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SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2018 COPERNICUS AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT// 
POC/GOEHRING/CIV/AFCEA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION/-/TEL: (703) 631-6147/EMAIL:  
agoehring@afcea.org

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NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 190/18, FISCAL YEAR 2018 COPERNICUS AWARD NOMINATION//

RMKS/1.  The Chief of Naval Operations is pleased to congratulate the fiscal 
year 2018 Copernicus Award winners.  The Copernicus Award recognizes 
individual contributions to Naval Warfare in the disciplines of Command, 
Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I), Information 
Systems or Information Warfare (IW).  The Armed Forces Communications and 
Electronics Association (AFCEA) and the U.S. Naval Institute (USNI) have 
selected the following Copernicus Award winners for fiscal year 2018:
    a.  CTNC Thomas C. Adams, USN, Navy Information Operations Command 
Georgia
    b.  Maj Michael D. Bishoff, USMC, Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38
    c.  IT2 James T. Fitzgerald, USCG, National Cybersecurity and 
Communications Integration Center
    d.  LT Tricia Ghunney-Courton, USN, Hopper Information Services Center
    e.  LT Milton L. Gray, III, USN, U.S. Cyber Command
    f.  IT2 Brenda C. Hansen, USN, Coastal Riverine Squadron FOUR
    g.  LT William D. Henry, USN, Cyber Strike Activity SIXTY THREE
    h.  LT Christopher R. Jennings, USN, U.S. 7th Fleet
    i.  IT1 Robert D. Jones, USN, White House Communications Agency
    j.  MSgt Chad D. Kelly, USMC, 2d Tank Battalion, 2d Marine Division
    k.  LT Matthew S. King, USN, Navy Information Operations Command 
Pensacola
    l.  LT Justin S. McCarthy, USN, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
    m.  Mr. Steven W. McMiller, Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area 
Master Station Atlantic
    n.  Mr. Andrew D. Quill, Marine Corps Cyberspace Warfare Group
    o.  ET2 Chrystopher L. Sapp, USCG, USCGC Monomoy (WPB 1326)
    p.  Mr. Scott D. Sarama, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
    q.  CWO2 Jason A. Steele, USCG, Office of C4 and Sensors Capabilities
    r.  LCDR Jason C. Vining, USN, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, 
Space Field Activity

2.  All Copernicus Award winners will receive an invitation from AFCEA and 
USNI inviting them, their spouse/guest, and their Commanding Officer to 
attend an awards reception and presentation ceremony held February 13, 2019 
at the AFCEA/USNI WEST 2019 conference in San Diego, CA at the San Diego 
Convention Center.  If awardees are unable to attend WEST 2019, the awards 
will be presented May 14-16, 2019 at the AFCEA Defensive Cyber Operations 
Symposium in Baltimore, MD at the Baltimore Convention Center.

3.  Released by VADM Matthew J. Kohler, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for 
Information Warfare, OPNAV N2N6.//

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