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    2019 DOD MEDIA AWARD WINNERS


    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Defense Media Merit Awards Navy Marines Coast Guard Army Air Force DoD Media Awards

    Navy Award Categories

    Animation  |  Audio Feature Story  |  Audio Information Story  |  Audio Long-form Production  |  Audio Short-form Production  |  Audio Spot  |  Commentary  |  Digital Art  |  Feature Photo  |  Feature Story  |  Feature Video  |  Identity Design  |  Information Story  |  Information Story Video  |  Layout and Design  |  Long-form Production Video  |  Multimedia Product  |  Navy Civilian Graphic Designer of the Year  |  Navy Graphic Designer of the Year  |  Navy Photographer of the Year  |  Navy Strategic Communicator of the Year  |  Navy Videographer of the Year  |  Navy Writer of the Year  |  News Photo  |  Operational Photo Series  |  Operational Videography  |  Photojournalism  |  Picture Story  |  Portrait  |  Print or Digital Publication  |  Series Writing  |  Short-form Production Video  |  Social Media Video  |  Training Photo Series  |  Training Videography  |  Video Series  |  Video Spot

    Animation

    Non-Combatant Evacuations: 101

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Price

    AFN Sasebo

    U.S. Navy 244th Birthday

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Zachary Wickline

    USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77)

    Future 70 - The Ranges, Engineering and Analysis department

    3rd Place

    Kerri Spero

    Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport

    Audio Feature Story

    Sigonella Zombie Run

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Jordan KirkJohnson

    AFN Sigonella

    Sigonella Storybook Parade

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Jacques-Laurent Jean-Gilles

    AFN Sigonella

    MCAS Iwakuni Chief Petty Officer’s pinning ceremony (Radio)

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Debra Daco

    AFN Iwakuni

    Audio Information Story

    FAST Marines visit U.S. Embassy Vilnius for embassy engagement exercise

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Gaither

    AFN Rota

    Sigonella Circumetnea Historial Train Ride

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Jordan KirkJohnson

    AFN Sigonella

    Sigonella Auto Skills Center

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Daniel Young

    AFN Sigonella

    Audio Long-form Production

    Sports Hour on AFN Sigonella

    1st Place

    AFN Sigonella

    191114 - Mornin Joe With the CO 191114-N-WZ747-001

    2nd Place

    AFN Rota

    OneTeam Podcast EP4: The Knot featuring Trevor Kelly-Bissonnette

    3rd Place

    Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport

    Audio Short-form Production

    191217 Eagle Rota News

    1st Place

    AFN Rota

    190911-N-LK932-1001

    2nd Place

    AFN Guantanamo Bay

    Introducing "The Knot"

    3rd Place

    Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport

    Audio Spot

    Radio Spot: OPSEC

    1st Place

    Seaman Apprentice Lindsay Lair

    AFN Bahrain

    191223-N-XO016-0001

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Zachary Shea

    AFN Rota

    Radio Spot: Photo Competition

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher OGrady

    AFN Bahrain

    Commentary

    More than a statistic – Suicide takes a toll

    More than a statistic – Suicide takes a toll

    1st Place

    Douglas Stutz

    Naval Hospital Bremerton/Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bremerton

    Tides are Turning for Military Spouse Employment

    2nd Place

    Janine Scianna

    Naval Air Station Sigonella

    Digital Art

    Ford Celebrates Black History Month 2019

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Brigitte Johnston

    USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)

    2019 POW/MIA Recognition Day Poster

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Tyler Thompson

    Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

    American Indian Heritage Month

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Devin Langer

    Navy Public Affairs Support Element Detachment Hawaii

    Feature Photo

    DPAA Disinterment January 7, 2019

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Seth Coulter

    Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

    Navy Diver

    2nd Place

    Senior Chief Petty Officer Jayme Pastoric

    U.S. Navy

    USNS Comfort Visits St. Kitts and Nevis

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Nall Morgan

    Navy Public Affairs Support Element West

    Feature Story

    Into the Jungle: Medical Course Challenges Corpsmen

    Into the Jungle: Medical Course Challenges Corpsmen

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeanette Mullinax

    Media Center - Japan

    Once a Sailor always a Sailor: retired senior chief spends final days at NHB

    Once a Sailor always a Sailor: retired senior chief spends final days at NHB

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Meagan Christoph

    Naval Hospital Bremerton/Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bremerton

