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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

    DoD Media Award Categories

    Animation  |  Blog Post  |  Civilian Graphic Designer of the Year  |  Civilian Photographer of the Year  |  Civilian Videographer of the Year  |  Civilian Writer of the Year  |  Commentary  |  Digital Art  |  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  |  Operational Photo Series  |  Operational Videography  |  PDF Publication  |  Photojournalism  |  Picture Story  |  Portrait  |  Printed Publication  |  Short-form Production Video  |  Storyteller of the Year  |  Training Photo Series  |  Training Videography  |  Video Series  |  Video Spot  |  Video Story

    Animation

    USS Cole Named in Honor of Darrell S Cole

    1st Place

    Nathan Quinn

    Defense Media Activity - Proper

    F-22sday Animation

    2nd Place

    Senior Airman Tybee Hurst

    325th Fighter Wing

    Midshipmen Promotional video

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Mortensen

    Navy Public Affairs Support Element Japan

    Blog Post

    To get the shot, you need the will to climb a mountain

    1st Place

    Staff Sgt. William Reinier

    10th Special Forces Group (Airborne)

    Talking about suicide is not easy

    Talking about suicide is not easy

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Katarzyna Kobiljak

    Navy Public Affairs Support Element Detachment Hawaii

    What to Know About the GBU-43/B, ‘Mother of All Bombs’

    What to Know About the GBU-43/B, ‘Mother of All Bombs’

    3rd Place

    Shannon Collins

    Defense.gov

    Civilian Graphic Designer of the Year

    Force of the Future-Airmen propelled exploration of space
    Breaking Barriers-Spacewalk (3 of 8)
    Breaking Barriers-the CV-22 Osprey (7 of 8)
    Breaking Barriers-the SR-72 (8 of 8)
    2017 DoD Visual Storytelling Workshop Branding
    Airmen Supporting the Space Mission
    F-22A Raptor Stat Sheet
    The chronology of the Air Force enlisted chevrons

    1st Place

    Maureen Stewart

    Defense Media Activity - Air Force

    Civilian Photographer of the Year

    Civilian Photographer of the Year

    Honor Guard graduation March 2017
    Warrior CARE/Games Day 4
    Ranger Camp Open House 2017
    Police Weeks begins
    New flightline fire station opens
    Maritime exercise 2017

    1st Place

    Samuel King

    96th Test Wing

    Civilian Videographer of the Year

    The Raye Montague Story
    USS Cole: Lessons Learned
    Vietnam Vet Heals Through Making Toys
    USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS-10) underway conducting operations

    1st Place

    Austin Rooney

    Defense Media Activity - Proper

    Civilian Writer of the Year

    Using education as a weapon, Soldiers help Cameroon deter Boko Haram

    Using education as a weapon, Soldiers help Cameroon deter Boko Haram
    From humble roots, Dailey now ensures Soldiers are educated, fit to fight and smiling

    From humble roots, Dailey now ensures Soldiers are educated, fit to fight and smiling
    Using his own plane, recruiter flies around remote Alaska to fill Army ranks

    Using his own plane, recruiter flies around remote Alaska to fill Army ranks
    Keeping the memory of fallen Soldiers alive

    Keeping the memory of fallen Soldiers alive

    120 programs on hold due to unpredictable funding
    Using education as a weapon, Soldiers help Cameroon deter Boko Haram
    Using education as a weapon, Soldiers help Cameroon deter Boko Haram
    Using education as a weapon, Soldiers help Cameroon deter Boko Haram
    Using education as a weapon, Soldiers help Cameroon deter Boko Haram
    Using education as a weapon, Soldiers help Cameroon deter Boko Haram

    1st Place

    Sean Kimmons

    Defense Media Activity - Army

    Commentary

    Keeping the memory of fallen Soldiers alive

    Keeping the memory of fallen Soldiers alive

    1st Place

    Sean Kimmons

    Defense Media Activity - Army

    Another sex scandal rocks the U.S. military

    2nd Place

    Joseph Piek

    Joint Base Lewis-McChord Public Affairs Office

    A rose in the foam

    A rose in the foam

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Chelsea Milburn

    Navy Public Affairs Support Element West

    Digital Art

    The Great Barriers Beyond-Bell X-1

    1st Place

    Travis Burcham

    Defense Media Activity - Army

    USAF 70th Birthday: 1960 to 1969 (poster 2 of 7)

