Tamuning, Guam; Tuesday, July 6, 2021- Senior Airman Restine Hernandez, an Air Transportation Journeyman under the 44th Aerial Port Squadron, recently graduated from the United States Air Force Airmen Leadership School (ALS) at Andersen Air Force Base and received the highly coveted John L. Levitow Award.
The prestigious award is given to the airman who demonstrates the highest standards of leadership and scholastic capabilities and is chosen based on their top academic performance reviews by peers and final evaluations by instructors. The John L. Levitow Award is given out every year, but Hernandez is the first reservist since 2018 to receive the award. Recipients of the award are set to attend the annual Outstanding Airman of the Year conference in Florida.
Airmen Leadership School (ALS) is the first level of Professional Military Education to prepare Senior Airmen for positions of greater responsibility by strengthening their ability to lead, follow, and manage in their military profession.
Hernandez also takes on a key leadership role as the Director of Human Resources at GTA, developing human resources goals, policies, and strategies while instilling a learning culture across the entire organization.
Stacy Elarmo, Head of People Operations at GTA, says, “Senior Airman Hernandez embodies the talent nurtured here at GTA, and is a key player in creating an environment of learning and growth in the organization. Restine is an intelligent leader and a highly motivated professional who continuously strives for excellence. She is the driving force behind our learning and development program at GTA and has made this program impactful, which in turn, has played a key role in changing the culture in our company. Her leadership skills learned through her experience with the Air Force Reserve have helped her become the resilient and astute leader she is today."
About GTA
GTA provides complete communications services in Guam. These include local and long-distance telephone service, 3G, LTE, and 5G mobility service, High Speed Internet Access, Dedicated Ethernet, Carrier-Class High Capacity Services over SONET and SDH networks, and advanced television, or IPTV. GTA operates a data center on Guam offering a secure, managed environment for customers who need an alternative site for business data storage. The company also runs Guam’s first locally owned cable landing station and data center in Piti.
Based in Tamuning, Guam, GTA is a U.S. and locally owned company and locally managed. The company’s website is www.gta.net.