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EMAIL:  christopher.wilson@navy.mil

RMKS/1.  It is with great pleasure that I announce the selectees for the 2018 
Naval Intelligence Community Awards.

2.  Rear Admiral Thomas A. Brooks Intelligence Junior Officer of the Year 
Awards.  The Director of Naval Intelligence (DNI) established the 
Intelligence Junior Officer of the Year awards in 1990 to promote high morale 
and recognize professional excellence in the Naval Intelligence Community.  
This years RADM Thomas A. Brooks Intelligence Junior Officer of the Year 
awardees are:
    a.  Afloat:  LT Jason Figgeroa, Commander, U.S. SEVENTH Fleet
    b.  Ashore:  LT Timothy Laufer, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea

3.  Commander Dan F. Shanower Intelligence Specialist of the Year
(ISOY) Awards.  The DNI established the Intelligence Specialist of the Year 
awards in 1995 to promote high morale and recognize professional excellence 
in the Naval Intelligence Community.  This years CDR Dan F. Shanower 
Intelligence Specialist of the Year awardees are:
    a.  Senior Afloat:  IS1(EXW/IW/SW) Aaron Brooks, SEAL Delivery Vehicle 
Team ONE
    b.  Senior Ashore:  IS1(EXW/SW/AW) Justine Anderson, Naval Special 
Warfare Group TEN
    c.  Junior Afloat:  IS2(IW/SW/AW) Dakota Miller, Fleet Intelligence 
Detachment, Washington, D.C.
    d.  Junior Ashore:  IS2(IW/SW/AW) Nijah Lee, Information Warfare Training 
Command, Virginia Beach

4.  Vice Admiral Rufus L. Taylor Award for Leadership.  The VADM Rufus L. 
Taylor Award was established in 1985 to recognize leadership from deserving 
personnel who exemplify excellence and exceptional dedication to duty within 
the Naval Intelligence Community.  This year's VADM Rufus L. Taylor Award for 
Leadership awardees are:
    a.  Active:  CAPT Joshua Himes, Defense Intelligence Agency
    b.  Reserve:  CDR Rebecca Price, Naval Reserve, Commander, U.S.
Pacific Fleet Intelligence 0194

5.  Vice Admiral Rufus L. Taylor Award for Excellence in Intelligence 
Instruction.  Established in 1989, the VADM Rufus L. Taylor Award for 
Excellence in Intelligence Instruction honors instructors who exhibit 
principles which VADM Taylor exemplified throughout his career.  This years 
VADM Rufus L. Taylor Award for Excellence in Intelligence Instruction 
awardees are:
    a.	Information Warfare Training Command San Diego:  ISC(IW/FMF
/EXW) Taylor Culberson
    b.	Information Warfare Training Command Virginia Beach:  IS1(IW
/SW/AW) William Buller IV

6.  Rear Admiral Edwin T. Layton Award for Leadership and Mentorship.  The 
DNI established the RADM Edwin T. Layton Award for Leadership and Mentorship 
in 2001 to recognize outstanding leadership and mentorship in the furtherance 
of Naval Intelligence performance.  This years RADM Edwin T. Layton Award for 
Leadership and Mentorship awardees are:
    a.	CDR Cameron Balma, Naval Special Warfare Group TEN
    b.	CDR Robert Hamilton, Joint Intelligence Operations Center,
U.S. Strategic Command
    c.	LCDR Kurtis Lobaugh, Naval Special Warfare Development Group
    d.	LCDR Peter Wengel, Commander, Carrier Strike Group TWO
    e.	CWO4 Michael Matthews, Joint Interagency Task Force West
    f.	CWO4 Matthew Stinkeoway, Information Warfare Training Command
San Diego
    g.	ISCS(IW/EXW/AW) Edward Pruitt, Navy Expeditionary Intelligence
Command/USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73)

7.  Herman Dworkin Award for Maritime Analytic Excellence.  Since 1983, the 
Herman Dworkin Award is presented annually to the civilian or military 
analyst working maritime issues who exemplifies, through their work and 
attitude, Mr. Dworkins traits of analytic expertise.  This years Herman 
Dworkin Award for Maritime Analytic Excellence awardee is:
    a.	Mr. Terrence Kolb, Nimitz Operational Intelligence Center

8.  I am honored to lead such a fine cadre of Intelligence Professionals and 
congratulate you all for your service to the nation.  BRAVO ZULU!

9.  Released by VADM Jan E. Tighe, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for 
Information Warfare, OPNAV N2N6.//

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