★2018 AFI MSOY Base Spouses of the Year★

Congratulations to all of our amazing nominees! Based on popular vote, these amazing military spouses have been nominated and selected to represent their bases, states, and districts as Base Spouses of the Year. These 168 spouses are in the running to become the 2018 Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of the Year presented by Military Spouse! Get to know them. Click around to check out their profiles and pick your favorite to vote for on February 20th. See All Candidates Here Army Carlisle Barracks: Aimee Randazzo Eglin AFB: Molly Tobin Fort Benning: Marissa Wentling Fort Bliss: Heather Griesgraber Fort Bragg: Katy Stevick Fort Campbell: Courtney Spaeder Fort Carson: Lindsay Teplesky Fort Drum: Marla Bautista Fort Eustis-Newport: Megan Harless Fort Gordon: Kashieem Averill Fort Hood: Marta Antonia Rivera Diaz Fort Huachuca: Leisa Westbrook Fort Irwin: Brandy Conyers Fort Jackson: Denise Jolly Fort Knox: Amber Heald Fort Leavenworth: Meghan Argo Fort Lewis: Krista Simpson Anderson Fort Myer: Koleen Bray Fort Riley: Pamela Chavez Fort Rucker: Amanda Gardner Fort Sam Houston: Erin Kaberline Fort Stewart & Hunter Army Airfield: Anna D. Hagerty Fort Wainwright: Chelsea Davies Landstuhl: Spencer Helsel NATO-JFC-Brunssum: Susanne Hendrix Not Affiliated With a Base: Hollye Pierce Pentagon: Yvonne Coombes Presidio of Monterey: Maria Mola Robins AFB: Kelly Keesecker Schofield Barracks: Samantha Swerda USAG Miami: Sierra Redmond USAG Rheinland-Pfalz: Bonnie Jones USAG Stuttgart: Tricia Petek West Point Military Academy: Luciana Herman Navy Bangor Naval Base Kitsap: Rachel McCreight Bethesda Naval Medical Center: Rosalyn Mendez Bolling AFB: Kate Horrell Bremerton Naval Base Kitsap: Samantha Hill Coronado Naval Amphibious Base: Kara Quinlan Dam Neck Fleet Combat Training Center Atlantic: Amanda Crowe Everett Naval Station: Brittani Krebbs Great Lakes Naval Training Center: Keith Crudup Jacksonville NAS: Rebecca Maxwell JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam: Vanessa Hicks JBSA Lackland AFB: Lissa Navarro Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base: Benjamin McKey Mayport Naval Station: Christina Greene NAS Lemoore: Jennifer Hamer NAS Oceana: Jessica Burling NAS North Island: Brettany Buetow NB Point Loma: Brian Alvarado NS Newport: Jessica Mathis NSA Mid South Millington: Kaitlin Ross NSF Dahlgren: Sarah Otto Naval Weapons Station Charleston: Jennifer Bishop NSB New London: Cassandra Tatum New Orleans NAS JRB Base Belle Chasse: Melissa Nauss NS Norfolk: T.T. Robinson Not Affiliated With a Base: Karen Cole Parris Island MC Recruit Depot: Julie Martin Patuxent River NAS Chesapeake Bay: Amy Trahan San Diego Naval Station: Laurie Beeler Marines Albany MC Logistics Base: Gloria Picaso Camp Courtney: Mari Gregory Camp Lejeune: Jolynn Lee Camp Pendleton: Akina Goodson Fort Belvoir: Melanie Binversie Fort Lee: Jessie Gallier Fort Sill: Jessica Musselman MCAS Cherry Point: Andrea Hackenberger NAS Pensacola: Nereyda Stephens MCAS Iwakuni: Angie Olberding Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center: