Operation Blue Suit

Air Force Recruiting Service’s 13 best recruiters and spouses representing the Total Force recruiting mission pose for a group photo March 19, 2024, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. AFRS honored this year’s top recruiters during their annual Operation Blue Suit Arrival ceremony. The ceremony was a chance to celebrate their outstanding achievements and publicly thank them for their contribution to the Air Force Recruiting mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jonathan Mallard)

Operation Blue Suit

Production recruiter, Tech Sgt. Franklin Angel walks under arched swords and into the Air Force Recruiting Service headquarters building at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph on March 19, 2024. Operation Blue suit is a four-day AFRS program which honored the 13 best Total Force recruiters of fiscal year 2023. The ceremony was a chance to celebrate their outstanding achievements and publicly thank them for their contribution to the Air Force Recruiting mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jonathan Mallard)

Operation Blue Suit

Tech Sgt. Vicki Martin, an in service/lead recruiter from the 926th Air Wing Recruiting Squadron in Nellis AFB, Nevada was recognized as Air Force Recruiting Service’s top recruiter for fiscal year 2023 during a four-day AFRS program called Operation Blue Suit which honored the 13 best recruiters. Operation Blue Suit ran from March 18-21, 2024, and included a formal banquet, training and development session, team building programs and meetings with senior Air Force leaders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jonathan Mallard)

Operation Blue Suit

Members of Randolph High School’s Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Saber Team perform the national anthem at the Air Force Recruiting Annual Operation Blue Suit Arrival Ceremony March 19, 2024, on Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. AFRS honored this year’s top recruiters during their annual Operation Blue Suit Arrival ceremony. The ceremony was a chance to celebrate their outstanding achievements and publicly thank them for their contribution to the Air Force Recruiting mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jonathan Mallard)

Operation Blue Suit: Honoring Excellence in Air Force Recruiting

Published March 27, 2024
By Joe Gangemi
HQ Air Force Recruiting Service

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas --

Air Force Recruiting Service (AFRS) recently celebrated the exceptional achievements of its top recruiters at Operation Blue Suit, held at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. This annual event recognizes the dedication and outstanding performance of recruiters who excel in their mission to best find, attract, recruit, and retain the Airmen and Guardians our nation needs to compete, deter, and win in today’s era of strategic competition.

Picture of Tech Sgt. Vicki Martin, ringing a bell

“Our goal is to inspire, engage and recruit the most talented and qualified Americans, encouraging them to join our Air Force and Space Force teams and discover a meaningful way to serve,” said Brig. Gen. Christopher Amrhein, Air Force Recruiting Service commander. “We are proud to honor these women and men who persevered through one of the most challenging recruiting years in AFRS history.”

These 13 Airmen are the best of AFRS’ over 2,100 recruiters located throughout the United States as well as England, Germany, Italy, Japan, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands.

This year’s Operation Blue Suit Winners are:

360 RCG 313 RCS MSgt Dustin Kincaid

360 RCG 317 RCS MSgt Randell Gallery

360 RCG 319 RCS MSgt Joshua Cherry

367 RCG 351 RCS MSgt Kortney Jones

367 RCG 353 RCS MSgt Vicki Martin

369 RCG 330 RCS TSgt Jacob Flanagan

369 RCG 330 RCS TSgt Carlos Herrera

369 RCG 342 RCS MSgt Serafin Rosa

369 RCG 342 RCS MSgt Aaron Shields

369 RCG 330 RCS MSgt Nicholas Davis

372 RCG 343 RCS SSgt Nicholas Antonucci

ANG 78 Wing TSgt Brianna Smith

ANG 105 RCS TSgt Franklin Angel

The Operation Blue Suit program was initiated in 1979 to stimulate production in critical Air Force recruiting programs during the traditional crunch months of February through May and has been expanded over the years. The program recognizes the best recruiters worldwide for their efforts in recruiting a diverse, high-quality volunteer force to fill career fields critical to the Air Force in accomplishing its missions. Since 1979, Operation Blue Suit has honored the top recruiters in AFRS.

If you are interested in learning more about the Air Force or Space Force, please visit airforce.com or spaceforce.com.