    Boot Camp Buddies Return to Recruit Training Command 50 Years Later

    3rd Place

    Susan Martin

    U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command

    Feature Video

    Into The Jungle Medicine Course

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Anthony R. Martinez

    AFN Yokosuka

    Remembering Dakota

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Coxwest

    Navy Production Division - Defense Media Activity

    Sailor Spotlight : The Perfect Reed

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Andrews

    Navy Band Northwest

    Identity Design

    NTAG Mid America Crest

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Chris Williamson

    Navy Talent Acquisition Group Mid America

    command logo shoulder patch

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Julie N. Vujevich

    USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73)

    Steamin' Demons

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Zachary Behrend

    USS Boxer (LHD 4)

    Information Story

    SERE Instructors Learn New Techniques

    SERE Instructors Learn New Techniques

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Jackson

    Navy Public Affairs Support Element West

    Women’s Leadership Highlighted during 25th Year of CARAT

    Women’s Leadership Highlighted during 25th Year of CARAT

    2nd Place

    Lt. Lauren Chatmas

    Command Destroyer Squadron 7

    A ‘Magnet’ For the Community: Bringing the Torah to Naval Station Rota

    A ‘Magnet’ For the Community: Bringing the Torah to Naval Station Rota

    3rd Place

    Courtney Pollock

    Naval Station Rota, Spain

    Information Story Video

    No Ordinary Day

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Ethan T Miller

    Navy Production Division - Defense Media Activity

    3D MEDICAL APPLICATIONS CENTER: Overview

    2nd Place

    Stacey Wyzykowski

    Visual Information Directorate-NMLPDC

    The Correct Way to Cross the Street

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Allen Amani

    Navy Public Affairs Support Element Detachment Hawaii

    Layout and Design

    JBPHH Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Pacheco

    Navy Public Affairs Support Element Detachment Hawaii

    National Vietnam Veterans Recognition Day Observance Poster

    2nd Place

    Chief Petty Officer Michael DiMestico

    Navy Public Affairs Support Element East - (Active)

    B2 Spirit Infographic

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Dan Serianni

    Navy Public Affairs Support Element East - (Active)

    Long-form Production Video

    RTC Warrior Toughness

    1st Place

    U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command

    FY 2020 Chief Initiation Season Documentary

    2nd Place

    Navy Public Affairs Support Element Detachment Hawaii

    Less Bow, More Stern Ep.2

    3rd Place

    Navy Public Affairs Support Element East - (Active)

    Multimedia Product

    Funky Chicken

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Jennifer Lebron

    Defense.gov

    USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Richardson

    USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

    Full Circle

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua DuFrane

    Navy Production Division - Defense Media Activity

    Research Commons
    Hack Fridays Campaign
    NUWC Division Newport 150th Anniversary Exhibit Panels
    NUWC NEWS icon
    New Bedford Whaling Museum Exhibit
    Future 70 - The Ranges, Engineering and Analysis department

    1st Place

    Kerri Spero

    Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport

    61st Annual Recruit Cardinal Division Poster
    NTAG Mid America Crest
    NRD St. Louis Navy Week
    NRD St. Louis Chiefs Mess Design
    NTAG Mid America ROTM Baseball Card Concept
    NRD St. Louis Navy Week Teaser

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Chris Williamson

    Navy Talent Acquisition Group Mid America

    Navy Photographer of the Year

    Command Control Central USS John P. Murtha
    USS John P. Murtha Maritime Interdiction Operation
    Air to Surface Live Fire Exercise
    USS John P. Murtha Live-Fire Gunnery Exercise
    Bridge Night Operations
    Well Deck Operations Aboard USS John P. Murtha
    USS John P. Murtha Medical Training
    USS John P. Murtha Security Reaction Force Training
    USS John P. Murtha CBR Drill
    USS John P. Murtha Vertical Replenishment
    John P. Murtha Flight Ops
    John P. Murtha Flight Ops/Night Transit
    John P. Murtha Flight Ops
    John P. Murtha Arrives in Subic Bay
    John P. Murtha Departs Pearl Harbor Tiger Brief
    John P. Murtha Homecoming

