Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year — Master Sergeant Tessa M. Fontaine is a Security Forces Craftsman assigned to the National Reconnaissance Office’s Counterintelligence Division as the Superintendant, Counterintelligence and CyberCI Inquiries where she was awarded the NRO Bronze Medal for driving an espionage investigation that secured a 13-year sentence. She cataloged 16 hours of Cuban spy intelligence, orchestrated 148 hours of spy debriefs and thwarted threats to a $5 billion national system. Sergeant Fontaine became the only NRO Security Forces certified forensic examiner, received a U.S. Attorney Award, recognized by the FBI and exceeded President-initiated requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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