LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (ACCNS) -- Public affairs officials have announced the winners of Air Combat Command's annual Media Contest.
Contest judges scored 152 publication, writing and photography entries for technical quality and value to Air Force internal communications programs. ACC's first-place winners will compete in the Air Force Media Contest.
The following are the 2003 ACC Media Contest winners: Metro Format Newspaper
1st Place: Wright Times, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. .
Tabloid Format Newspaper
1st Place: Northern Star, Minot AFB, N.D.
2nd Place: Air Pulse, Offutt AFB, Neb.
3rd place: The Flyer, Langley AFB, Va.
Honorable Mention: Whiteman Spirit, Whitman AFB, Mo. and Sunburst, Holloman AFB, N.M.
Magazine Format Publication
1st Place: Eyes of the Eagle, Tinker AFB, Okla.
2nd Place: Spokesman, Lackland AFB, Texas
Newsletter Format Publication
1st place: Wingspan, Eglin AFB, Fla.
2nd place: Nomad, Eglin AFB, Fla.
3rd place: not awarded
News Article
1st Place: 1st Lt. Brady Smith, Beale AFB, Calif.
2nd Place: Tech Sgt. Brian Davidson, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
3rd Place: Staff Sgt. Adam Stump, Robins AFB, Ga.
Honorable Mention: Tech. Sgt. Jim Fisher, Offutt AFB, Neb.
Feature Article
1st Place: Senior Airman Matthew Rosine, Dyess AFB, Texas
2nd Place: Tech. Sgt. Tonya Keebaugh, 53d wing, Eglin AFB, Fla.
3rd Place: Airman 1st Class Vanessa Gray, Offutt AFB, Neb.
Commentary Article
1st Place: Col. Helen Horn-Kingery, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
2nd Place - Tie: Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Lavigne, Barksdale AFB, La., and Tech. Sgt. Marina Pevey, Langley AFB, Va.
Sports Article
1st Place: Ms. Erin Zagursky, Langley AFB, Va.
2nd Place: Master Sgt. Daniel Carpenter, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
3rd Place - Tie: Staff Sgt. Zachary Wilson, Dyess AFB, Texas, and Senior Airman Steven Grever, Minot AFB, N.D.
Series Writing
1st Place: Airman 1st Class Myntiquewa Culbert, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.
2nd Place: 509th Bomb Wing Public Affairs, Whiteman AFB, Mo.
3rd Place - Ttie: 1st Lt Rebecca Garland, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., and Tech. Sgt. James Brabenec, Beale AFB, Calif.
Stand-alone Photograph
1st Place: Staff Sgt. Russell Wicke, Davis-Monthan ABF, Ariz.
2nd Place: Airman 1st Class Susan Penning, Shaw AFB, S.C.
3rd Place: Airman 1st Class Karah Mcneill, Ellsworth AFB, S.D.
Photojournalism
1st Place: Airman 1st Class L. Kimbrell, 552d Air Control Wing, Tinker AFB, Okla.
2nd Place: Senior Airman Matthew Rosine, Dyess AFB, Texas
3rd Place: Staff Sgt. Jerron Barnett, 33d Fighter Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla.
Contribution by Contractor/Stringer (Writer)
1st Place: Maj. David Thole, Nellis AFB, Nev.
2nd Place: Ms. Sarah Shippman, Ellsworth AFB, S.D.
3rd Place - Tie: Airman 1st Class Lowan Anderson, Robins AFB, Ga., and Ms. Adriene Dicks, Shaw AFB, S.C.
Contribution by Contractor/Stringer (Photographer)
1st Place: Staff Sgt. Lanie Mcneal, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
2nd Place: Tech. Sgt. Danny Bolbecker, Minot AFB, N.D.
3rd Place - Tie: Staff Sgt. Michael Keller, Ellsworth AFB, S.D., and Staff Sgt. Stan Parker, Offutt AFB, Neb.
Web-based publication
Not awarded.
Outstanding New Writer
1st Place: Airman 1st Class Kerry Johnson, Langley AFB, Va.
2nd Place: Senior Airman Thomas Doscher, Offutt AFB, Neb.
3rd Place: Airman 1st Class Jason Piatek, Ellsworth AFB, S.D.
Print Journalist of the Year
1st Place: 1st Lt. Anna Siegel, Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va.
2nd Place: Tech. Sgt. Tonya Keebaugh, 53rd Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla.
3rd Place: Staff Sgt. Russell Wicke, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.