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ChalleNGed: An Airman’s choice to succeed

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christopher G. Kurtz (center), a cyber-systems operations specialist with the 264th Combat Communications Squadron, receives the 264th CBCS Outstanding Airman of the Year award from Wing Commander Col. William P. Robertson (left) and Wing Vice Commander Lt. Col. Timothy D. Stumbaugh (right) at the 182nd Airlift Wing in Peoria, Ill., Feb. 7, 2015. Kurtz dropped out of high school to enroll in the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program in 2008, which inspired a career in the military after graduation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Todd A. Pendleton/Released)

PHOTO BY: Tech. Sgt. Todd A. PendletonReleased
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