Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class August Clawson (SW)
MC2 Clawson is assigned to CVN 73's Media Department.
MC2 enlisted in July of 2021 and graduated Mass Communications Foundations Course in March of 2022. MC2 attended a graphics C-School directly after graduating. MC2 arrived to CVN 73 in June of 2022. MC2 served as the leading production petty officer for 8 months as a 3rd Class. He uses his skills by providing Navy-wide photo coverage, video productions, and training skills to fellow MC's aboard the ship. He is also an enlisted surface warfare specialist. MC2 was temporarily attached to the U.S. Navy Leapfrogs for a week and half. MC2 traveled to Australia to cover their exhibition at the Pacific Airshow 2024.
MEDIA AWARDS
2022
1. 3rd Place Navy Video Spot
2023
1. 1st Place Navy Video Series 2023
2. 2nd Place Navy Video Spot 2023
3. 2nd Place Navy Video Story 2023
EDUCATION
2021 High school diploma, Houston High School, Memphis, TN.
2022 Mass Communications Foundations Course, Defense Information School, Ft. George G. Meade, Md.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 2021 - May 2022, Student, Defense Information School, Ft. George G. Meade, Md.
2. June 2022 – Present, Mass Communication Specialist Content Creator, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), Norfolk, VA.
3. 12 August 2024 - 20 August 2024, Content Creator, U.S. Navy Parachute Team "The Leapfrogs", Gold Coast, Australia.
August "Chunks" Clawson
