Sgt. Maj. Gonzalo Vasquez, left, the director of the Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy here, speaks about two of his instructors who received awards at Camp Hansen’s theater April 12. Master Sgt. John Pierce, right, the staff noncommissioned officer-in-charge of the Career Course at the academy, and Gunnery Sgt. Enrique Hernandez, center, the Sergeants Course SNCOIC, received Master Instructor Awards, making them two of only a handful of instructors on Okinawa to receive the award in the past three years. - Sgt. Maj. Gonzalo Vasquez, left, the director of the Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy here, speaks about two of his instructors who received awards at Camp Hansen’s theater April 12. Master Sgt. John Pierce, right, the staff noncommissioned officer-in-charge of the Career Course at the academy, and Gunnery Sgt. Enrique Hernandez, center, the Sergeants Course SNCOIC, received Master Instructor Awards, making them two of only a handful of instructors on Okinawa to receive the award in the past three years.