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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

    Marines Award Categories

    Animation  |  B-roll Video  |  Communicator of the Year  |  Digital Art  |  Editing  |  Feature Photo  |  Feature Story  |  Identity Design  |  Information Story  |  Layout and Design  |  Long-form Production Video  |  Military Graphic Designer of the Year  |  Military Photographer of the Year  |  Military Videographer of the Year  |  Military Writer of the Year  |  Multimedia Product  |  News Photo  |  Photo Illustration  |  Photo Series/Picture Story  |  Photojournalism  |  Portrait  |  Short-form Production Video  |  Sports Photography  |  Video Spot  |  Video Story

    Animation

    1st Marine Division video stinger animation

    1st Place

    Cpl. Kayla Halloran

    1st Marine Division

    2023 New Year

    2nd Place

    Lance Cpl. Paley Fenner

    III Marine Expeditionary Force

    World Mental Health Day Animation

    3rd Place

    Lance Cpl. Ricardo Deseanogomez

    Marine Corps Installations Pacific

    B-roll Video

    TYR 22 Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS)

    1st Place

    Sgt. James Bourgeois

    U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa

    Combat Engineers conduct reconnaissance patrol on Fort Stewart

    2nd Place

    Lance Cpl. Christian Cutter

    Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort

    1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company field exercise 1-23

    3rd Place

    Lance Cpl. Manuel Rivera

    I MEF Information Group

    Communicator of the Year

    Communicator of the Year

    23rd Marine Regiment Finishes Support of Operation Allies Welcome
    Marines Call for Navy Close Air Support on Fort Pickett

    "Just take care of my people"
    3rd Force Recon Operation Santa Drop

    Reserve Marines Conduct Mission Rehearsal Exercise ahead of ITX 4-22

    Reserve Marines Conduct Mission Rehearsal Exercise ahead of ITX 4-22
    3/23 Conducts Mission Rehearsal Exercise ahead of ITX 4-22
    Reserve Marine Snipers Conduct Mission Rehearsal Exercise ahead of ITX 4-22
    3/23 Conducts Mission Rehearsal Exercise ahead of ITX 4-22
    3/23 Conducts Mission Rehearsal Exercise ahead of ITX 4-22
    Reserve Marines Conduct Mission Rehearsal Exercise ahead of ITX 4-22

    1st Place

    Cpl. James Stanfield

    Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES)

    Communicator of the Year

    A Leader Among Leaders: 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Pilot Receives Award

    A Leader Among Leaders: 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Pilot Receives Award
    U.S. Marines, Czech Air Force Airmen H-1 Training
    Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323 Departs for Poland
    3rd Marine Aircraft Wing's Marine Aviation Logistics Squadrons unload Mobile Maintenance Facilities
    Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron 303 Show of Force

    2nd Place

    Cpl. Levi Voss

    3rd Marine Aircraft Wing

    Digital Art

    National PTSD Awareness Day

    1st Place

    Lance Cpl. Briana Vera

    Communication Directorate

    F/A-18 Hornet infographic

    2nd Place

    Cpl. Caleb Stelter

    2nd Marine Aircraft Wing

    National Hispanic Heritage Month | 2022

    3rd Place

    Cpl. Kree Laing

    Marine Corps Installations Pacific

    Editing

    Mountain Warfare Instructors: Shaping Next Generations Warfighters

    1st Place

    Cpl. Shane Beaubien

    Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center

    First Anniversary of the 2021 Kabul Airport Attack

    2nd Place

    Staff Sgt. Aaron Patterson

    Communication Directorate

    MARFORPAC Change of Command

    3rd Place

    Cpl. Therese Edwards

    U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific

    Feature Photo

    3rd Landing Support Battalion Marines conduct field skills training during exercise Winter Workhorse

    1st Place

    Lance Cpl. Weston Brown

    3rd Marine Logistics Group

    U.S. Marines, JMSDF take part in Bilateral Swim Qualification

    2nd Place

    Cpl. Tyler Harmon

    1st Marine Aircraft Wing

    ARFF Marines at Landing Zone Westfield MCBH

    3rd Place

    Cpl. Christian Tofteroo

    Marine Corps Base Hawaii

    Feature Story

    Towards the sounds of chaos: CID Marine awarded Jim Kallstrom Award for bravery for her actions during 2021 Kabul airport attack

