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SUBJ: CY 2022 WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE NAVY PUBLIC AFFAIRS AWARDS FOR
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REF/A/DOC/NAVY PUBLIC AFFAIRS AWARDS PROGRAM STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES CY
2022// POC/NAVY PUBLIC AFFAIRS AWARDS: MCCS PETER LAWLOR/
peter.d.lawlor.mil@us.navy.mil/757-836-6737//
RMKS/1. The recipients of the 2022 Navy Public Affairs Awards for Leadership
and Production Excellence are:
a. MC of the Year: MC1 Ian Cotter, Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka
b. MC of the Year (Reserve): MC1 Luke McCall, NR Navy Public Affairs
Support Element Japan
c. Junior MC of the Year: MC2 Samantha Jetzer, Pacific Missile Range
Barking Sands
d. Junior MC of the Year (Reserve): MC3 Gabriela Isaza, NR Navy Public
Affairs Support Element - Japan
e. Junior PAO of the Year: LT Taija Griffin, Commander, U.S. Naval
Forces Europe-U.S. Naval Forces Africa/Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet
f. Junior PAO of the Year (Reserve): LT Meghan Henderson, NR North
American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command
g. Unit Public Affairs Representative of they Year:
LTjg Sarah Weinstein, USS Lake Champlain (CG 57)
h. Navy Videographer of the Year: MC2 Jeffrey Sherman, AFN Rota Spain
i. Navy Civilian Videographer of the Year: Mr. Melvin J. Gonzalvo,
Commander, Navy Region Hawaii
j. Navy Writer of the Year: MC1 Chris Williamson, Commander, Navy
Recruiting Command
l. Navy Civilian Writer of the Year: Ms. Adrienne Burns, Puget Sound
Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility
m. Navy Graphic Designer of the Year: MC1 Isabel S. Wences, NATO Allied
Command Transformation
n. Navy Civilian Graphic Designer of the Year: Ms. Kristin Behrle, Naval
Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division
o. Navy Photographer of the Year: MC2 Taylor Parker, USS Kearsarge (LHD
3)
p. Navy Civilian Photographer of the Year: Mr. Melvin J. Gonzalvo,
Commander, Navy Region Hawaii
q. Navy Communicator of the Year: MC2 Jonathan Wideman, USS Wasp (LHD 1)
2. The recipients of the 2022 Navy Public Affairs Awards in the Campaign
categories are:
a. Community Outreach:
Afloat Large Winner: USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77)
Shore Small Winner: Commander, Littoral Combat Squadron One
b. Crisis and Emergent Issue Communication:
Shore Large Winner: U.S. Naval Forces Europe-U.S. Naval Forces
Africa/Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet
c. Special Events and Projects:
Afloat Large Winner: USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77)
Shore Large Winner: Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command
(COMNAVSPECWARCOM)
Shore Small Winner: Naval Weapons Station Earle
Shore Large Honorable Mention: Commander, Naval Surface Forces, U.S.
Pacific Fleet,
d. Internal Communication:
Shore Large Winner: Commander, Naval Surface Forces, U.S. Pacific
Fleet,
Afloat Large Honorable Mention; USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77)
Small Shore Honorable Mention: U.S. Naval Community College
e. Public Information:
Shore Large Winner: U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Naval Forces Africa/
Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet
Shore Small Winner: Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development
Center
Shore Large Honorable Mention: Commander, U.S. Third Fleet
3. The "Best in Show" Award is given to the top entry from among the
Campaign winners. The 2022 Navy Public Affairs Awards "Best in Show" is
awarded to Commander Littoral Combat Squadron One.