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Kyle Carlstrom

    Navy Public Affairs Support Element West

    Navy Strategic Communicator of the Year

    Overcoming the odds: The Story of Two Families and Their Survival After Super Typhoon Yutu

    Overcoming the odds: The Story of Two Families and Their Survival After Super Typhoon Yutu
    SeaBee Impact to a Tinian Community
    USS Key West Holds Family Day Cruise
    Key West Conducts Mobile Logistics Demonstration

    Key West Conducts Mobile Logistics Demonstration
    USS Key West Completes Mobile Logistics Demonstration with USNS Richard E. Byrd
    USS Key West Completes Mobile Logistics Demonstration with USNS Richard E. Byrd
    USS Key West Completes Mobile Logistics Demonstration with USNS Richard E. Byrd
    USS Key West Completes Mobile Logistics Demonstration with USNS Richard E. Byrd

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Kelsey Hockenberger

    Commander, Submarine Squadron 15

    Patriot-Baton Rouge Flag Maker
    OS A-School Training Video
    Full Circle
    WWII Spot

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua DuFrane

    Navy Production Division - Defense Media Activity

    Navy Writer of the Year

    The Nose Knows: NHB Sailors Help Train Search and Rescue Dogs

    The Nose Knows: NHB Sailors Help Train Search and Rescue Dogs
    Once a Sailor always a Sailor: retired senior chief spends final days at NHB

    Once a Sailor always a Sailor: retired senior chief spends final days at NHB
    Naval Hospital Bremerton Celebrates Hispanic American Heritage Month

    Naval Hospital Bremerton Celebrates Hispanic American Heritage Month
    Naval Hospital Bremerton Sailor creates clinical conservation and civic care recycling project

    Naval Hospital Bremerton Sailor creates clinical conservation and civic care recycling project
    The Nose Knows: NHB Sailors Help Train Search and Rescue Dogs
    The Nose Knows: NHB Sailors Help Train Search and Rescue Dogs
    The Nose Knows: NHB Sailors Help Train Search and Rescue Dogs
    Naval Hospital Bremerton Sailor creates clinical conservation and civic care recycling project
    NHB Sailors Suit Up to Prepare for the Worst

    NHB Sailors Suit Up to Prepare for the Worst

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Meagan Christoph

    Naval Hospital Bremerton/Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bremerton

    News Photo

    USS Chung Hoon Returns to Pearl Harbor

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Holly Herline

    Navy Public Affairs Support Element Detachment Hawaii

    Recruit Training Command 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Spencer Fling

    U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command

    Navy Ceremonial Guard Drill Team Performs at Mid-America All-Indian Center During Wichita Navy Week

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Pacheco

    Navy Public Affairs Support Element Detachment Hawaii

    Operational Photo Series

    190412-N-GD018-1040
    190412-N-GD018-1079
    replenishment-at--sea
    190412-N-GD018-1095
    190412-N-GD018-1110
    190429-N-GD018-1051
    replenishment-at--sea

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Amber Smalley

    USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)

    UCT 2 Begins Work to Clear Channel in Sapwuahfik
    UCT 2 Sailors Remove Obstructions from Sapwuahfik Channel
    UCT 2 Sailors Remove Obstructions from Sapwuahfik Channel
    UCT 2 Sailors Remove Obstructions from Sapwuahfik Channel
    UCT 2 Sailors Remove Obstructions from Sapwuahfik Channel
    UCT 2 Sailors Remove Obstructions from Sapwuahfik Channel
    UCT 2 Sailors Remove Obstructions from Sapwuahfik Channel
    UCT 2 Sailors Remove Obstructions from Sapwuahfik Channel
    UCT 2 Sailors Remove Obstructions from Sapwuahfik Channel
    UCT 2 Sailors Remove Obstructions from Sapwuahfik Channel

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Omar-Kareem Powell

    Navy Public Affairs Support Element West

    USNS Spearhead
    USNS Spearhead
    USNS Spearhead
    USNS Spearhead
    USNS Spearhead
    USNS Spearhead
    USNS Spearhead