    Towards the sounds of chaos: CID Marine awarded Jim Kallstrom Award for bravery for her actions during 2021 Kabul airport attack

    1st Place

    Cpl. Luis Aguilar

    Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center

    Pendleton Marine awarded for saving lives

    Pendleton Marine awarded for saving lives

    2nd Place

    Cpl. Andrew Cortez

    Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton

    Full Circle - Newly Naturalized Marine Reunites with his Community on Deployment to Haiti

    Full Circle - Newly Naturalized Marine Reunites with his Community on Deployment to Haiti

    3rd Place

    Sgt. Alexa Hernandez

    2nd Marine Division

    Identity Design

    Motor Transport Logo Concept

    1st Place

    Lance Cpl. Ricardo Deseanogomez

    Marine Corps Installations Pacific

    3d Marine Division Coin Design

    2nd Place

    Lance Cpl. Eduardo Delatorre

    3d Marine Division

    1st MAW Communication Strategy and Operations

    3rd Place

    Sgt. Dalton Payne

    1st Marine Aircraft Wing

    Information Story

    Answering the Call | Reserve Marine Saves the Lives of Two in New York

    Answering the Call | Reserve Marine Saves the Lives of Two in New York

    1st Place

    Lance Cpl. Leslie Alcaraz

    Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES)

    2022 Kaneohe Bay Air Show: One Air Show, One Community

    2022 Kaneohe Bay Air Show: One Air Show, One Community

    2nd Place

    Cpl. Samantha Sanchez

    Marine Corps Base Hawaii

    Recruiting Station Baton Rouge and Recruiting Station Fort Lauderdale travel to Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island for the first Educators Workshop of 2022

    Recruiting Station Baton Rouge and Recruiting Station Fort Lauderdale travel to Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island for the first Educators Workshop of 2022

    3rd Place

    Sgt. Danielle Prentice

    6th Marine Corps District

    Layout and Design

    III MEF Banner

    1st Place

    Lance Cpl. Paley Fenner

    III Marine Expeditionary Force

    1st Intel Bn Martial Arts Instructor Course 22-23

    2nd Place

    Lance Cpl. Gadiel Zaragoza

    I MEF Information Group

    3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation

    3rd Place

    Warrant Officer Akeel Austin

    2nd Marine Division

    Long-form Production Video

    The 247th Marine Corps Birthday Message

    1st Place

    Communication Directorate

    Making Modern Marines

    2nd Place

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island

    Military Graphic Designer of the Year

    Happy 80th Birthday 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
    Semper Fidelis (Vintage Design)
    Lethal Body, Lethal Mind
    Operational Security
    San Francisco Fleet Week: Marine Air Control Group Poster
    Digital Art: Prepared for War and Peace

    1st Place

    Cpl. Sean Potter

    3rd Marine Aircraft Wing

    Women's History Month
    SSgt. Barranco in Norway
    Navajo Code Talkers Day
    The Legacy Continues...Navajo Code Talkers
    National Hispanic Heritage Month
    MARFORRES and MARFORSOUTH Birthday Ball Program 2022

    2nd Place

    Cpl. Leslie Alcaraz

    Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES)

    Gravity Doesn't Discriminate
    Tire Age
    Motor Transport Logo Concept
    Spear Gun Fishing
    World Mental Health Day Animation
    Far East Marksmanship Competition Graphic

    3rd Place

    Cpl. Ricardo Deseanogomez

    Marine Corps Installations Pacific

    Military Photographer of the Year

    Military Photographer of the Year

    3d Marine Division Squad Competition: Day 5
    KMEP 23.1: U.S. Marines clear structures in search of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear threats
    KAMANDAG 6-22: Unit PT
    Shinka 22.1: 50 Cal, MK19 Range
    KAMANDAG 6-22: Amphibious Raid
    3d Marine Division Squad Competition: Day 4

