193rd Airmen earn top-level ISR awards Published June 14, 2015 By Airman Julia Sorber 193rd SOW MIDDLETOWN, PA -- Four Airmen from the 193rd Special Operations Wing here were named 2014 Air Force Special Operations Command Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Awards Program winners. Maj. Darren Zimmerman, an intelligence officer with the 193rd SOW, won in the Outstanding Air Reserve Component Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Field Grade Officer of the Year category. Zimmerman delivered results by managing intel workflow with joint units, as cited in his award nomination. He also developed 15 initiatives for aircrew flight currency and standardization and evaluation overview. "It's an honor just to have been nominated, let alone selected," said Zimmerman. "I appreciate the outstanding support of my leadership in nominating me but I think it's really about the outstanding people I work with. It may be one name on the award, but intelligence is really a team effort and it's more about the collective efforts of the group." First Lt. Joseph Hottenstein, an intelligence officer with the 193rd SOW, won in the Outstanding ARC ISR Company Grade Officer of the Year category. Hottenstein is a "top trainer" for exercises, as cited in his award nomination. He helped mold all junior intelligence analysts with real-world scenarios, and increased evaluation scores by 10 percent. Master Sgt. Kalvin Kaloz, an intelligence specialist with the 193rd SOW, won in the ARC ISR Senior Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year category. Kaloz has "exceptional organizational skills," as cited in his award nomination. He co-designed a read-in process and was lauded as helping cultivate the "best Combined Joint Special Operations Air Detachment J1 had ever witnessed." He also provided "seamless wing support and perfectly executed his tasks." Kaloz also developed and preformed 85 pre-mission briefs and evasion plans of action. He is also a Peerless Wing Inspection Team member, the award nomination cited. Senior Airman Courtney Fisher, an operations intelligence analyst with the 193rd SOW, won in the Outstanding ARC ISR Airman of the Year category. Fisher boosted battlespace awareness and armed aircrews with updated data. She also successfully pushed real-time intel to crews and drove joint task force flexibility to an all-time high, as cited in her award nomination. She also briefs crews and staff with strong analysis and confidence, as well as being applauded at commander's call for "best briefing." "I work hard all year trying to accomplish different goals and achievements. It's really nice to be recognized," said Fisher. "Now I can keep pushing down the right track."