by 3 AADD Volunteers.

MSgt Shelby Bird, President of the Minot AFB Chapter of AADD was also on hand as the following volunteers received special recognition, as well as various donations of goods and services from the Northern Sentry and the Downtown Business and Professional Association.

Col Jensen awarded A1C Jaylene Meza of the 5 CONS as the June volunteer of the month. A1C Meza had 15 hours of volunteer service.

The July volunteer of the month was SrA Nathan Kotsko, 5 AMXS. SrA Kotsko had 10 hours of volunteer service.
The final award, for the volunteer of the month for August, was given to A1C Emmanuel Cruz of the 5 MUNS. A1C Cruz had 20 hours of volunteer service.

It was noted that AADD is a “final resort” service that gives service men and women rides home when they may have a question about their ability to drive.