    2nd Place

    Christopher Desrocher

    Defense Media Activity - Air Force

    26th YD: 100 Years of Service

    3rd Place

    Command Sgt. Maj. Don Veitch

    65th Theater Public Affairs Support Element

    Feature Photo

    500 Festival honors Gold Star Families, service members at Indiana War Memorial

    1st Place

    Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Runser

    Indiana National Guard Headquarters

    Alpha Co. Mortar Live Fire

    2nd Place

    Staff Sgt. James Skelton

    Marine Corps Combat Service Support Schools

    “Stand By!” Fox Battery trains on Howitzers in Kuwait

    3rd Place

    Matthew Callahan

    II Marine Expeditionary Force

    Feature Story

    Mango Mike: Marine veteran plants roots in Okinawa

    Mango Mike: Marine veteran plants roots in Okinawa

    1st Place

    Sgt. Bernadette Plouffe

    III Marine Expeditionary Force

    Giving back to move forward

    Giving back to move forward

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Corinne Zilnicki

    U.S. Coast Guard District 5

    Surviving Khobar Towers: An Airman’s Story

    Surviving Khobar Towers: An Airman’s Story

    3rd Place

    Staff Sgt. Chandler Baker

    377th Air Base Wing

    Identity Design

    JAG CORPS, Hill AFB UT – Logo

    1st Place

    David Perry

    Hill Air Force Base

    2017 DoD Visual Storytelling Workshop Branding

    2nd Place

    Maureen Stewart

    Defense Media Activity - Air Force

    25th Anniversary of the 21st Space Wing graphic

    3rd Place

    Staff Sgt. Dennis Hoffman

    21st Space Wing

    Information Story

    Medical miracle: BAMC surgeons perform groundbreaking arm replant

    Medical miracle: BAMC surgeons perform groundbreaking arm replant

    1st Place

    Lori Newman

    Medical Readiness Command, West

    Army Corps, Secret Service break ground on advanced K-9 training facility outside DC

    Army Corps, Secret Service break ground on advanced K-9 training facility outside DC

    2nd Place

    Sarah Lazo

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District

    Reserve Soldiers work to develop struggling border towns in south Texas

    Reserve Soldiers work to develop struggling border towns in south Texas

    3rd Place

    Sean Kimmons

    Defense Media Activity - Army

    Layout and Design

    1 ACCS celebrates 100th anniversary

    1st Place

    Joshua Plueger

    55th Wing

    The Storm

    2nd Place

    Sharon McPeak

    Marine Corps Combat Service Support Schools

    Women's Equality Day 2017

    3rd Place

    Travis Burcham

    Defense Media Activity - Army

    Long-form Production Video

    Return to USS Cole

    1st Place

    Defense Media Activity - Proper

    Nimitz On Air Episode 7 Halloween Special

    2nd Place

    USS Nimitz (CVN 68)

    I Am...

    3rd Place

    25th Infantry Division

    Military Graphic Designer of the Year

    75th Anniversary of Peterson Air Force Base graphic
    25th Anniversary of the 21st Space Wing graphic
    CMAFS Zombie Run graphic
    NORAD 60th Anniversary concept graphic 3 of 3
    Peterson Air Force Base and 21st Space Wing infographic
    21st Space Wing Holiday Facebook cover
    21st Space Wing we have the watch poster

    1st Place

    Staff Sgt. Dennis Hoffman

    21st Space Wing

    Military Photographer of the Year

    Military Photographer of the Year

    Marines conduct amphibious raid for COMPTUEX
    U.S. Air Force CV-22s conduct deck landing qualifications on USS Carter Hall
    24th MEU Marines conduct mock patrols
    “Stand By!” Fox Battery trains on Howitzers in Kuwait
    Poplar Grove, Ill. native refl;ects on her time as a Marine and military working dog handler
    U.S. Marines conduct artillery strikes against ISIS in Syria

    1st Place

    Matthew Callahan

    II Marine Expeditionary Force

    Military Videographer of the Year

    Watch these sailors and Marines work in concert to conduct flight ops
    Watch U.S., Romanian Marines storm the beach during Spring Storm 2017
    BROLL: U.S. Marines conduct artillery strikes against ISIS in Syria(Drone footageW/60,120 FPS)
    Direct fire: When howitzers become shotguns

    1st Place

    Matthew Callahan

    II Marine Expeditionary Force

    Military 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

    Multimedia Product

    The Raye Montague Story

    1st Place

    Austin Rooney

    Defense Media Activity - Proper

    Beacon of hope

    2nd Place

    Senior Master Sgt. Ralph Branson

    121st Air Refueling Wing

    Company Live Fire

    3rd Place

    Staff Sgt. Alexander Henninger

    173rd Airborne Brigade

    News Photo

    U.S. Marines conduct artillery strikes against ISIS in Syria

    1st Place

    Matthew Callahan

    II Marine Expeditionary Force

    DPAA conducts solemn movement

    2nd Place

    Sgt. Kelly Timney

    Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

    The guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) conducts strike operations