4. The recipients of the 2022 Navy Public Affairs Awards in the Unit
categories are:
a. Print or Digital Publication:
1st: "TNR (The Navy Reservist)", Commander, Navy Reserve Force
2nd: "Ground Warrior", Naval Safety Command
3rd: "Salute", Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
Honorable Mention: "The Washington Surveyor", USS George Washington
(CVN 73)
Honorable Mention; "Coastal Compass", Naval Surface Warfare Center,
Panama City Division
b. Online Publication:
1st: "Women in the Navy", Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV)
c. Web-Based Informational Campaign:
1st: "Carderock Orion Social Media Campaign", Naval Surface Warfare
Center, Carderock Division
2nd: "Navy Region Northwest 2022 Earth Day Social Media Graphic
Series", Navy Public Affairs Support Element West (NPASE-W) Det. Northwest
3rd: "Workforce Profiles", Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division,
Newport
d. Audio Short-Form Production:
1st: "NSGM Kennel of the Year 2022", AFN Guantanamo Bay
2nd: "NSWC Crane Recruiter Recognized Across DOD as Outstanding
Employee with Disability", Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division
e. Audio Long-Form Production:
1st: "Exploring NSWC Crane - Thor's Hammer", Naval Surface Warfare
Center, Crane Division
f. Video Short-Form Production:
1st: "Vertical Horizon Performs On Board USS Ronald Reagan", USS
Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)
2nd: "U.S. Navy Destroyer Introduction Video", Commander, Naval
Surface Force Atlantic
3rd: "Combat Chess", Defense Media Activity
Honorable Mention: "USS Bataan Participates in SWATT", USS Bataan
(LHD 5)
Honorable Mention: "Naval Base Kitsap Overview", Navy Public Affairs
Support Element West (NPASE-W) Det. Northwest
g. Video Long-Form Production:
1st: "Red Air: The Adversary Squadron", Defense Media Activity
2nd: "USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76): XO's Dirty Jobs", USS Ronald Reagan
(CVN 76)
3rd: "USS Bataan Gator Roll", USS Bataan (LHD 5)
5. The recipients of the 2022 Navy Public Affairs Awards in the Individual
categories are:
a. Audio Information Story:
1st: MC2 Andrea Rumple, AFN Naples, Italy
2nd: MC2 Angie Ramos Grullon, AFN Sasebo, Japan
b. Audio-Spot:
1st: MC2 Ethan Morrow, AFN Naples, Italy
2nd: MC2 Daniel Charest, AFN Naples, Italy
3rd: MC2 Caroline Lui, AFN Souda Bay, Greece
c. Graphic Design-Layout & Design:
1st: MC1 Jeanette Mullinax, Chief of Naval Personnel
2nd: MC2 Olympia Martin Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific
Fleet
3rd: Ms. Carley Logue, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme
Division
Honorable Mention: MC3 Thomas Boatright, USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)
d. Graphic Design-Digital Art:
1st: MC2 Caroline Lui, AFN Souda Bay, Greece
2nd: Mr. Kerri Spero, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport
3rd: MC3 Lordin Kelly, USS Nimitz (CVN 68)
Honorable Mention: MC2 Kyleigh Williams, NTTC Det DINFOS
Honorable Mention: Seaman Darren Cordoviz, Commander, Fleet
Activities Yokosuka
e. Graphic Design-Identity Design:
1st: Ms. Kristin Behrle, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock
Division
2nd: MC2 Jenifer Benedict, USS Nimitz (CVN 68)
3rd: MC3 Chase Sealey, USS Nimitz (CVN 68)
Honorable Mention: Ms. Victoria Baker, Naval Surface Warfare Center,
Crane Division
Honorable Mention: Mr. Jeric Gambon, Naval Surface Warfare Center,
Port Hueneme Division
f. Graphic Design-Animation:
1st: MC2 Kyleigh Williams, NTTC Det DINFOS
2nd: MC2 Samantha Jetzer, Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking
Sands
3rd: MC2 Adam Ferrero, AFN Tokyo, Japan
Honorable Mention: Mr. Aaron Thomas, Naval Surface Warfare Center,
Carderock Division
g. Photo-Feature:
1st: MC1 Ryan Seelbach, Commander, U.S. Second Fleet
2nd: UT3 Nettie Mae Manfull, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Four
3rd: MC2 Aaron Lau, Navy Public Affairs Support Element, Det.
Southeast
Honorable Mention: MC3 Taylor Parker, USS Kearsarge (LHD 3)
h. Photo-News:
1st: MC1 Tyler Thompson, Navy Public Affairs Support Element East
2nd: MC2 Brett McMinoway, USS Essex (LHD 2)
3rd: MC2 Stuart Posada, USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77)
i. Photo-Operational Photo Series:
1st: MC1 Donald White, USNS Comfort (T-AH 20)
2nd: MC2 Ethan Soto, Navy Public Affairs Support Element West, Det.
Everett
3rd: MC2 Austin Collins, Navy Public Affairs Support Element East,
Det. Southeast
j. Photo-Training Photo Series:
1st: MC2 Gwyneth Vandevender, USS Kearsarge (LHD 3)
2nd: MC2 Jacob Vernier, AFN Souda Bay, Greece
3rd: MC3 Sophia Simons, Navy Public Affairs Support Element West
Honorable Mention: MC3 Aaron Smith, USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)
k. Photo-Photojournalism:
1st: MC3 Sophia Simons, Navy Public Affairs Support Element West
2nd: MC1 Chris Williamson, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command
3rd: MC1 Deanna Gonzales, Commander, Task Force 71
l. Photo-Photo Series:
1st: UT3 Nettie Mae Manfull, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Four
2nd: MC3 Jesse Schwab, USS Kearsarge (LHD 3)
3rd: MC2 Darren Newell, USS Bataan (LHD 5)
Honorable Mention: MC3 Aaron Lau, Navy Public Affairs Support Element
East, Det. Southeast
Honorable Mention: MC2 Joel Mundol, USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)
m. Photo-Portrait:
1st: MC2 T. Logan Keown, Office of the Secretary of the Navy
2nd: MC2 Justin Stack, Navy Public Affairs Support Element Japan
3rd: MCSN Leon Vonguyen, USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)
Honorable Mention: MC3 Samuel Wagner, USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77)
Honorable Mention: MC2 Julio Martinez, AFN Rota, Spain
n. Video-Feature:
1st: MC2 Jeffrey Sherman, AFN Rota, Spain
2nd: MC1 Cole Pielop, Navy Public Affairs Support Element West
3rd: MU1 Matt Gagliardo, U.S. Navy Band, Washington, D.C.
