NEWARK, DE- Staff Sgt. Gabrielle Rieker, family readiness

NEWARK, DE- Staff Sgt. Gabrielle Rieker, family readiness program manager, 166th Airlift Wing, smiles after being pinned by Maj. Gen. Carol A. Timmons, adjutant general, Delaware National Guard, during the Delaware Air National Guard Annual Enlisted Recognition Banquet held on March 4, 2017. Rieker received the 2016 Airman of the Year Award, which is awarded to an airman between the ranks of E1-E4 for stellar performance and going above and beyond. Rieker was promoted to Staff Sgt. on the day of the enlisted banquet. Leadership including: Col. David Walker, assistant adjutant general- Air, Delaware National Guard, center; Chief Master Sgt. Patricia Ottinger, state command chief- Air, Delaware National Guard, second from the left; and Col. Robert Culcasi, commander 166th Airlift Wing, far left was present to congratulate Rieker on this achievement. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Gwendolyn Blakley/ Released).