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Ford Williams

    Navy Public Affairs Support Element East Detachment Europe

    Operational Photo Series

    U.S. Navy Doctors Bring Medical Care to Amazon
    U.S. Navy Doctors Bring Medical Care to Amazon
    U.S. Navy Doctors Bring Medical Care to Amazon
    U.S. Navy Doctors Bring Medical Care to Amazon
    U.S. Navy Doctors Bring Medical Care to Amazon
    U.S. Navy Doctors Bring Medical Care to Amazon
    U.S. Navy Doctors Bring Medical Care to Amazon
    U.S. Navy Doctors Bring Medical Care to Amazon
    U.S. Navy Doctors Bring Medical Care to Amazon
    U.S. Navy Doctors Bring Medical Care to Amazon

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrew Brame

    Navy Public Affairs Support Element West

    170905-N-UY653-092
    170906-N-UY653-775
    170910-N-UY653-174
    170911-N-UY653-124
    170911-N-UY653-072
    170912-N-UY653-261
    USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) at night
    170915-N-UY653-206
    VBSS
    171012-N-UY653-052
    171025-N-UY653-558
    171107-N-UY653-337

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan Kledzik

    Navy Public Affairs Support Element East Detachment Europe

    U.S. Marines conduct artillery strikes against ISIS in Syria
    U.S. Marines conduct artillery strikes against ISIS in Syria
    U.S. Marines conduct artillery strikes against ISIS in Syria
    U.S. Marines conduct artillery strikes against ISIS in Syria
    U.S. Marines conduct artillery strikes against ISIS in Syria
    U.S. Marines conduct artillery strikes against ISIS in Syria
    U.S. Marines conduct artillery strikes against ISIS in Syria

    3rd Place

    Matthew Callahan

    II Marine Expeditionary Force

    Operational Videography

    BROLL: U.S. Marines conduct artillery strikes against ISIS in Syria(Drone footageW/60,120 FPS)

    1st Place

    Matthew Callahan

    II Marine Expeditionary Force

    Maritime Security and Theater Security Operations

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Beard

    USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)

    F-22 Raptors fly in formation and refuel

    3rd Place

    Staff Sgt. Nathaniel Stout

    1st Combat Camera Squadron

    PDF Publication

    Brooke Army Medical Center FOCUS - 03.15.2017

    1st Place

    Brooke Army Medical Center Public Affairs

    Seagull - 08.24.2017

    2nd Place

    102nd Intelligence Wing

    Risk Management Magazine - 08.07.2017

    3rd Place

    U.S. Army Combined Arms Center

    Photojournalism

    RED HORSE shapes 332nd AEW, future

    RED HORSE shapes 332nd AEW, future
    RED HORSE shapes 332nd AEW, future
    RED HORSE shapes 332nd AEW, future
    RED HORSE shapes 332nd AEW, future
    RED HORSE shapes 332nd AEW, future
    RED HORSE shapes 332nd AEW, future

    1st Place

    Staff Sgt. Damon Kasberg

    2nd Bomb Wing

    Using education as a weapon, Soldiers help Cameroon deter Boko Haram

    Using education as a weapon, Soldiers help Cameroon deter Boko Haram
    Using education as a weapon, Soldiers help Cameroon deter Boko Haram
    Using education as a weapon, Soldiers help Cameroon deter Boko Haram
    Using education as a weapon, Soldiers help Cameroon deter Boko Haram
    Using education as a weapon, Soldiers help Cameroon deter Boko Haram
    Using education as a weapon, Soldiers help Cameroon deter Boko Haram

    2nd Place

    Sean Kimmons

    Defense Media Activity - Army

    Not their first Rodeo: Daughters of commander serve country with support

    Not their first Rodeo: Daughters of commander serve country with support
    Not their first Rodeo: Daughters of commander serve country with support
    Not their first rodeo: Daughters of commander serve country with support
    Not their first Rodeo: Daughters of commander serve country with support
    Not their first Rodeo: Daughters of commander serve country with support

    3rd Place

    Staff Sgt. Dennis Hoffman

    21st Space Wing

    Picture Story

    Peaceful transition of power
    Peaceful transition of power
    Peaceful transition of power
    Peaceful transition of power
    Peaceful transition of power
    Peaceful transition of power
    Peaceful transition of power
    Peaceful transition of power
    Peaceful transition of power
    Peaceful transition of power
    Peaceful transition of power
    Peaceful transition of power

    1st Place

    Tech. Sgt. Marianique Santos

    Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs

    Sea Cadets
    Sea Cadets
    Sea Cadets
    Sea Cadets
    Sea Cadets
    Sea Cadets
    Sea Cadets
    Sea Cadets

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Abe McNatt

    Naval Special Warfare Command

    Returning Home
    Returning Home
    Returning Home
    Returning Home
    Returning Home
    Returning Home
    Returning Home
    Returning Home
    Returning Home

