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    2022 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

    Coast Guard Award Categories

    B-roll Video  |  Blog Post  |  Coast Guard Photographer of the Year  |  Communicator of the Year  |  Feature Photo  |  Feature Story  |  Information Story  |  News Photo  |  Photo Series  |  Photojournalism  |  Portrait  |  Video Story

    B-roll Video

    B-Roll: Recruit physical fitness testing at U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Shannon Kearney

    U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May

    B-roll U.S. Coast Guard commissions 47th Sentinel-class cutter

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class John Hightower

    U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area

    Buoy Tender Olympics 2022

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexandria Obrien

    U.S. Coast Guard - Defense Media Activity

    Blog Post

    Coast Guard remembers Alaska Native shipmate Eileen Rose Nelson

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Nate Littlejohn

    U.S. Coast Guard - Defense Media Activity

    Coast Guard Photographer of the Year

    Coast Guard Photographer of the Year

    Annex-X Program candidate trains for A-School
    Air Station San Francisco conducts hoist training
    San Francisco Captain of the Port stands for a portrait
    USCGC Midgett, U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force conduct mass rescue exercise
    USCGC Midgett ConductS Pursuit Training DURING RIMPAC 2022
    USCGC Midgett conducts refueling-at-sea

    USCGC Midgett and U.S. Navy conduct flight operations
    U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett and U.S. Navy conduct flight operations during RIMPAC 2022
    USCGC Midgett transits near Hawaiian Islands
    USCGC Midgett transits near Hawaiian Islands
    USCGC Midgett transits near Hawaiian Islands
    USCGC Midgett, U.S. Navy conduct flight operations
    USCGC Midgett, U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force conduct mass rescue exercise
    USCGC Midgett transits near Hawaiian Islands
    USCGC Midgett, U.S. Navy conduct flight operations

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Taylor Bacon

    U.S. Coast Guard District 11

    Coast Guard Photographer of the Year

    U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton conducts joint training with Swedish Coast Guard in the Baltic Sea
    Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton crewmember welds while underway in the Atlantic Ocean
    Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton arrives in Rota, Spain for EUCOM deployment
    Coast Guard holds annual Blackthorn memorial service in Galveston, Texas  
    Coast Guard K9 Simba Helicopter to Boat Hoist
    Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton conducts gunnery exercise while underway in the Atlantic Ocean

    Photo Series (Coast Guard only - Group A)

    U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton conducts joint training with Swedish Coast Guard in the Baltic Sea
    USCGC Hamilton conducts joint tactical training with the Finnish Border Guard in the Baltic Sea
    USCGC Hamilton conducts joint tactical training with the Finnish Border Guard in the Baltic Sea
    U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton conducts joint training with Swedish Coast Guard in the Baltic Sea
    U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton conducts joint training with Swedish Coast Guard in the Baltic Sea
    U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton conducts joint training with Swedish Coast Guard in the Baltic Sea
    Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton crewmembers conduct pursuit training while underway in the Atlantic Ocean
    Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton arrives in Rota, Spain for EUCOM deployment
    Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton arrives in Rota, Spain for EUCOM deployment
    ScanEagle UAS team launches drone from Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton while underway in the Atlantic Ocean
    Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton conducts damage control exercises while underway in the Atlantic Ocean
    Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton conducts gunnery exercise while underway in the Atlantic Ocean

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Alejandro Rivera

    U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area

    Coast Guard Photographer of the Year

    Coast Guard presents veteran with National Defense Service Medal for 1950s service
    Coast Guard family reunion
    Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s (WAGB 10) engineers hard at work
    Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s (WAGB 10) engineers hard at work
    Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) sails through rough seas enroute to Antarctica
    Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach holds change of command ceremony

    Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) has swim call near the equator
    Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) has swim call near the equator
    Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) has swim call near the equator
    Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) has swim call near the equator
    Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) has swim call near the equator
    Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) has swim call near the equator
    Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) has swim call near the equator
    Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) has swim call near the equator
    Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) has swim call near the equator

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Aidan Cooney

    U.S. Coast Guard District 11 PADET Los Angeles

    Communicator of the Year

    Communicator of the Year

    Coast Guard interpreters play key role aboard Cutter Munro, for Operation Blue Pacific
    Coast Guard Cutter Munro conducts Operation Blue Pacific near Fiji
    Coast Guard names Alaska Reserve Enlisted Person of the Year

    Coast Guard names Alaska Reserve Enlisted Person of the Year

    Coast Guard remembers Alaska Native shipmate Eileen Rose Nelson
    Coast Guard Auxiliary offers adventure, seeks skills beyond maritime experience

    Coast Guard Auxiliary offers adventure, seeks skills beyond maritime experience

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Nate Littlejohn

    U.S. Coast Guard - Defense Media Activity

    Communicator of the Year

    A fire in ice

    A fire in ice
    Helping Hands: Coast Guard Auxiliarists assist Polar Star’s galley

    Helping Hands: Coast Guard Auxiliarists assist Polar Star’s galley
    Coast Guard members share how mental health affected their life
    Coast Guard Cutter Midgett DC Olympics during WESTPAC 2022
    Portland Rose Festival 2022 Coast Guard Search and Rescue Demonstration
    Coast Guard honors SPAR veteran at 100th birthday celebration

    Coast Guard honors SPAR veteran at 100th birthday celebration

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Diolanda Caballero

    U.S. Coast Guard District 13

    Feature Photo

    Coast Guard Station Umpqua River Conducts Surf Training

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Steven Strohmaier

    U.S. Coast Guard District 13

    17th Coast Guard District Supports World Breastfeeding Week

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Ali Blackburn

    U.S. Coast Guard - Defense Media Activity

    Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton conducts gunnery exercise while underway in the Atlantic Ocean