    KMEP 23.1: U.S. Marines conduct a Platoon Attack
    KMEP 23.1: U.S. Marines and United Nations Command Honor Guard forces conduct an Air Assault
    KMEP 23.1: U.S. Marines and Republic of Korea Marines conduct a mechanized assault training event
    KMEP 23.1: U.S. Marines conduct Platoon Attacks
    KMEP 23.1: U.S. Marines conduct Platoon Attacks
    KMEP 23.1: U.S. Marines Live-Fire
    KMEP 23.1: U.S. Marines clear structures in search of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear threats
    KMEP 23.1: U.S. Marines conduct close-quarters combat training
    KMEP 23.1: U.S. Marines and United Nations Command Honor Guard forces conduct an Air Assault
    KMEP 23.1: U.S. Marines conduct close-quarters combat training
    KMEP 23.1: U.S. Marines Live-Fire
    KMEP 23.1: U.S. Marines Live-Fire

    1st Place

    Lance Cpl. Michael Taggart

    3d Marine Division

    Military Photographer of the Year

    UNITAS 2022: Flight Operations in Rio de Janeiro
    HMLA-773 board USS Mesa Verde
    III MIG at Jungle Warfare Training Center: Endurance Course
    UNITAS 2022: Flight Operations
    UNITAS 2022: Close Air Support (Day 3)
    UNITAS 2022: Flight Operations in Rio de Janeiro

    III MIG at Jungle Warfare Training Center: Endurance Course
    III MIG at Jungle Warfare Training Center: Endurance Course
    III MIG at Jungle Warfare Training Center: Endurance Course
    III MIG at Jungle Warfare Training Center: Endurance Course
    III MIG at Jungle Warfare Training Center: Endurance Course
    III MIG at Jungle Warfare Training Center: Endurance Course
    III MIG at Jungle Warfare Training Center: Endurance Course
    II MIG at Jungle Warfare Training Center: Endurance Course
    III MIG at Jungle Warfare Training Center: Endurance Course
    III MIG at Jungle Warfare Training Center: Endurance Course
    III MIG at Jungle Warfare Training Center: Endurance Course

    2nd Place

    Sgt. Colton Garrett

    U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South

    Military Photographer of the Year

    31st MEU volunteers for town beautification with locals
    CAAT Extracts From Okinawa
    Blackhearts Night Deck Shoot
    Bilateral Amphibious Demonstration during KAMANDAG 6
    LPD 18 Swim Call
    Spinning Night CASEVAC

    Photo Series/Picture Story (Marines only)

    Blackhearts Train at Night
    Blackhearts Boat Raid Debarkation
    Blackhearts Boat Raid Debarkation
    Blackhearts Night Launch Sustainment
    Blackhearts Train at Night
    Blackhearts Boat Launch Rehearsal
    Boat Launch
    Boat Launch
    Boat Launch
    Blackhearts and PHILMAR conduct joint raid during KAMANDAG 6
    Blackhearts Form Up on the Water
    Blackhearts Form Up on the Water

    3rd Place

    Staff Sgt. Danny Gonzalez

    3rd Marine Logistics Group

    Military Videographer of the Year

    2d Marine Division 81st Anniversary
    Rolling Thunder: HIMARS
    Changing the Game: Distributed Operations as a Stand In Force
    Belleau Wood 22 BRoll

    1st Place

    Warrant Officer Akeel Austin

    2nd Marine Division

    2dCEB MCCRE B-roll Part 2
    Alexander The Great 2022
    3/6 Company Attacks
    3/6 MCCRE

    2nd Place

    Lance Cpl. Ethan R. Jones

    2nd Marine Division

    3d Marine Division Battle Color Rededication Ceremony
    Balikatan 22: Setting Conditions
    Romeo Battery HIMARS live fire b-roll
    Keen Sword 23

    3rd Place

    Cpl. Jerry Edlin

    3d Marine Division

    Military Writer of the Year

    4th Marine Aircraft Wing Marine Becomes Marine Corps’ First C-40A Clipper Crew Chief

    4th Marine Aircraft Wing Marine Becomes Marine Corps’ First C-40A Clipper Crew Chief
    Reserve Marines with 2nd Battalion, 14th Marines Conduct a Live-fire HIMARS Training Event