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Ignacio Perez

    Navy Production Division - Defense Media Activity

    Portrait

    TSgt Moralda Portrait Photo

    1st Place

    Sgt. Cristian Bestul

    Communication Directorate

    Young Honor; Old Glory

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Abe McNatt

    Naval Special Warfare Command

    Tropical Uniform Final Evaluation

    3rd Place

    Sgt. Molly Hampton

    Communication Directorate

    Printed Publication

    Rough Rider - 12.22.2017

    1st Place

    USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

    JBLM Northwest Guardian - 10.06.2017

    2nd Place

    Joint Base Lewis-McChord Public Affairs Office

    Loglines - 01.06.2017

    3rd Place

    Defense Logistics Agency

    Short-form Production Video

    4th Fighter Wing Mission Video

    1st Place

    4th Fighter Wing

    Pacific Fury

    2nd Place

    11th Marine Expeditionary Unit

    Body Bearers 2017 (full video)

    3rd Place

    Defense Media Activity - Proper

    Storyteller of the Year

    Storyteller of the Year

    Ugandan-Born Reserve Soldier Impacts Army, Saves Lives in Uganda

    Ugandan-Born Reserve Soldier Impacts Army, Saves Lives in Uganda
    U.S. troops train Cameroonian Armed Forces in Counter-IED

    U.S. troops train Cameroonian Armed Forces in Counter-IED
    101 Division (Air Assault) Soldiers train alongside Gabonese counterparts during Judicious Activation 17-2
    U.S. troops train Cameroonian Armed Forces in Counter-IED
    100 Years of 79th History

    1st Place

    Sgt. 1st Class Alexandra Hays

    79th Theater Sustainment Command

    Training Photo Series

    U.S. Army trains to respond to nuclear catastrophe
    U.S. Army trains to respond to nuclear catastrophe
    U.S. Army trains to respond to nuclear catastrophe
    U.S. Army trains to respond to nuclear catastrophe
    U.S. Army trains to respond to nuclear catastrophe
    U.S. Army trains to respond to nuclear catastrophe
    U.S. Army trains to respond to nuclear catastrophe
    U.S. Army trains to respond to nuclear catastrophe
    U.S. Army trains to respond to nuclear catastrophe
    U.S. Army trains to respond to nuclear catastrophe

    1st Place

    Master Sgt. Michel Sauret

    200th Military Police Command

    Panther Storm
    Panther Storm
    Panther Storm
    Panther Storm
    Panther Storm
    Panther Storm
    Panther Storm
    Panther Storm
    Panther Storm
    Panther Storm
    Panther Storm
    Panther Storm

    2nd Place

    Tech. Sgt. Andrew Lee

    2D Audiovisual Squadron

    Welcome to the jungle
    Welcome to the jungle
    Welcome to the jungle
    Hawaii Marines endure the jungles of Japan
    Hawaii Marines endure the jungles of Japan
    Hawaii Marines endure the jungles of Japan
    Hawaii Marines endure the jungles of Japan
    Hawaii Marines endure the jungles of Japan
    Hawaii Marines endure the jungles of Japan
    Hawaii Marines endure the jungles of Japan
    Welcome to the jungle
    Aries Company - Jungle Warfare Training Center

    3rd Place

    Sgt. Aaron Patterson

    Marine Corps Base Hawaii

    Training Videography

    Return to Sea Control

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Ignacio Perez

    Navy Production Division - Defense Media Activity

    Students complete SERE school in Warner Springs, Calif.

    2nd Place

    Austin Rooney

    Defense Media Activity - Proper

    Army Jump at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

    3rd Place

    Senior Airman Johnathon Wines

    88th Air Base Wing

    Video Series

    USS Cole: Lessons Learned
    Return to USS Cole

    1st Place

    Austin Rooney

    Defense Media Activity - Proper

    Vids For Vets: Sgt. Paul Del Rosario
    Vids For Vets: Captain Nick Kalt

    2nd Place

    Sgt. Conner Robbins

    1st Marine Logistics Group

    Crosswalk Chaos Level 1
    Crosswalk Chaos Lvl. 2
    Crosswalk Chaos lvl. 3

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Somers Steelman

    Navy Public Affairs Support Element Detachment Hawaii

    Video Spot

    No Seat Belt

    1st Place

    Bill Bauman

    U.S. Army Combined Arms Center

    Don't Suffer in Silence

    2nd Place

    Airman 1st Class Jerreht Harris

    27th Special Operations Wing

    Breaking Ice

    3rd Place

    Sgt. Raul Torres

    U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa

    Video Story

    Vietnam Vet Heals Through Making Toys

    1st Place

    Austin Rooney

    Defense Media Activity - Proper

    Soldiers - Sniper School

    2nd Place

    Sgt. Nathaniel Duane Phillips

    Defense Media Activity - Army

    They Called Me Doc

    3rd Place

    Tyler Prince

    Defense Media Activity - Army