2016 NAVAL INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AWARDS SOLICITATION:
UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 151415Z JAN 16 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN CMC WASHINGTON DC COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 012/16 MSGID/NAVADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N2N6/JAN// SUBJ/2016 NAVAL INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AWARDS SOLICITATION// REF/A/DOC/OPNAVINST 1650.26D/14DEC15// AMPN/NAVAL INTELLIGENCE AWARDS PROGRAM// POC/NESBITT/CDR/OPNAV N2N6C1/-/TEL: (703) 604-6293/TEL: DSN 664- 6293/EMAIL: intelawards@navy.mil// RMKS/1. Reference (a) is the Naval Intelligence Awards program that recognizes excellence and outstanding achievement in Naval Intelligence. This NAVADMIN builds on guidance provided in reference (a) and solicits nominations. a. Rear Admiral Thomas A. Brooks Intelligence Junior Officer of the Year Award recognizes junior officers for their leadership, performance, special accomplishments, and overall contribution to command efficiency, morale, and welfare while afloat or ashore. Two junior officers (Active or Reserve Component) will be selected, one for the afloat category and one for the ashore category. Active and Reserve Component Naval Intelligence officers (183X/683X) O-1 through O-3 are eligible. b. Commander Dan F. Shanower Intelligence Specialist of the Year Award recognizes Intelligence Specialists for their performance, leadership, special accomplishments, and overall contribution to command efficiency, morale and welfare. A total of four Active or Reserve Component Intelligence Specialists, a Junior and Senior Intelligence Specialist of the Year each, will be selected for the ashore and afloat categories. Active and Reserve Component Intelligence Specialists in pay grades E-1 through E-5 are eligible to compete for the Junior Intelligence Specialist of the Year award. Active and Reserve Component Intelligence Specialists in pay grade E-6, including those who are frocked to E-6 during eligibility period, are eligible to compete for the Senior Intelligence Specialist of the Year award. c. Vice Admiral Rufus L. Taylor Award for Leadership recognizes leadership from deserving Active or Reserve Component officer, enlisted, or civilian personnel who exemplify excellence and exceptional dedication to duty within the Naval Intelligence community. Two candidates will be selected for this award, one Active Duty or civilian candidate and one Reserve Component candidate. Active or Reserve Component Naval Intelligence officers (183X/683X) O-5 and O-6, or Chief Warrant Officers (CWO) (783X) CWO- 2 through CWO-5, Intelligence Specialists E-6 through E-9, or civilians General Schedule (GS) or General Government (GG) 14-15, or equivalent are eligible. d. Vice Admiral Rufus L. Taylor Award for Excellence in Intelligence Instruction recognizes excellence in intelligence instruction. Two candidates will be selected, one from the Center for Information Dominance (CID) Unit Hampton Roads and one from CID Unit San Diego. Active and Reserve Component U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps personnel serving as instructors, faculty, or staff at CID Unit Hampton Roads and CID Unit San Diego are eligible. e. Rear Admiral Edwin T. Layton Award for Leadership and Mentorship recognizes outstanding leadership and mentorship in the furtherance of Naval Intelligence performance. There is no set number of awards to be given each year. Active and Reserve Component Naval Intelligence officers (183X/683X) O-4 through O-6, CWOs (783X) CWO-3 through CWO-5, and Intelligence Specialists E-6 through E-9 are eligible. f. Herman Dworkin Award for Maritime Analytic Excellence recognizes a civilian or military analyst working maritime issues who exemplifies the work ethic and attitude of Mr. Dworkin. One candidate will be selected for this award. Active and Reserve Component Naval Intelligence officers (183X/683X) O-3 through O-4, CWOs (783X) CWO-2 through CWO-5, and civilians GS/GG 11-14 or equivalent are eligible. Nominees must have at least 10 years of experience in the field of maritime intelligence analysis and be currently analytically active. 2. Submission Requirements are outlined in reference (a). The period of eligibility for the Rear Admiral Thomas A. Brooks Intelligence Junior Officer of the Year Award is 1 September 2014 to 31 December 2015. The eligibility period for all other awards is 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2015. 3. Submission Instructions. With the two exceptions below, the nominees current command must forward all award nomination packages via encrypted email to the message POC. All emails must have the award name and the last name of the nominee in the subject line. a. Vice Admiral Rufus L. Taylor Award for Leadership Reserve Component nominations: forward all packages to Commander, Information Dominance Corps Reserve Command via encrypted email to YN1 Bracamonte, adrian.bracamonte@navy.mil; YN2 Palacios, ricardo.palacios1@navy.mil; YN3 Jones, tommie.jones@navy.mil; and YNSR Polk, andre.polk@navy.mil. b. Vice Admiral Rufus L. Taylor Award for Excellence in Intelligence Instruction nominations: forward all packages to respective CID Unit POCs via encrypted email to Mr. Larry Banks, larry.banks@navy.mil (CID Unit Hampton Roads) or Ms. Stephanie Storch, stephanie.storch@navy.mil (CID Unit San Diego). 4. All packages shall be received no later than 31 March 2016. 5. Reference (a) covers recognition details for each award. For any questions contact the message POC. 6. The nomination template is posted to the Navy Information Warfare Outreach page on milSuite at https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-244835 (Common Access Card login required). Reference (a) and the award nomination template do not require the use of Social Security Numbers or other unneeded personal information, commands should avoid including unnecessary personal information in nomination packages. 7. Incomplete packages or packages failing to meet all guidance as outlined in this message and reference (a) will not be considered. Late submissions will not be accepted. 8. Released by VADM Ted N. Branch, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Dominance, OPNAV N2N6.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//