    Reserve Marines with 2nd Battalion, 14th Marines Conduct a Live-fire HIMARS Training Event
    New Orleans commemorates Marine Veteran as Rex, the King of Carnival

    New Orleans commemorates Marine Veteran as Rex, the King of Carnival
    'If Anything were to Happen, We were Ready' says Texas-based Reserve Marines Returning Home from Indo-Pacific Fighter Squadron Deployment

    'If Anything were to Happen, We were Ready' says Texas-based Reserve Marines Returning Home from Indo-Pacific Fighter Squadron Deployment
    Reserve Marines From Across the U.S. Travel to Norway to Support Marine Corps Prepositioning Program-Norway

    Reserve Marines From Across the U.S. Travel to Norway to Support Marine Corps Prepositioning Program-Norway

    1st Place

    Sgt. Brendan Mullin

    Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES)

    Parris Island Veterinary Clinic

    Parris Island Veterinary Clinic

    Like Father, Like Son
    Injured West Coast Recruit Finishes Recruit Training on East Coast Depot

    Injured West Coast Recruit Finishes Recruit Training on East Coast Depot
    Standing the Test of Time

    Standing the Test of Time

    "The Voice" of Parris Island

    2nd Place

    Lance Cpl. Michelle Brudnicki

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island

    2023 Commandant’s Retention Program works to retain talented first-term Marines

    2023 Commandant’s Retention Program works to retain talented first-term Marines
    Ready, Execute!: Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor Course

    Ready, Execute!: Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor Course
    Faces of MCIPAC: A Marine’s Best Friend

    Faces of MCIPAC: A Marine’s Best Friend
    Month of the Military Child 2022 

    Month of the Military Child 2022 
    Masami Goya - Tradition, dedication and training

    Masami Goya - Tradition, dedication and training

    3rd Place

    Cpl. Alex Fairchild

    Marine Corps Installations Pacific

    Multimedia Product

    Maritime Surveillance Exercise

    1st Place

    Cpl. Grace Gerlach

    III MEF Information Group

    Iron Fist 2022 Final Video

    2nd Place

    Sgt. Sydney Smith

    15th Marine Expeditionary Unit

    KAMANDAG 6

    3rd Place

    Sgt. JVonnta Taylor

    3d Marine Division

    News Photo

    KEEN SWORD 23 | VMM-265 CONDUCTS ON AND OFF DRILLS FOR THE JAPAN GROUND SELF-DEFENSE FORCE

    1st Place

    Lance Cpl. Justin Marty

    1st Marine Aircraft Wing

    Delta Company EGA Ceremony

    2nd Place

    Lance Cpl. Loriann Dauscher

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island

    USS Tripoli and Marine Aircraft Group 13 demonstrate lightning carrier concept

    3rd Place

    Sgt. Rachaelanne Woodward

    3rd Marine Aircraft Wing

    Photo Illustration

    Inchon Landing

    1st Place

    Cpl. Jacqueline Arre

    U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific

    1/6 Evaluated on Combat Readiness

    2nd Place

    Lance Cpl. Emma Gray

    2nd Marine Division

    The Legendary Origin of the Marine Corps Blood Stripe

    3rd Place

    Cpl. Keegan Bailey

    Marine Corps Base Quantico

    Photo Series/Picture Story

    III MIG at Jungle Warfare Training Center: Endurance Course
    III MIG at Jungle Warfare Training Center: Endurance Course
    III MIG at Jungle Warfare Training Center: Endurance Course
    III MIG at Jungle Warfare Training Center: Endurance Course
    II MIG at Jungle Warfare Training Center: Endurance Course
    III MIG at Jungle Warfare Training Center: Endurance Course
    III MIG at Jungle Warfare Training Center: Endurance Course
    III MIG at Jungle Warfare Training Center: Endurance Course

    1st Place

    Sgt. Colton Garrett

    U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South

    Task Group 61/2.4 Training in Souda Bay, Greece
    Task Group 61/2.4 Training in Souda Bay, Greece
    TF-61/2 Marines Training with The USS Georgia
    TF-61/2: 2d LAR Marines Helo Insert
    STALKER Marines conduct flight operations
    TF-61/2: 2d LAR Marines Helo Insert
    2d Recon HRST training
    TF-61/2: 2d LAR Marines Helo Insert
    2d Recon HRST training
    Marines aboard ENS Wambola port in Tallinn
    2d Recon HRST training

