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    2025 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  |  Coast Guard Photographer of the Year  |  Coast Guard Videographer of the Year  |  Feature Photo  |  Feature Story  |  Information Story  |  News Photo  |  Photo Series  |  Portrait  |  Video Spot  |  Video Story

    B-roll Video

    Operation Coal Shovel 2025

    1st Place

    Lt.Cmdr. Stephen Nolan

    U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes

    U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sturgeon Bay conducts icebreaking operations on Hudson River

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Derek Dodge

    U.S. Coast Guard Southwest

    U.S. Coast Guard Forces Rio Grande conducts night time patrol

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Cheyenne Basurto

    U.S. Coast Guard Heartland

    Coast Guard conducts non-complaint vessel training near South Padre Island, Texas

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Edward Wargo

    U.S. Coast Guard Heartland

    Coast Guard Photographer of the Year

    Coast Guard Photographer of the Year

    U.S. Coast Guard National Capital Region Air Defense Facility
    U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point conducts training
    U.S. Sailors celebrate Fleet Week New York in Times Square
    U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point conducts cliffside training
    U.S. Coast Guard divers conduct aids to navigation operations
    U.S. Coast Guard Station Annapolis conducts vessel escort

    USCGC Juniper (WLB 201) conducts aids to navigation operations
    USCGC Juniper (WLB 201) conducts aids to navigation operations
    USCGC Juniper (WLB 201) conducts aids to navigation operations
    USCGC Juniper (WLB 201) conducts aids to navigation operations
    USCGC Juniper (WLB 201) conducts aids to navigation operations
    USCGC Juniper (WLB 201) conducts aids to navigation operations
    USCGC Juniper (WLB 201) conducts aids to navigation operations
    USCGC Juniper (WLB 201) conducts aids to navigation operations
    USCGC Juniper (WLB 201) conducts aids to navigation operations
    USCGC Juniper (WLB 201) conducts aids to navigation operations

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Robertson

    U.S. Coast Guard Oceania

    Coast Guard Videographer of the Year

    Training with U.S. Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team South
    Only in the Coast Guard – Episode 3: No Room for Doubt
    Coast Guard teamwork at Maritime Safety and Security Team New York
    Only in the Coast Guard – Episode 2: A Whole New Path

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Derek Dodge

    U.S. Coast Guard Southwest

    Feature Photo

    Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay (WTGB 102) conducts Operation Fall Retrieve 2025

    1st Place

    Lt.Cmdr. Stephen Nolan

    U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes

    U.S. Coast Guard divers maintain aids to navigation

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Robertson

    U.S. Coast Guard Oceania

    U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball conducts small boat pursuit training and flight operations

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley

    U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

    Recruit company colors

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Samantha Whaley

    U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May

    Coast Guard Cutter Barque Eagle arrives in San Francisco

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Charlie Valor

    U.S. Coast Guard Southwest

    Feature Story

    Coast Guard K-9 Ultra Named 2025 American Humane Hero Dog Award Winner

    Coast Guard K-9 Ultra Named 2025 American Humane Hero Dog Award Winner

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Sydney Phoenix

    U.S. Coast Guard Northeast

    Information Story

    Republic of Singapore Navy divers visit U.S. Coast Guard, strengthen maritime security ties

    Republic of Singapore Navy divers visit U.S. Coast Guard, strengthen maritime security ties

    1st Place

    Seaman Braelynn Greene

    U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia / Sector Guam

    News Photo

    Unified Command, U.S. Coast Guard respond to container incident at Port of Long Beach, Califorina.

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Uranga

    U.S. Coast Guard Southwest

    Recruit company pick up

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Samantha Whaley

    U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May

    Coast Guard Maritime Security and Response Team-East conducts training

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Mason Svitenko

    U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area

    Coast Guard Cutter Forrest Rednour crew members conducts fast-rope training off the Southern California coast

