BTZ Airman 6th SWS
Lt. Col. Shawn Smith (left), 6th Space Warning Squadron commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Trottier (right), 21st Space Wing command chief, present Airman 1st Class John Carmody a coin and certificate for his recent below the zone promotion to senior airman, Jan. 18 at Cape Cod Air Force Station, Mass. Carmody is a 6th SWS security forces controller from Rutland, Vt. The 6th SWS is one of the 21st SW’s many geographically separated units, and uses the Pave PAWS radar to guard North America's East Coast against sea-launched and intercontinental ballistic missiles. Airmen from Peterson AFB selected for senior airman below the zone include Steven Bernitsky, Emily Maass, Vanessa Butters, Noah Petramala, Jessica Nunez, Steven Hudson, Bon Albana, Donald Thornton and Robert Wellborn. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st. Lt. Keturah Spence)