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Anderson W Branch

    Navy Public Affairs Support Element East, Detachment Southeast

    Operational Videography

    Operatiod Dragoon 75th Anniversary - Wreath Laying at Sea

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean Castellano

    Regional Media Center AFN Europe

    USNS Comfort provides oxygen to Grenada General Hospital

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Maria Llanos

    Navy Public Affairs Support Element East - (Active)

    Exercise Citadel Pacific 2019

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Stephen Stromberg

    AFN Sasebo

    Photojournalism

    Lauren Bruner Interred at USS Arizona Memorial
    Lauren Bruner Interred at USS Arizona Memorial
    Lauren Bruner Interred at USS Arizona Memorial
    Lauren Bruner Interred at USS Arizona Memorial
    Lauren Bruner Laid To Rest Among Shipmates

    Lauren Bruner Laid To Rest Among Shipmates

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Holly Herline

    Navy Public Affairs Support Element Detachment Hawaii

    Mayport Littoral Training Facility
    Mayport Littoral Training Facility
    Mayport Littoral Training Facility
    Mayport Littoral Training Facility
    Mayport Littoral Training Facility
    Mayport LCS Sailors Train, Fight in Virtual Reality

    Mayport LCS Sailors Train, Fight in Virtual Reality

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Alana Langdon

    Navy Public Affairs Support Element East, Detachment Southeast

    Forged

    Forged
    Pearl Harbor CPO Select PT
    Pearl Harbor CPO Select PT
    Pearl Harbor CPO Select PT
    Pearl Harbor Chief Petty Officer Selectees Participate in FMF Challenge

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Devin Langer

    Navy Public Affairs Support Element Detachment Hawaii

    Picture Story

    CRRC Launching and Recovering
    Sailors and Marines aboard USS Ashland (LSD 48) execute CRRC operations
    CRRC Recovery Operations
    CRRC Launching and Recovering
    CRRC Launching and Recovering
    Sailors and Marines aboard USS Ashland (LSD 48) execute CRRC operations
    CRRC Launching and Recovery
    CRRC Launching and Recovering
    CRRC Recovery Ops
    Sailors and Marines aboard USS Ashland (LSD 48) execute CRRC operations
    CRRC Recovery Operations

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Markus Castaneda

    Navy Public Affairs Support Element Japan

    Repatriation for Pearl Harbor Sailor's Remains to Wichita, Kansas
    Recently-Identified Pearl Harbor Sailor Laid to Rest in His Hometown
    Recently-Identified Pearl Harbor Sailor Laid to Rest in His Hometown
    Recently-Identified Pearl Harbor Sailor Laid to Rest in His Hometown
    Recently-Identified Pearl Harbor Sailor Laid to Rest in His Hometown
    Recently-Identified Pearl Harbor Sailor Laid to Rest in His Hometown
    Recently-Identified Pearl Harbor Sailor Laid to Rest in His Hometown
    Recently-Identified Pearl Harbor Sailor Laid to Rest in His Hometown
    Recently-Identified Pearl Harbor Sailor Laid to Rest in His Hometown

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Pacheco

    Navy Public Affairs Support Element Detachment Hawaii

    National 9/11 Memorial: MCPON Smith Pays Respects
    National 9/11 Memorial: MCPON Smith Pays Respects
    National 9/11 Memorial: MCPON Smith Pays Respects
    National 9/11 Memorial: MCPON Smith Pays Respects
    National 9/11 Memorial: MCPON Smith Pays Respects
    National 9/11 Memorial: MCPON Smith Pays Respects
    National 9/11 Memorial: MCPON Smith Pays Respects