Honorable Mention: MCSR Tara Tripp, USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)
Honorable Mention: MC2 Louis Lea, USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)
o. Video-Information Story:
1st: MC2 Adam Ferrero, AFN Tokyo, Japan
2nd: MC2 Austin Collins, Navy Public Affairs Support Element East,
Det. Southeast
3rd: MC1 Kegan Kay, Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy
Honorable Mention: MC2 Samantha Jetzer, Pacific Missile Range
Facility, Barking Sands
Honorable Mention: MC3 Kelly Meyer, AFN Okinawa, Japan
p. Video-Multimedia Product:
1st: MC2 Haydn Smith, USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)
2nd: MC2 Justin Stack, Navy Public Affairs Support Element Japan
3rd: MC2 Daniel Charest, AFN Naples, Italy
Honorable Mention: MCSN Trent Hawkins, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
(CVN 69)
Honorable Mention: MCSN Kade Bise, AFN Diego Garcia
q. Video-Operational Videography:
1st: MC2 Lake Fultz, USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)
r. Video-Training Videography
Honorable Mention: MC3 Kelly Meyer, AFN Okinawa, Japan
s. Video-Video Series:
1st: MC2 Sean Lynch, AFN Yokosuka, Japan
2nd: MC2 Daniel Charest, AFN Naples, Italy
3rd: MC3 Katryn Kroeker, AFN Diego Garcia
t. Video-Social Media:
1st: MC2 Jacob Bergh, Commander, Navy Reserve Force
2nd: MC2 Kashif Basharat, Defense Media Activity
3rd: MCSN August Clawson, USS George Washington (CVN 73)
Honorable Mention: MC2 Ashley Cheesman, Defense Media Activity
Honorable Mention: MC1 Jeanette Mullinax, Chief of Naval Personnel
u. Video-Spot:
1st: MC2 Adam Ferrero, AFN Tokyo, Japan
2nd: MC1 Weston Mohr, Naval Safety Command
3rd: Mr. David Flewellyn, Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka
Honorable Mention: MC3 Han Puyu, USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)
Honorable Mention: MCC Zachary Anderson, USS Bataan (LHD 5)
v. Writing-Commentary:
1st: MCC Alexander Gamble, U.S. Naval Community College
w. Writing-Feature:
1st: MC2 Ethan Soto, Navy Public Affairs Support Element West, Det.
Everett
2nd: Ms. Leslie Tomaino, Naval Safety Command
3rd: Ms. Anna Marie G. General, Commander, Navy Region Hawaii
Honorable Mention: MC2 Brandie Nuzzi, Commander, Logistics Group
Western Pacific
Honorable Mention: Ms. Courtney Pollock, Naval Station Rota, Spain
x. Writing-Information Story:
1st: Mr. Bill Mesta, Military Sealift Command
2nd: MC1 Abigayle Lutz, Naval History and Heritage Command
3rd: Mr. Michael Brayshaw, Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Honorable Mention: Ms. Courtney Pollock, Naval Station Rota, Spain
Honorable Mention: MC1 Eduardo T. Otero, USS Nimitz (CVN 68)
y. Writing-Series:
1st: Ms. Courtney Pollock, Naval Station Rota, Spain
2nd: Mr. Bill Mesta, Military Sealift Command
3rd: LTjg Mohammad Issa, Destroyer Squadron SEVEN
6. The "Media Excellence" Award is awarded to the command best representing
Navy Public Affairs across all of the categories. The 2022 Navy Public
Affairs Awards Media Excellence Award is awarded to USS George H.W. Bush (CVN
77).
7. Letters/plaques/awards for the winners are forthcoming.
8. Congratulations to all commands and individuals who participated in these
awards programs. Your hard work and superb efforts have made your public
affairs programs outstanding examples to emulate. Team First!
9. Released by RDML R. M. Perry, Chief of Information.//
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