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Trinity Whalen

    U.S. Coast Guard Southwest

    Photo Series

    U.S. Coast Guard Honor Guard Spotlight: Seaman Ryan DiLorenzo
    U.S. Coast Guard Honor Guard Spotlight: Seaman Ryan DiLorenzo
    U.S. Coast Guard Honor Guard Spotlight: Seaman Ryan DiLorenzo
    U.S. Coast Guard Honor Guard Spotlight: Seaman Ryan DiLorenzo
    U.S. Coast Guard Honor Guard Spotlight: Seaman Ryan DiLorenzo
    U.S. Coast Guard Honor Guard Spotlight: Seaman Ryan DiLorenzo
    U.S. Coast Guard Honor Guard Spotlight: Seaman Ryan DiLorenzo
    U.S. Coast Guard Honor Guard Spotlight: Seaman Ryan DiLorenzo
    U.S. Coast Guard Honor Guard Spotlight: Seaman Ryan DiLorenzo
    U.S. Coast Guard Honor Guard Spotlight: Seaman Ryan DiLorenzo
    U.S. Coast Guard Honor Guard Spotlight: Seaman Ryan DiLorenzo
    U.S. Coast Guard Honor Guard Spotlight: Seaman Ryan DiLorenzo

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Riley Perkofski

    U.S. Coast Guard Southeast

    U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball interdicts drug smuggling vessel in Eastern Pacific Ocean
    U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball recovers jettisoned cocaine bales in Eastern Pacific Ocean
    U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball recovers jettisoned cocaine bales in Eastern Pacific Ocean
    U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball recovers jettisoned cocaine bales in Eastern Pacific Ocean
    U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball recovers jettisoned cocaine bales in Eastern Pacific Ocean
    U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball interdicts drug smuggling vessel in Eastern Pacific Ocean
    U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball interdicts drug smuggling vessel in Eastern Pacific Ocean
    U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball interdicts drug smuggling vessel in Eastern Pacific Ocean
    U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball interdicts drug smuggling vessel in Eastern Pacific Ocean
    U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball interdicts drug smuggling vessel in Eastern Pacific Ocean
    U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball interdicts drug smuggling vessel in Eastern Pacific Ocean
    U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball interdicts drug smuggling vessel in Eastern Pacific Ocean

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley

    U.S. Coast Guard Southwest

    U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton crew train with a Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter crew from Andersen Air Force Base on the Pacific Ocean near Guam
    U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton crew train with a Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter crew from Andersen Air Force Base on the Pacific Ocean near Guam
    U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton crew train with a Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter crew from Andersen Air Force Base on the Pacific Ocean near Guam
    U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton crew train with a Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter crew from Andersen Air Force Base on the Pacific Ocean near Guam
    U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton crew train with a Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter crew from Andersen Air Force Base on the Pacific Ocean near Guam
    U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton crew train with a Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter crew from Andersen Air Force Base on the Pacific Ocean near Guam
    U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton crew train with a Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter crew from Andersen Air Force Base on the Pacific Ocean near Guam
    U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton crew train with a Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter crew from Andersen Air Force Base on the Pacific Ocean near Guam
    U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton crew train with a Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter crew from Andersen Air Force Base on the Pacific Ocean near Guam
    U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton crew train with a Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter crew from Andersen Air Force Base on the Pacific Ocean near Guam

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class William Kirk

    U.S. Coast Guard Northwest

    Portrait

    Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay (WTGB 102) conducts Operation Fall Retrieve 2025

    1st Place

    Lt.Cmdr. Stephen Nolan

    U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes

    Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane Performs joint flight operations with French Navy off the coast of Tahiti

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley

    U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

    USCGC Midgett (WMSL 757) arrives in American Samoa during Oceania patrol

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Jennifer Nilson

    U.S. Coast Guard Oceania

    Recruit incentive training

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Samantha Whaley

    U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May

    U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City rescue swimmer prepares for flight

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Robertson

    U.S. Coast Guard Oceania

    Video Spot

    Marine science technicians conduct port state exams on Mississippi River

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Cheyenne Basurto

    U.S. Coast Guard Heartland

    Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team East K-9 Unit conducts training

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Christine Bills

    U.S. Coast Guard East

    Coast Guard Members Qualify in Firearms at Sandy Hook Firing Range

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Sydney Phoenix

    U.S. Coast Guard Northeast

    Video Story

    National Capital Region Air Defense Facility protects airspace over Washington, D.C.

    1st Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Robertson

    U.S. Coast Guard Oceania

    U.S. Coast Guard Crew Reflects on Icebreaking Operations Aboard Cutter Hawser

    2nd Place

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Sydney Phoenix

    U.S. Coast Guard Northeast

    Training with U.S. Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team South

    3rd Place

    Petty Officer 1st Class Derek Dodge

    U.S. Coast Guard Southwest