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SUBJ/2021 NAVAL INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AWARDS RESULTS// 
 
REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/101751ZDEC20// 
AMPN/REF A IS NAVADMIN 317/20, 2021 NAVAL INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AWARDS 
SOLICITATION.// 
POC/WATSON/CIV/NIA-HC/TEL:  (703) 604-5845/ 
E-MAIL:  yolanda.y.watson.civ@us.navy.mil// 
 
RMKS/1.  It is with great pleasure that I announce the selectees for the 2021 
Naval Intelligence Community Awards.  Each of these selectees should be 
commended for their outstanding contribution to Naval Intelligence. 
 
2.  Rear Admiral Thomas A. Brooks Intelligence Junior Officer of the Year: 
    a.  Sea:  LT Ryan L. Meder, Commander, Task Force SEVEN ZERO 
    b.  Shore:  LT Grace A. Jones, Commander, U.S. Africa Command 
 
3.  Commander Dan F. Shanower Intelligence Specialist of the Year Awards: 
    a.  Senior Sea:  IS1(EXW/IW) Valli K. Pozuelos, Naval Special Warfare 
Group TWO 
    b.  Senior Shore:  IS1(IW/AW) Klara M. Lyons, U.S. Naval Forces Southern 
Command 
    c.  Junior Sea:  IS2(SW/IW/AW) Hannah I. Giron, USS AMERICA (LHA 6) 
    d.  Junior Shore:  IS2(IW/SW) Eli A. Spencer, U.S. Pacific Fleet 
 
4.  Vice Admiral Rufus L. Taylor Award for Leadership: 
    a.  Active:  CAPT Joshua C. Himes, U.S. Central Command 
    b.  Reserve:  CDR Gautam R. Kharkar, Naval Reserve (NR) Defense 
Intelligence Agency Headquarters 0366 
 
5.  Vice Admiral Rufus L. Taylor Award for Excellence in Intelligence 
Instruction: 
    a.  ISC(IW/SW/EXW) Dinorath A. Lopez, Information Warfare Training 
Command San Diego 
    b.  IS1(IW/EXW) Kenneth E. Evans II, Information Warfare Training Command 
Virginia Beach 
 
6.  Rear Admiral Edwin T. Layton Award for Leadership and Mentorship: 
    a.  ISC(IW/EXW) Francis X. Henry, NR Defense Intelligence Agency HQ 0466 
    b.  LCDR Laura M. Nichols, Nimitz Operational Intelligence Center 
    c.  LCDR Grant J. Cassingham, Carrier Air Wing NINE 
    d.  CAPT Herbert R. Thompson, Brooks Center for Maritime Engagement 
    e.  CWO3 Timothy J. Moran, Navy Expeditionary Intelligence Command 
    f.  CDR Christopher M. Michalski, Naval Information Warfare Training 
Group 
    g.  LCDR Jessica Elfstrom, Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group SEVEN 
    h.  IS1(IW/AW) Jessica E. Reeves, U.S. European Command 
    i.  ISCS(IW/SW/AW) Francisco Castrejon, USS BUNKER HILL (CG 52) 
    j.  LCDR John A. Bardenhagen III, Commander, Carrier Strike Group NINE 
    k.  CDR Michael A. Hubbard, Office of Naval Intelligence 
    l.  LCDR Daniel R. Flemming, U.S. Pacific Fleet 
    m.  ISCS(EXW/IW/SW/FPJ) Jans E. Wayne, Naval Special Warfare Development 
Group 
    n.  ISCS(IW/SW/AW) Johnetta L. Heckard, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Joint 
Intelligence Operations Center 
    o.  ISC(IW/EXW/AW) Francisco Trujillo Jr., National Geospatial-
Intelligence Agency, Navy Element 
    p.  CDR Reuben Blofstein, USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70)
7.  Herman Dworkin Award for Maritime Analytic Excellence: 
    a.  LCDR Robert A. Saborsky, U.S. SECOND Fleet
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 Jeffrey E. Trussler, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations 
for Information Warfare, OPNAV N2N6.// 
 
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