9/19/2013 - WASHINGTON -- Twelve outstanding individuals were recognized for their superior leadership, job performance, community involvement and personal achievements in a dinner hosted by the Air Force Association as part of the 2013 Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition in Washington, D.C. Sept. 16.
One of the Air Force's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year is then-Senior Airman now Staff Sgt. Joseph Senteno, a budget technician formerly of the 2nd Comptroller Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, La.
Now stationed at Nellis AFB, Nev., Senteno oversaw a $9.2 million budget and executed more than $129 million in Air Force funds as a budget technician in AFGSC during 2012. During this time, he recaptured more than $13 million of over-estimated costs to return buying power to his wing and developed a detailed balance tracker for all financial obligations, which became a benchmark for the Command. He processed 176 financial documents worth $18 million and made funding available ahead of schedule for security forces and Airmen Leadership School upgrades.
Senteno, along with the other 12, earn the Outstanding Airman ribbon with the bronze service star device and wear the Outstanding Airman badge for one year. He will also serve on the Air Force Enlisted Council for one year.
The chief master sergeant of the Air Force, a general officer and selected major command chiefs comprise the selection board, and the Air Force chief of staff reviews the selections.
According to Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody, the committee selected the deserving 12.
"I don't have any hesitation that we have picked the right 12 people," Cody said. "They are an exceptional representation of the 690,000 Airmen serving in our Air Force around the world."
Staff Sgt. David Salanitri contributed to this story.
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