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    2019 DOD MEDIA AWARD WINNERS


    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Defense Media Merit Awards Navy Marines Coast Guard Army Air Force DoW Media Awards

    Coast Guard Award Categories

    B-roll Video  |  Blog Post  |  Coast Guard Videographer of the Year  |  Coast Guard Writer of the Year  |  Communicator of the Year  |  Feature Photo  |  Feature Story  |  Information Story  |  News Photo  |  Photo Series  |  Photojournalism  |  Portrait  |  Video Story

    B-roll Video

    Coast Guard Cutter Alert conduct drug offload in San Diego

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Giles

    U.S. Coast Guard Southwest

    Coast Guard intercepts suspected narcotic-trafficking semi-submersible vessel

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Patrick Kelley

    U.S. Coast Guard Southwest

    B roll with interview: Coast Guard medevacs 91-year-old man off coast of San Diego

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Patrick Kelley

    U.S. Coast Guard PADET San Diego

    Blog Post

    The dynamic damage controlman

    The dynamic damage controlman

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Nate Littlejohn

    U.S. Coast Guard Arctic

    Coast Guard Videographer of the Year

    Coast Guard lieutenant trains for the CISM World Games 2019
    Coast Guard cutter named after Master Chief Petty Officer Angela McShan
    Coast Guard MSST New Orleans conducts weapons training
    B-Roll of Coast Guard Cutter Cypress working aids to navigation

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Travis Magee

    U.S. Coast Guard Heartland

    Coast Guard Writer of the Year

    A matter of interpretation: U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton crew member is vital during United Nations Security Council Resolution enforcement mission

    A matter of interpretation: U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton crew member is vital during United Nations Security Council Resolution enforcement mission
    Return to the 378’: USCGC Stratton engineers collaborate with Philippine navy aboard cutter in common

    Return to the 378’: USCGC Stratton engineers collaborate with Philippine navy aboard cutter in common
    The dynamic damage controlman

    The dynamic damage controlman
    Coast Guard wraps up 2019 statewide inspection initiative in Alaska

    Coast Guard wraps up 2019 statewide inspection initiative in Alaska
    Coast Guard, state and local authorities conduct Operation Dry Water throughout Alaska

    Coast Guard, state and local authorities conduct Operation Dry Water throughout Alaska

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Nate Littlejohn

    U.S. Coast Guard Arctic

    Communicator of the Year

    Communicator of the Year

    Honor, Respect, Devotion to Duty: Petty Officer 3rd Class James Chandler
    Coast Guard Cutter Cypress works aids to navigation in Gulf of Mexico
    Coast Guard Station New Orleans conducts training with Air Station New Orleans
    Faces of the Coast Guard: AST1 Robert Granger
    Coast Guard Members Conduct Water Survival Training

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Travis Magee

    U.S. Coast Guard Heartland

    Feature Photo

    Coast Guard Station Ocean City

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Dustin Williams

    U.S. Coast Guard East

    Rescue swimmers conduct mass-casualty rescue exercise in San Diego

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Taylor Bacon

    U.S. Coast Guard PADET San Diego

    U.S. Coast Guard Ceremonial Honor Guard performs during Fleet Week New York 2019

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Hunter Medley

    U.S. Coast Guard PADET New York

    Feature Story

    A matter of interpretation: U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton crew member is vital during United Nations Security Council Resolution enforcement mission

    A matter of interpretation: U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton crew member is vital during United Nations Security Council Resolution enforcement mission

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Nate Littlejohn

    U.S. Coast Guard Arctic

    A time to prepare: Lessons from Hurricane Iniki

    A time to prepare: Lessons from Hurricane Iniki

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew West

    U.S. Coast Guard Oceania

    The Last Ride out of Rocky Point: A Hurricane Florence Rescue

    The Last Ride out of Rocky Point: A Hurricane Florence Rescue

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Dustin Williams

    U.S. Coast Guard East

    Information Story

    Coast Guard wraps up 2019 statewide inspection initiative in Alaska

    Coast Guard wraps up 2019 statewide inspection initiative in Alaska

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Nate Littlejohn

    U.S. Coast Guard Arctic

    Operation Kurukuru: USCGC Washington supports “noble cause” through teamwork

    Operation Kurukuru: USCGC Washington supports “noble cause” through teamwork

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew West

    U.S. Coast Guard Oceania

    U.S. Coast Guard observes 75th anniversary of Ulithi Liberation alongside partners in FSM

    U.S. Coast Guard observes 75th anniversary of Ulithi Liberation alongside partners in FSM

    3rd Place

    Chief Petty Officer Sara Muir

    U.S. Coast Guard Oceania

    News Photo

    Coast Guard Cutter Thetis crew rescues 2 loggerhead sea turtles in Gulf of Guinea

