Staff Sgt. Johanna Aviles (front row, forth from left), Space and Missile Systems Center Space Logistics Group, was one of the 12 recipients of the 2009 Outstanding Airman of the Year awards during the 38th Air Force Association Ball held in Beverly Hills, Nov. 20. Recipients who attended the event had the opportunity to meet NASA Astronaut and retired Air Force Col. Buzz Aldrin (top row). They are (left to right): Master Sgt. Christopher Pollock, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas; Technical Sgt. Benjamin Horton, Hill AFB, Utah; Senior Master Sgt. Mary Bechdel, Kadena Air Base, Japan; Staff Sgt. Johanna Aviles Los Angeles AFB, Calif.; Master Sgt. John Carter, Royal AF Mildenhall, England; and Senior Master Sgt. Jeffery Steagall, Peterson ABF, Colo. Master Sgt. Jason Hughes (right), one of last year’s OAY, helped with the transition. (Photo by Lou Hernandez)