Sgt. 1st Class Michael Ryan

Sgt. 1st Class Michael Ryan "instilled a spirit of selfless service to all of the classes he taught," said 1st Sgt. Don Hudgell, in his nomination letter for Ryan, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear operations specialist serving as an NCO Academy instructor. "He inspired his students to volunteer over 500 hours of support to local community organizations and functions such as Head Start, the Red Cross" and others. Ryan also mentored more than 30 students who were to brief trainees in One Station Unit Training on lessons learned out of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Hudgell said. For such efforts, Ryan was honored in 2006 as the NCO Academy instructor of the year.