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    2017 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

    Coast Guard Writer of the Year  |  Feature Photo  |  Feature Story  |  Information Story  |  News Photo  |  Operational Photo Series  |  Operational Videography  |  Picture Story  |  Portrait  |  Short-form Production Video  |  Training Photo Series

    Coast Guard Writer of the Year

    What’s the frequency, Shuey? Third generation Coast Guardsman keeps communications afloat in the Mid-Atlantic

    What’s the frequency, Shuey? Third generation Coast Guardsman keeps communications afloat in the Mid-Atlantic
    Boatswains among birds — the secret salts of Elizabeth City

    Boatswains among birds — the secret salts of Elizabeth City
    After car wreck, self-described Coast Guard ‘paper pusher’ answers the call for help

    After car wreck, self-described Coast Guard ‘paper pusher’ answers the call for help
    Drifting in the dark

    Drifting in the dark
    Afloat on a frigid frontier

    Afloat on a frigid frontier

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Nate Littlejohn

    U.S. Coast Guard District 5

    Feature Photo

    Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater C-130 crew supports Hurricane Irma preparation and relief

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Barresi

    U.S. Coast Guard District 1

    Coast Guard Cutter Healy deployed in support of Operation Arctic Shield 2017

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Meredith Manning

    U.S. Coast Guard District 17

    Feature Story

    Engineering Greatness: Rear Adm. Erroll M. Brown

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua Canup

    U.S. Coast Guard District 5

    Drifting in the dark

    Drifting in the dark

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Nate Littlejohn

    U.S. Coast Guard District 5

    Giving back to move forward

    Giving back to move forward

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Corinne Zilnicki

    U.S. Coast Guard District 5

    Information Story

    Building Bright Futures in Boston

    Building Bright Futures in Boston

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Cynthia Oldham

    U.S. Coast Guard District 1

    Skimming the surface of Arctic oil recovery

    Skimming the surface of Arctic oil recovery

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Meredith Manning

    U.S. Coast Guard District 17

    Afloat on a frigid frontier

    Afloat on a frigid frontier

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Nate Littlejohn

    U.S. Coast Guard District 5

    News Photo

    Coast Guard conducts search and rescue in response to Hurricane Harvey

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Giles

    U.S. Coast Guard District 8

    Coast Guard field responders assess vessels for pollution

    2nd Place

    Chief Petty Officer Matthew Masaschi

    U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

    Operational Photo Series

    Coast Guard Air Station Houston crews conduct rescues during Hurricane Harvey
    Coast Guard Air Station Houston crews conduct rescues during Hurricane Harvey
    Coast Guard flood punt team responds to Hurricane Harvey
    Coast Guard flood punt team responds to Hurricane Harvey
    Coast Guard air crew rescues residents of Vidor, TX
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    Coast Guard air crew rescues residents of Vidor, TX
    Coast Guard air crew rescues residents of Vidor, TX

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Corinne Zilnicki

    U.S. Coast Guard District 5

    PSU 305 Coast Guardsmen operating a 32-foot Transportable Port Security Boat in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
    171717-G-DX668-1040 – AVDET GTMO crew members preparing to load gear using a fork truck
    170719-G-DX668-1012 – PSU 305 crew members patrolling waters off Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
    170719-G-DX668-1012 – PSU 305 crewmembers patrolling the waters off the coast of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
    170718-G-DX668-1273 – A Coast Guardsman from PSU 305 services a TPSB
    170719-G-DX668-2015– Coast Guardsman stands the watch from a battle position in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
    170719-G-DX668-2076 – Coast Guardsmen stand the watch from a battle position
    170719-G-DX668-2130 – PSU 305 Coast Guardsmen stand the watch from a battle position
    170719-G-DX668-2155 – PSU 305 Coast Guardsman standing the watch
    170717-G-DX668-1097 – HC-144A on tarmac in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
    170716-G-DX668-1058 – PSU 305 crew members escort CGC Mohawk into Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
    170718-G-DX668-1233 – Coast Guard technician repairing equipment

    2nd Place

    Chief Petty Officer Matthew Masaschi

    U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

    USCGC Polar Star icebreaking operations off of Antarctica
    USCGC Polar Star icebreaking operations off of Antarctica
    Antarctic Icebreaking 2017
    Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star icebreaking operations
    Polar Star escorts resupply vessel
    Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star operates in Antarctica
    170118-G-QL499-024 Polar Star at McMurdo Station

