Dyess congratulates newest graduates of ALS Published Nov. 10, 2008 By 7th Force Support Squadron DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Congratulations to the following servicemembers who graduated from Airman Leadership School Class 09-A Nov. 6: Senior Airman Gerard Basel, 7th Security Forces Squadron Senior Airman Ryan Bayliss, 9th Air Support Operations Squadron, Ft. Hood, Texas Senior Airman Sean Benoit, 7th Civil Engineer Squadron Senior Airman Cody Brewer, 7th Component Maintenance Squadron Senior Airman Matthew Christian, 7th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Senior Airman Austin Dartez, 3rd Weather Squadron, Ft. Hood, Texas Senior Airman Yvette Dluhos, 7th Medical Support Squadron Senior Airman Michael Dumestre, 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Senior Airman Nathan Faris, 7th Component Maintenance Squadron Senior Airman Nicholas Graham, 7th Operations Support Squadron Senior Airman Brandon Gray, 7 Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Senior Airman Matthew Hermann, 11th Air Support Operations Squadron, Ft. Hood, Texas Senior Airman Gregory Howard, 7th Component Maintenance Squadron Senior Airman Angela Lopez, 7th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Senior Airman Vincent Lopez, 7th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Leadership Award Staff Sgt. Nicholas Magers, 40th Airlift Squadron, Distinguished Graduate Senior Airman Benjamin Martinez, 712th Air Support Operations Squadron, Ft. Hood Texas Senior Airman Joshua Martinez, 317th Maintenance Squadron Senior Airman William McKandless, 317th Operations Support Squadron Senior Airman Rafael Mckensie, 7th Force Support Squadron Senior Airman Melissa Nielsen, 317th Airlift Group Senior Airman Coleman Pearson, 317h Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Senior Airman Micah Price, 7th Civil Engineer Squadron, John L. Levitow Award Senior Airman Eric Prihoda, 317th Maintenance Squadron Senior Airman Cody Rinn, 7th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Senior Airman John Ruiz, 7th Communication Squadron Senior Airman Jason Shriver, 317th Maintenance Squadron Senior Airman Kristy Stack, 7th Comptroller Squadron, Distinguished Graduate & Academic Award Senior Airman Kevin Tran, 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Senior Airman James Travis, 7th Maintenance Group Senior Airman Latanya Wade, 712th Air Support Operations Squadron, Ft. Hood, Texas Senior Airman Douglas Wells, 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron ALS is an approximately five-week- long Air Force program designed to develop Airmen into effective front-line supervisors. ALS focuses on developing leadership abilities as well as effective communication. It is the first professional military education that enlisted Air Force members encounter, according to Wikipedia.