460th SW congratulates Sijan Award nominees Published July 26, 2013 460th Space Wing Public Affairs BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Congratulations to the following nominees of the Lance P. Sijan U.S. Air Force Leadership Award. The Sijan award recognizes the accomplishments of officers and enlisted members who have demonstrated the highest quality of leadership in the performance of their duties and their personal lives. The award is named in honor of the late Capt. Lance P. Sijan, an Air Force Academy graduate and combat pilot who was awarded the Medal of Honor after evading capture by the North Vietnamese. The following are the 460th SW nominees who will now compete at the 14th Air Force level. Junior Enlisted Category: Senior Airman Devonte Speller, 460th Medical Group pharmacy technician Senior Enlisted Category: Senior Master Sgt. Matthew Johnston, 2nd Space Warning Squadron Company Grade Officer Category: Capt. Daniel O'Sullivan, 2nd SWS Field Grade Officer Category: Maj. Bryan Bovitz, 460th Medical Group Mental Health Flight commander