    3rd Place

    Chief Petty Officer David Mosley

    U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

    Operational Videography

    Coast Guard rescues 5 stranded in Houston floodwaters

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Corinne Zilnicki

    U.S. Coast Guard District 5

    Coast Guard drug interdiction

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Jon-Paul Rios

    U.S. Coast Guard District 17

    Coast Guard Investigative Service and Army personnel deliver aid to residents of hard-hit Puerto Rican neighborhoods

    3rd Place

    Chief Petty Officer Matthew Masaschi

    U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

    Picture Story

    Coast Guard assists DPAA to transfer unidentified remains from Solomon Islands to Oahu
    Coast Guard assists DPAA to transfer unidentified remains from Solomon Islands to Oahu
    Coast Guard assists DPAA to transfer unidentified remains from Solomon Islands to Oahu
    Coast Guard assists DPAA to transfer unidentified remains from Solomon Islands to Oahu
    Coast Guard assists DPAA to transfer unidentified remains from Solomon Islands to Oahu
    Coast Guard assists DPAA to transfer unidentified remains from Solomon Islands to Oahu
    Coast Guard assists DPAA to transfer unidentified remains from Solomon Islands to Oahu

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Tara Molle

    U.S. Coast Guard District 14 Hawaii Pacific

    Coast Guard silent drill team performs at Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston
    Coast Guard silent drill team performs at Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston
    Coast Guard silent drill team performs at Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston
    Coast Guard silent drill team performs at Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston
    Coast Guard silent drill team performs at Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston
    Coast Guard silent drill team performs at Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston
    Coast Guard silent drill team performs at Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston
    Coast Guard silent drill team performs at Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Barresi

    U.S. Coast Guard District 1

    A joint Coast Guard-Navy dive team prepare for an Arctic dive
    Coast Guard divers prepare for Arctic Dive
    Joint Coast Guard-Navy dive team conduct cold water ice dives in the Arctic
    Joint Coast Guard-Navy dive team conduct cold water ice dive in the Arctic
    Joint Coast Guard-Navy dive team conduct cold water ice dives in the Arctic
    Joint Coast Guard-Navy dive team conduct cold water ice dives in the Arctic
    Joint Coast Guard-Navy dive team conduct cold water ice dive in the Arctic
    Joint Coast Guard-Navy dive team conduct cold water ice dives in the Arctic
    Joint Coast Guard-Navy dive team conduct cold water ice dives in the Arctic
    Joint Coast Guard-Navy dive team conduct cold water ice dives in the Arctic

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Meredith Manning

    U.S. Coast Guard District 17

    Portrait

    Coast Guard air crew rescues residents of Vidor, TX

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Corinne Zilnicki

    U.S. Coast Guard District 5

    Coast Guard reservist adopts puppy rescued from Hurricane Maria

    2nd Place

    Chief Petty Officer Matthew Masaschi

    U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

    Short-form Production Video

    Coast Guard flight paramedic provides higher level of care in Alaska

    1st Place

    U.S. Coast Guard District 17

    Coast Guard Rescues Pregnant Mother

    2nd Place

    U.S. Coast Guard District 8

    Coast Guard Ancient Tridents

    3rd Place

    U.S. Coast Guard District 7

    Training Photo Series

    Coast Guard Buoy Tender Roundup Olympics 2017 in Juneau, Alaska
    Coast Guard Buoy Tender Roundup Olympics 2017 in Juneau, Alaska
    Coast Guard Buoy Tender Roundup Olympics 2017 in Juneau, Alaska
    Coast Guard Buoy Tender Roundup Olympics 2017 in Juneau, Alaska
    Coast Guard Buoy Tender Roundup Olympics 2017 in Juneau, Alaska
    Coast Guard Buoy Tender Roundup Olympics 2017 in Juneau, Alaska
    Coast Guard Buoy Tender Roundup Olympics 2017 in Juneau, Alaska

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Jon-Paul Rios

    U.S. Coast Guard District 17

    Ice Rescue on Lake Champlain
    Ice rescue on Lake Champlain
    Ice rescue on Lake Champlain
    Ice rescue on Lake Champlain
    Coast Guard District Commander, Vermont Nation Guard Adjunct General train with ice rescue team
    Coast Guard District Commander, Vermont Nation Guard Adjunct General train with ice rescue team
    Coast Guard District Commander, Vermont Nation Guard Adjunct General train with ice rescue team
    Coast Guard District Commander, Vermont Nation Guard Adjunct General train with ice rescue team

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Barresi

    U.S. Coast Guard District 1