    2nd Place

    Sgt. Dylan Chagnon

    2nd Marine Division

    Real Training For Real Scenarios
    Real Training For Real Scenarios
    Real Training For Real Scenarios
    Real Training For Real Scenarios
    Real Training For Real Scenarios
    Real Training For Real Scenarios
    Real Training For Real Scenarios
    Real Training For Real Scenarios
    Real Training For Real Scenarios
    Real Training For Real Scenarios
    Real Training For Real Scenarios
    Real Training For Real Scenarios

    3rd Place

    Cpl. Cedar Barnes

    1st Marine Division

    Photojournalism

    UNITAS 2022: US Marine Corps Forces, South puts the Tactical Scalable Surgical System to the Test

    UNITAS 2022: US Marine Corps Forces, South puts the Tactical Scalable Surgical System to the Test
    UNITAS 2022: U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South puts the Tactical Scalable Surgical System to the Test
    UNITAS 2022: U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South puts the Tactical Scalable Surgical System to the Test
    UNITAS 2022: U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South puts the Tactical Scalable Surgical System to the Test
    UNITAS 2022: U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South puts the Tactical Scalable Surgical System to the Test

    1st Place

    Sgt. Brendan Mullin

    U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South

    Exercise NARVAL

    Exercise NARVAL
    Exercise NARVAL 2022
    Exercise NARVAL 2022
    Exercise NARVAL 2022
    Exercise NARVAL 2022
    Exercise NARVAL 2022

    2nd Place

    Sgt. Alexa Hernandez

    2nd Marine Division

    Answering the Call | Reserve Marine Saves the Lives of Two in New York

    Answering the Call | Reserve Marine Saves the Lives of Two in New York
    Sgt. Howard awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal
    Sgt. Howard awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal
    Sgt. Howard awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal
    Sgt. Howard awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal
    Sgt. Howard awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal

    3rd Place

    Lance Cpl. Leslie Alcaraz

    Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES)

    Portrait

    MRF-D Marines, Australian Army and Japan Ground Self Defense Force Personnel Participate in Exercise Southern Jackaroo

    1st Place

    Cpl. Cedar Barnes

    1st Marine Division

    Echo Company Crucible

    2nd Place

    Cpl. Max Noel

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego

    Conducting MCMAP in Saudi Arabia

    3rd Place

    Cpl. Patrick Katz

    I MEF Information Group

    Short-form Production Video

    Jungle Crab 22

    1st Place

    3rd Marine Logistics Group

    The First Four Hours

    2nd Place

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island

    Task Force 61/2: Enhancing Maritime Awareness

    3rd Place

    2nd Marine Division

    Sports Photography

    LPD 18 Swim Call

    1st Place

    Staff Sgt. Danny Gonzalez

    31st Marine Expeditionary Unit

    Papa Company Incentive Training

    2nd Place

    Lance Cpl. Trent Henry

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island

    Fight Night! – MMA visits Camp Foster

    3rd Place

    Cpl. Alex Fairchild

    Marine Corps Installations Pacific

    Video Spot

    Spartan Fury 22:1: (Short)

    1st Place

    Cpl. Brandon Aultman

    3d Marine Division

    Rolling Thunder: HIMARS

    2nd Place

    Warrant Officer Akeel Austin

    2nd Marine Division

    3rd Medical Battalion Shock Trauma Team

    3rd Place

    Cpl. Moises Rodriguez

    3rd Marine Logistics Group

    Video Story

    U.S. MARINES AND ALLIES MARK 104TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF BELLEAU WOOD

    1st Place

    Warrant Officer Akeel Austin

    U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa

    Sgt Penny Lenard - Marine Corps Rugby Team

    2nd Place

    Cpl. Alex Fairchild

    Marine Corps Installations Pacific

    A Face of Hope

    3rd Place

    Lance Cpl. David Intriago

    Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES)