JACKSONVILLE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Fla. – Two Airmen assigned to the 125th Fighter Wing Public Affairs office received national recognition on Feb. 28, 2025, when the National Guard Bureau announced the winners of the 2024 National Guard Media Contest. Tech. Sgt. Chelsea Smith and Senior Airman Thomas Keisler IV were among this year’s top awardees, honored for their excellence in visual storytelling.
Smith and Keisler were recognized for their outstanding work in the 2024 Chief Master Sgt. Douglas W. Morrell Media Awards, the National Guard’s premier competition for enlisted public affairs professionals.
The Morrell Awards are part of the annual National Guard Bureau Media Contest and showcase the best photojournalism,...