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Sarah Villegas

    Office of the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy

    Portrait

    Recruit Training Command Graduation

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Spencer Fling

    U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command

    SN Geffeney poses for a photo

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryre Arciaga

    Navy Public Affairs Support Element Japan

    Capt Rex Combs Memorial

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Baldock

    Regional Media Center AFN Europe

    Print or Digital Publication

    The Navy Reservist 11.23.2019

    1st Place

    Commander, Navy Reserve Force

    Fanfare 11.18.2019

    2nd Place

    U.S. Navy Band

    Panorama 12.20.2019

    3rd Place

    U.S. Naval Support Activity Naples

    Series Writing

    The History of Navy Rank: The Officer Corps

    The History of Navy Rank (or Rate): Enlisted Personnel

    The History of Navy Rank: Warrant Officers

    1st Place

    Christopher Lange

    Naval History and Heritage Command

    Faces of Freedom: From the Barracks of Beirut

    Faces of Freedom: From the Barracks of Beirut
    Faces of Freedom: Rescue in Barcelona

    Faces of Freedom: Rescue in Barcelona

    2nd Place

    Heather Rutherford

    Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR)

    Sailors Making Sailors: PASS program offers recruits opportunity for change and growth

    Sailors Making Sailors: Recruits Taught Importance of Watchstanding at Recruit Training Command

    3rd Place

    Alan Nunn

    U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command

    Short-form Production Video

    What is Walter Reed Bethesda

    1st Place

    Visual Information Directorate-NMLPDC

    Ready Relevant Learning

    2nd Place

    Navy Public Affairs Support Element East - (Active)

    U.S. Naval Test Pilot School Overview Video

    3rd Place

    Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division

    Social Media Video

    The Pusher

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua DuFrane

    Navy Production Division - Defense Media Activity

    43rd Yokosuka Mikoshi Parade (2019)

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Anthony R. Martinez

    AFN Yokosuka

    HTC Taylor WARSHIP78

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Carter

    USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)

    Training Photo Series

    USS Somerset AAV Operations
    USS Somerset Iron Fist 2019
    USS Somerset Iron Fist 2019
    USS Somerset Iron Fist 2019
    USS Somerset Iron Fist 2019
    USS Somerset Iron Fist 2019
    USS Somerset Iron Fist 2019
    USS Somerset Iron Fist 2019
    USS Somerset Iron Fist 2019
    Iron Fist 2019
    Iron Fist 2019
    Iron Fist 2019

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Devin Langer

    Navy Public Affairs Support Element Detachment Hawaii

    Into the Jungle: Medical Course Challenges Corpsmen at JWTC
    Into the Jungle: Medical Course Challenges Corpsmen at JWTC
    Into the Jungle: Medical Course Challenges Corpsmen at JWTC
    Into the Jungle: Medical Course Challenges Corpsman at JWTC
    Into the Jungle: Medical Course Challenges Corpsmen at JWTC
    Into the Jungle: Medical Course Challenges Corpsmen at JWTC
    Into the Jungle: Medical Course Challenges Corpsmen at JWTC
    Into the Jungle: Medical Course Challenges Corpsmen at JWTC
    Into the Jungle: Medical Course Challenges Corpsmen at JWTC

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeanette Mullinax

    Media Center - Japan

    190129-N-RG482-0346
    190129-N-RG482-0406
    190130-N-RG482-0349
    190130-N-RG482-0374
    190130-N-RG482-0523
    190131-N-RG482-0687
    190131-N-RG482-0537
    190203-N-RG482-0118
    190205-N-RG482-0184
    190205-N-RG482-0249
    190204-N-RG482-0088
    190131-N-RG482-0357

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Kyle Steckler

    Navy Public Affairs Support Element East Detachment Europe

    Training Videography

    OS A-School Training Video

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua DuFrane

    Navy Production Division - Defense Media Activity

    Mine Warfare Exercise 2JA 2019 B-Roll

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Mario Coto

    AFN Yokosuka

    Video Series

    Open For Business: Forward Diesel Engines
    Open For Business: The Bridge
    Open For Business: Weather
    Open For Business

    1st Place

    Seaman Apprentice Brianna Thompson

    USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)

    Hiroki Tanaka
    Autopolis International Racing Course
    Saga International Balloon Fiesta

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Kyle Palasti

    AFN Sasebo

    Video Spot

    This is a Pride Spot

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class John McGovern

    USS Boxer (LHD 4)

    The Energy Bandit

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Cole Keller

    AFN Naples

    WWII Spot

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua DuFrane

    Navy Production Division - Defense Media Activity