Two members of the 254th Security Forces Squadron received accolades as the best of the best in the entire Air National Guard Security Forces.<\/p>\n
Master Sergeant Frankie C. Quinata was selected as the Outstanding ANG Security Forces Senior Non-Commissioned Officer awardee while Technical Sergeant Oscar Y. Espinosa was selected as the Outstanding ANG Security Forces Non-Commissioned Officer awardee. <\/p>\n
Quinata and Espinosa competed against Air National Guard Airmen representing all 54 states and territories in the Security Forces specialty.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is another great accomplishment for our island. These airmen continue to put the Guam Air National Guard on the map. I am honored that we have two airmen being honored at the national level. I extend my congratulations to the Airmen and their families,\u201d said Maj. Gen. Benny M. Paulino, The Adjutant General, Guam National Guard.<\/p>\n
Quinata, who is from the village of Merizo, joined the U.S. Army in 1986 and served three years. He enlisted in the Guam Air National Guard in 2004 as a Security Forces Apprentice and has excelled in various capacities within the Guam Air National Guard, the 36th Security Forces Squadron and the 736th SFS\/Commando Warrior. <\/p>\n
Quinata recently returned from a deployment to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, with the AFCENT 1 ECEG \/ 557 ERHS as the Superintendent of Security Forces and Force Protection Advisor.<\/p>\n
In his civilian capacity, Quinata is a conservation officer with the Department of Agriculture\u2019s Division of Aquatic and Wildlife.<\/p>\n
Espinosa, from the village of Agat, enlisted in the Guam Air National Guard in 2004 as a Security Forces Apprentice and currently serves as the Security Manager and Drug Testing Program Administrative Manager. He has also provided outstanding support to the 36th SFS, Andersen AFB, Guam; the 18th SFS, Kadena AB, Japan; and the 506 ESFS, while deployed to Kirkuk Regional AB, Iraq.<\/p>\n
Espinosa is currently deployed to Al Udeid AB, Qatar, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.<\/p>\n
Espinosa is a police officer with the Guam Police Department. [I](Guam National Guard)[\/I]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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