WIESBADEN, Germany – U.S. Army Europe announced its winners of the 2017 Maj. Gen. Keith L. Ware Public Affairs competition, Feb. 27 on Clay Kaserne.
The annual competition recognizes excellence in print, broadcast, community relations and new media by military and civilian employees from U.S. Army Europe major subordinate commands and direct reporting units. The contest is named for Maj. Gen. Keith L. Ware, a World War II Medal of Honor recipient and former Army Chief of Information, who was killed in action in Vietnam. The Army tradition of the Keith L. Ware competition dates back to 1970.
Entries in all categories are judged for technical excellence in accordance with the objectives of the Department of the Army's internal information program.
“I think this competition is another way that the United States Army and the Department of Defense use to high-light the great talent we have across our services,” Col. Kathleen Turner, the U.S. Army Europe Public Affairs Director commented. “This is an event that we need to continue to utilize and our very best should put forth their hard work so they can be recognized.”
First-place winners will next represent U.S. Army Europe at the Department of the Army level of the competition. For more information about the Army Europe-level competition and for links to the winners' products, visit http://www.eur.army.mil/klw. For more information about the Department of the Army-level Keith L. Ware competition, visit http://www.army.mil/klw.
This year's winners include the following:
Broadcast Awards:
Category A: Multimedia Product
1st Place: SSG Alexander Henninger - 173rd Airborne Brigade/ Company Live Fire
Category C: Short-Form Production Video
1st Place: 7th Army Training Command/ Dynamic Front II
Category E: Audio Report
1st Place: SSG Adrian Patoka- 21st TSC/ Europe Sustainers Enable Mission Readiness
2nd Place: Sgt. Danielle Debehets- U.S. Army Europe/Bremen Band
3rd Place: Spc. Kelsey VanFleet- U.S. Army Europe/ LTG Hodges relinquishment, retirement
Category F: Audio Spot
1st Place: Spc. Kelsey VanFleet-U.S. Army Europe/ Vollrath Winners announced
2nd Place: Sgt. Danielle Debehets- U.S. Army Europe/ Suicide Prevention/
Category G: Operational Videography
1st Place: Sgt. Marlon A. Styles- 7th ATC/ Heavy Drop Swift Response Phase II
2nd Place: SSG Alexander Henninger- 173rd Airborne Brigade/ The Day After
Category H: Training Videography
1st Place: Markus Rauchenberger- 7th ATC Grafenwoehr (TSC Grafenwoehr)/ 173rd Airborne Brigade Mortar Mission at Grafenwoehr
2nd Place: SSG Alexander Henninger- 173rd Airborne Brigade/The Mortar Video
3rd Place: Spc. Kelsey VanFleet- U.S. Army Europe/ BROLL Airborne Operations
Category I: Video Spot
1st Place: Sgt. Danielle Debehets- U.S. Army Europe/ Social Media Security
Category J: Video Story
1st Place: SSG Alexander Henninger- 173rd Airborne Brigade/ 173rd Airborne Brigade Jumps with Serbia
2nd Place: Sgt. Danielle Debehets- U.S. Army Europe/ New Skills
3rd Place: Paul Hughes- 7th ATC/ International Combat Lifesavers Course
Category L: Social Media Video
1st Place: SSG Alexander Henninger- 173rd Airborne Brigade/ What makes a Sky Soldier?
2nd Place: SSG Adrian Patoka- 21st TSC/ Social Media Video
3rd Place: Sgt. Danielle Debehets- U.S. Army Europe/ USAREUR Patch History
Photo Awards
Category A: Operational Photo Series
1st Place: LTC John Hall- 173rd Airborne Brigade/ Historic Serbian Airborne Operation with 173rd Airborne
Category B: Training Photo Series
1st Place: LTC John Hall- 173rd Airborne Brigade/ Alpini Mountain Training
Category C: News Photo
1st Place: SSG Jennifer Bunn- 2CR/ US Vice President visits soldiers during Noble Partner 17
2nd Place: William King- 2TSB/ 5th Signal Command cases colors after 43 years
3rd Place: SSG Alexander Henninger- 173rd Airborne Brigade/ Planning
Category D: Feature Photo
1st Place: LTC John Hall- 173rd Airborne Brigade/ Ready to Battle
2nd Place: SSG Alexander Henninger- 173rd Airborne Brigade/ Sling Load Operations
3rd Place: Sgt. David Vermilyea- 173rd Airborne Brigade/ Double Eagle 2017
Category E: Portrait
1st Place: SSG Alexander Henninger- 173rd Airborne Brigade/ Spc. Uros Dzelebdzic
2nd Place: Sgt. David Vermilyea- 173rd Airborne Brigade/ Exercise Double Eagle 17 Jump Day
3rd Place: Spc. Kelsey VanFleet- U.S. Army Europe/ Getica Saber 2017 Distinguished Visitors
Category F: Picture Story
1st Place: Sgt. Joseph Agacinski- U.S. Army Europe Band/ D-Day 73
2nd Place: Markus Rauchenberger- 7th ATC (TSC Grafenwoehr)/ USAREUR Best Sniper Squad Competition 2017
Category H: Civilian Photographer of the Year 1st Place:
Markus Rauchenberger- 7th ATC (TSC Grafenwoehr)/ Multiple
Print Awards
Category F: News/Information Story
1st Place: William King- 2TSB/ Army engineers design next-level network for U.S. Army Europe-led multinational exercise
2nd Place: Sgt David Vermilyea- 173rd Airborne Brigade/ Generating synergy among nations in Swift Response 17, Ph2
3rd Place: SSG Kathleen Polanco- 7th ATC/ Swift Response 17-2: Interoperability lessons learned
Category G: Feature Article
1st Place: Sgt David Vermilyea- 173rd Airborne Brigade/ Returns to Serbia
2nd Place: SSG Kathleen Polanco- 7th ATC/ From Infantry to IT: The Making of a DA Civilian
3rd Place: William King- 2TSB/ Army Signal Soldier re-enlists in Romania, gets ride of his life
Category H: Commentary
1st Place: Sgt David Vermilyea- 173rd Airborne Brigade/ Mortarmen: The dark horse of the infantry
Category J: Photojournalism
1st Place: SSG Jennifer Bunn- 2CR/ Ohio National Guard builds bridges in Hungary
2nd Place: SSG Kathleen Polanco- 7th ATC/ GTA supports Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise
3rd Place: Sgt. Valerie Avila- U.S. Army Europe Band/ WWI Centennial Memorial Ceremony
Category K: James P. Hunter Award for Outstanding New Writer 1st Place: SSG Kathleen Polanco- 7th ATC/ Multiple
Date Taken: | 02.27.2018 |
Date Posted: | 02.28.2018 06:04 |
Story ID: | 267457 |
Location: | WIESBADEN, HESSEN, DE |
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