Samantha Hoversten MCAS Miramar: Sunshine Hafner MCAS New River: Randi Burke MCAS Yuma: Debbie Carr MCB Quantico: Chelsea Otto Naval Postgraduate School Monterey: Meredith Terrian MCRD San Diego: Raeanne Lynn Puentes Air Force Andersen AFB: Danielle Kellison Aviano AB: Cari Lara Barksdale AFB: Yukari Brown Beale AFB: Julie Bilello Buckley AFB: Sara Rodriguez Charleston AFB: Kellie A. Wells Creech AFB: Meredith Smith Croughton RAF: Jennifer Anthony Dover AFB: Tanya Paini Eielson AFB: Michael T. Franklin Ellsworth AFB: Amber Odom Elmendorf AFB: Danikqua Murchison Fairchild AFB: Catherine Vandament Fort Meade: Rachel Stevens Geilenkirchen AB: Kate Williams Goodfellow AFB: Carie Wailgum Grand Forks AFB: Cassandra Cable Hanscom AFB: Lauren Pongallo Hill AFB: Mike Peters Holloman AFB: Anna Rabe Homestead Air Reserve Base: Jolene Raciborskir Hurlburt Field: Kat Lancaster Keesler AFB: Kasha Lindley Kirtland AFB: Savannah Hewett Lackland AFB: Lorin Neslony Lakenheath RAF: LaToya D Lane Langley AFB: Vanessa Smeltzer Little Rock AFB: Shaun Beal Luke AFB: Julie Calza MacDill AFB: Jessica Coggins Dahman Maxwell AFB: Morgan Sherman McGuire AFB: Christina DeGulis Mildenhall RAF: Jamie Marie Tarantella Minot AFB: Amber Vadala Misawa Air Base: Victoria Gerth Moody AFB: Laurie Burk Mountain Home AFB: Nicole Hawkinson Nellis AFB: Nicole Fletcher Smith Not Affiliated With a Base: Matthew Vean Offutt AFB: Mrs. Kaycee M. Greninger Osan AB: Lauren klempel Patrick AFB: Natalie Ramsey Peterson AFB: Kristen Christy Ramstein AB: Aaron Evenson Rivanna Station: Christina Laycock Scott AFB: Felicia Davis Seymour Johnson AFB: Ariella Hendershaw Shaw AFB: Ashlee clements Sheppard AFB: Abigail Morris Spangdahlem AB: Ra'Nee Richardson Tinker AFB: Kat Kosmala Travis AFB: Jessica Moser Tyndall AFB: Amy Rush USAF Academy: Lindsey Litton USAG-Stuttgart: Tricia Petek Vandenberg AFB: Amy Rogers Westover ARB: Christine Hladky Whiteman AFB: Stephanie J. Leiter Yuma Proving Ground: Kristina Bowen Coast Guard District 1: Natalie Zeni District 5: Barbara Locke District 7: Ann Kling District 8: Jennifer Dexter-Edsall District 9: Kim Chance District 11: Nicole Lauer District 13: Laura Timmons District 14: Stacy Bilodeau District 17: Brigette Klakring NAS Key West: Mrs. Becca Glass National Guard Alaska NG: Irmgard Gonzalez Colon California NG: Anna Burgos Connecticut NG: Stefany Buckley Georgia NG: Jess Stolley Illinois NG: Kayla Harris Indiana NG: Julie Muennich Iowa NG: Kristin Burbank Kansas NG: Josephine Jacobs Kentucky NG: Shelia Brookins Louisiana NG: Angela Lee Michigan NG: Jessica Brutzman Nevada NG: Rheanna Bernard New York NG: Victoria Farrell Ohio NG: Elizabeth Fought Oklahoma NG: Rachelle Buck Oregon NG: Lynnette Duane Pennsylvania NG: Kate Dreher Rhode Island NG: Bree Jean Krasnianski Powers South Carolina NG: Kayla Wilkes Tennessee NG: Amanda Goralewski Texas NG: Loren Westerfield Virginia NG: Dana Wacks Washington NG: Nohelia Suce West Virginia NG: Samantha Showe Connect with us on Facebook!

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