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Lally

    U.S. Coast Guard Southeast

    State of the Coast Guard Address 2019

    1st Place

    Seaman Ryan Estrada

    U.S. Coast Guard Southwest

    Coast Guard intercepts suspected narcotic-trafficking semi-submersible vessel

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Patrick Kelley

    U.S. Coast Guard Southwest

    Joint Civilian Orientation Course 92 Visits USCG Base Portsmouth Virginia

    2nd Place

    Andrew Winz

    U.S. Coast Guard East

    Coast Guard medevacs 91-year-old man from fishing vessel off San Diego coast

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Patrick Kelley

    U.S. Coast Guard PADET San Diego

    Photo Series

    Coast Guard Cutter Stratton heads for South China Sea
    Coast Guard Cutter Stratton crew conducts operations in South China Sea
    Coast Guard Cutter Stratton crew conducts operations in South China Sea
    Coast Guard Cutter Stratton conducts Yellow Sea UNSCR enforcement patrol
    Coast Guard Cutter Stratton arrives in Philippines after Yellow Sea UNSCR enforcement patrol
    Coast Guard Cutter Stratton conducts Yellow Sea UNSCR enforcement patrol
    Coast Guard Cutter Stratton conducts Yellow Sea UNSCR enforcement patrol
    Coast Guard Cutter Stratton conducts Yellow Sea UNSCR enforcement patrol
    MTA Sama Sama 2019
    MTA Sama Sama
    MTA Sama Sama 2019
    Coast Guard Cutter Stratton engineers collaborate with Philippine Navy aboard cutter in common

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Nate Littlejohn

    U.S. Coast Guard Arctic

    Coast Guard Port Security Unit 312 participates in Pacific Blitz 2019
    Coast Guard Port Security Unit 312 participates in Pacific Blitz 2019
    Coast Guard Port Security Unit 312 participates in Pacific Blitz 2019
    Coast Guard Port Security Unit 312 participates in Pacific Blitz 2019
    Coast Guard Port Security Unit 312 participates in Pacific Blitz 2019
    Coast Guard Port Security Unit 312 participates in Pacific Blitz 2019
    Coast Guard Port Security Unit 312 participates in Pacific Blitz 2019
    Coast Guard Port Security Unit 312 participates in Pacific Blitz 2019
    Coast Guard Port Security Unit 312 participates in Pacific Blitz 2019
    Coast Guard Port Security Unit 312 participates in Pacific Blitz 2019
    Coast Guard Port Security Unit 312 participates in Pacific Blitz 2019
    Coast Guard Port Security Unit 312 participates in Pacific Blitz 2019

    2nd Place

    Chief Petty Officer Matthew Masaschi

    U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

    Vice President Drug Offload in San Diego
    Vice President Drug Offload in San Diego
    Vice President Drug Offload
    Vice President Drug Offload in San Diego
    Coast Guard drug offload in San Diego
    Coast Guard drug offload in San Diego
    Vice President Drug Offload
    Vice President Drug Offload in San Diego

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Mark Barney

    U.S. Coast Guard PADET Los Angeles

    Photojournalism

    MTA Sama Sama 2019
    Coast Guard Cutter Stratton engineers collaborate with Philippine Navy aboard cutter in common
    Coast Guard Cutter Stratton engineers collaborate with Philippine Navy aboard cutter in common
    Coast Guard Cutter Stratton engineers collaborate with Philippine Navy aboard cutter in common
    Coast Guard Cutter Stratton engineers collaborate with Philippine Navy aboard cutter in common
    Return to the 378’: USCGC Stratton engineers collaborate with Philippine navy aboard cutter in common

    Return to the 378’: USCGC Stratton engineers collaborate with Philippine navy aboard cutter in common

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Nate Littlejohn

    U.S. Coast Guard Arctic

    Portrait

    Coast Guard cutter Cypress work aids to navigation in Gulf of Mexico

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Giles

    U.S. Coast Guard Heartland

    Faces of the Coast Guard: AST1 Robert Granger

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Travis Magee

    U.S. Coast Guard Heartland

    Maritime Security and Response Team-West servicemembers stay physically fit while aboard CGC Bertholf

    3rd Place

    Chief Petty Officer Matthew Masaschi

    U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

    Video Story

    Coast Guard wraps up 2019 statewide inspection initiative in Alaska

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Nate Littlejohn

    U.S. Coast Guard Arctic

    Crew of new Coast Guard Fast Response Cutter Robert Ward prepares for ship's commissioning

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Patrick Kelley

    U.S. Coast Guard Southwest

    First of Many

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Mark Barney

    U.S. Coast Guard PADET Los Angeles