2020 Armed Forces Insurance Base Spouses of the Year

Military Spouse is honored to present the base winners for the 13 th annual Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of the Year award.

See the winners in the April issue of Military Spouse Magazine!

Each year, spouses from around the world are nominated by community members, colleagues, friends, spouses, and their fellow military spouses because of the work they are doing in their local communities and beyond.

This year, there were 711 nominations, and 116 base level winners. Over 23,000 votes were made to determine these finalists.

Find out who has been chosen to represent you this year and take a moment to get to know these remarkable people by visiting https://msoy.afi.org/ .

In our May issue, you’ll meet the six 2020 Armed Forces Insurance Branch Spouses of the Year. These spouses will represent their branches throughout the upcoming year at speaking events and putting a spotlight on key issues facing the military community.

In May, in Washington D.C., Armed Forces Insurance will unveil which branch winner will be named the overall 2020 Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of the Year®.

Army

Fort Richardson - Allison Wheeler Fort Belvoir - Amanda Brewer US Military Academy - Amy Marson Redstone Arsenal - Anamarie Lewis Fort Riley - Candace Guelzo Fort Polk - Candy Olivares Fort Stewart - Catrina Anderson Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall - Cecilia Dyer Fort Hood - Chandelle Walker Fort Benning - Christal Gavin Joint Base San Antonio - Christina Smythe Fort Leonard Wood - Courtney Dixon US Army Garrison Wiesbaden - Jaime Chapman Fort Sill - Julia Stephens Not Affiliated With a Duty Station - KaLea Lehman Torii Station - Kati Poston Fort Eustis - Kaylee Tackett Joint Base Lewis-McChord - Kelly Doyle Rock Island Arsenal - Kimberly Bacso Fort Bragg - Tiffany Marquis Fort Knox - Lori Rozhon Fort Leavenworth - Maralis Self Red River Army Depot - Megan Harless Fort Drum - Melissa Johnson Fort Campbell - Michelle Packard Bowler Fort Shafter - Naty Golubski USAREC - Sara Ziegler Paul B. Huff US Army Reserve Center - Shana Smith Fort Bliss - Sharita Knobloch US Army Garrison Italy - Tiffany Boyce Fort Carson - Yvonne Coombes

Marine Corps

Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans - Amanda Musick Marine Corps Base Hawaii - Arlene Allen US Merchant Marine Academy - Ashton Reagin Naval Postgraduate School - Brandi Jones Pentagon - Carrie Moschetto Not Affiliated With a Duty Station - Dawn Hoffman Camp Courtney - Elizabeth Ann Castro Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton - Grace Romo Marine Corps Air Station Yuma - Hana Romer Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort - Jenna Henry Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego - Juvilyn Garcia Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune - Latoya Scott Marine Barracks Washington - Lucindra Graikowski Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth - Malena Southworth Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point - Pre-Ah Hill Marine Corps Air Station New River - Reanica Mahouski US Army Garrison Stuttgart - Stacey Ecelbarger Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms - Traci Wilson Marine Corps Air Station Futenma - Tracy Steele

Navy

Naval Support Activity Bethesda - Amy Robles Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek - Angela Joy Litteral Naval Station Norfolk - Arlette Marie Cuello Not Affiliated With a Duty Station - Ashley Calderon Camp S.D. Butler - Ashley Fischer Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka - Cassandra Temple Naval Station Newport - David Carrera Buckley Air Force Base - Emily Davis Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story - Erin Burns Naval Base Kitsap- Bremerton - Jennifer Czarnik (Boardwine) Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni - Katie Scarlet Piedra Naval Station Rota - Mel Wathen Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor - Nicole Waltman Naval Base San Diego - Rebecca Hyde Naval Air Station Whidbey Island - Samar Arny Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island - Sarah King

Air Force

Not Affiliated With a Duty Station - Ainsley Gottrich Lackland Air Force Base - Aj Smit Fort McNair - Amanda Folks Schriever Air Force Base - Amber Conroy Los Angeles Air Force Base - Andrea Alfaro Maxwell-Gunter - Andrew Driscoll Davis-Monthan Air Force Base - April Golden RAF Lakenheath - Ashley Dixon Robins Air Force Base - Ashley Eller Fort Rucker - Ashley Marshall Camp Darby - Brandy Brosnan Barksdale Air Force Base - Bree Carroll Malmstrom Air Force Base - Brittany Vallejo Hancock Field Air National Guard Base - Brunella Costagliola Andrews Air Force Base - Cayla Johnson Hill Air Force Base - Danielle Lankford Fort Meade - Elizabeth Ellie Batista Misawa Air Base - Erin Ike Offutt Air Force Base - Jamie Schneider Goodfellow Air Force Base - Jennifer Jensen RAF Mildenhall - Jeridith Lord Kadena Air Base - Jordan Scott Lambay Keesler Air Force Base - Joy Brown Tyndall Air Force Base - Julie Dodge Hurlburt Field - Kathleen Marie Lancaster Shaw Air Force Base - Kristen Thoennes Langley Air Force Base - Maggie Mayfield Seymour Johnson Air Force Base - Melanie Simon Fort Sam Houston - Nicole Solis Marine Corps Base Quantico - Sarah Streyder Grand Forks Air Force Base - Shelley Cotton Joint Base Charleston - Tiffany Chamberlain

Coast Guard

District 17 Alaska - Joyce Lorch District 7 Eastern Florida - Brianna George District 1 Northeast - Mariah Battermann Personnel Service Command USCG Headquarters - Paulette Suzanne Fryar District 5 Cape Henlopen to Cape Charles - Tabitha Vogan District 14 Hawaii and Guam - Tonia Myres District 8 Gulf Coast - Virginia Chase Ralls

National Guard

Oklahoma - Amber McCoy Michigan - Ashley Woodcock West Virginia - Beth Elder California - Carolyn E. Chase North Carolina - Christine Rudy Mississippi - Cristy Reid New York - Cyntheia Meili Ohio - Jennifer Perez Arkansas - Julia Bullock Louisiana - Kelly Dawn Mullinax Naval Base Kitsap- Bangor - Megan Davis

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