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Alejandro Rivera

    U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area

    Feature Story

    Rescuers on the Rio Grande: Coast Guard team saves lives at the border

    Rescuers on the Rio Grande: Coast Guard team saves lives at the border

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Corinne Zilnicki

    U.S. Coast Guard District 8

    Chief Petty Officer Brian Wereda – A True Life Saver

    Chief Petty Officer Brian Wereda – A True Life Saver

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Ian Gray

    U.S. Coast Guard - Defense Media Activity

    Information Story

    Coast Guard announces 2022 MWR Program of the Year winners in Kodiak, Alaska

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Ian Gray

    U.S. Coast Guard - Defense Media Activity

    Nation's sole heavy icebreaker arrives in Antarctica

    Nation's sole heavy icebreaker arrives in Antarctica

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Diolanda Caballero

    U.S. Coast Guard District 13

    Coast Guard Cutter Munro visits Suva, Fiji, hosts shipriders during Operation Blue Pacific

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Nate Littlejohn

    U.S. Coast Guard District 17 PADET Anchorage

    News Photo

    Coast Guard Commandant attends National Vietnam War Veterans Day ceremony

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Travis Magee

    U.S. Coast Guard District 13

    USCGC Midgett, U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force conduct mass rescue exercise

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Taylor Bacon

    U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

    Coast Guard conducts search and rescue post Hurricane Ian landfall

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Gabriel Wisdom

    U.S. Coast Guard District 8

    Photo Series

    Coast Guard conducts search and rescue post Hurricane Ian landfall
    Coast Guard conducts search and rescue post Hurricane Ian landfall
    Coast Guard conducts search and rescue operations post Hurricane Ian landfall
    Coast Guard conducts search and rescue operations post Hurricane Ian landfall
    Coast Guard conducts search and rescue operations post Hurricane Ian landfall
    Coast Guard conducts search and rescue operations post Hurricane Ian landfall
    Coast Guard conducts search and rescue operations post Hurricane Ian landfall
    Coast Guard surveys Pine Island, Florida, for people in need
    Coast Guard surveys Pine Island, Florida, for people in need
    Coast Guard surveys Pine Island, Florida, for people in need
    Coast Guard surveys Pine Island, Florida, for people in need
    Coast Guard conducts search and rescue operations post Hurricane Ian landfall

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Gabriel Wisdom

    U.S. Coast Guard District 8

    Coast Guard Station Islamorada conducts hoist training with Air Station Miami
    Coast Guard Station Islamorada conducts hoist training with Air Station Miami
    Coast Guard Station Islamorada conducts hoist training with Air Station Miami
    Coast Guard Station Islamorada conducts hoist training with Air Station Miami
    Coast Guard Station Islamorada conducts hoist training with Air Station Miami
    Coast Guard Station Islamorada conducts hoist training with Air Station Miami
    Coast Guard Station Islamorada conducts hoist training with Air Station Miami
    Coast Guard Station Islamorada conducts hoist training with Air Station Miami

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Jose Hernandez

    U.S. Coast Guard District 8

    Tradewinds 2022
    Tradewinds 2022
    Tradewinds 2022
    Tradewinds 2022
    Tradewinds 2022
    Tradewinds 2022 range training
    Tradewinds 2022 range training
    Tradewinds 2022
    Tradewinds 2022 range training
    Tradewinds 2022
    Tradewinds 2022
    Tradewinds 2022

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Noel

    U.S. Coast Guard - Defense Media Activity

    Photojournalism

    Auxiliarists help Coast Guard Cutter Munro crew perform Operation Blue Pacific
    Auxiliarists help Coast Guard Cutter Munro crew perform Operation Blue Pacific
    Auxiliarists help Coast Guard Cutter Munro crew perform Operation Blue Pacific
    Coast Guard Auxiliary offers adventure, seeks skills beyond maritime experience

    Coast Guard Auxiliary offers adventure, seeks skills beyond maritime experience
    Auxiliarists help Coast Guard Cutter Munro crew perform Operation Blue Pacific
    Auxiliarists help Coast Guard Cutter Munro crew perform Operation Blue Pacific

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Nate Littlejohn

    U.S. Coast Guard - Defense Media Activity

    Measuring success through leadership

    Measuring success through leadership
    Measuring success through leadership
    Measuring success through leadership
    Measuring success through leadership
    Measuring success through leadership
    Measuring success through leadership

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Shannon Kearney

    U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May

    Santa to the Villages 2022: Akhiok
    Santa to the Villages 2022: Port Lions
    Santa to the Villages 2022: Port Lions
    Santa to the Villages 2022: Port Lions
    Behind the Scenes of Kodiak’s Santa to the Villages 2022

    Behind the Scenes of Kodiak’s Santa to the Villages 2022
    Santa to the Villages 2022: Karluk

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Ali Blackburn

    U.S. Coast Guard - Defense Media Activity

    Portrait

    San Francisco Captain of the Port stands for a portrait

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Taylor Bacon

    U.S. Coast Guard District 11

    Coast Guard Fireman portrait

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Steven Strohmaier

    U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

    Master Chief Petty Officer Rashaun Morris for Black History Month

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Noel

    U.S. Coast Guard - Defense Media Activity

    Video Story

    Coast Guard rescues 9 from rig on fire in Sabine Pass, Texas

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Dickinson

    U.S. Coast Guard District 8

    Protecting the Pacific Northwest

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Travis Magee

    U.S. Coast Guard District 13

    Climbing the Highest Peak

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Jonathan Lally

    U.S. Coast Guard District 8