Coast Guard civilian employee Teddie Thorogood, chief of resources and planning for the Coast Guard 5th District in Portsmouth, Va., is the recipient of the 2012 Coast Guard Commandant’s Superior Achievement Award - the highest award given to a current serving civilian employee, equivalent to the bronze star. Thorogood heads the division responsible for the 5th District’s non-operational planning, and all the 5th District’s resources, including $42 million in funding, $1 billion in shore infrastructure, and 8,500 military, civilian and auxiliary personnel from northern New Jersey to southern North Carolina. (U.S Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nate Littlejohn)