ALCOAST 045/19 - FEB 2019 SOLICITATION FOR THE 2018 CAPTAIN QUENTIN R. WALSH EXCELLENCE IN LIVING MARINE RESOURCES ENFORCEMENT AWARD NOMINATIONS

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FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//CG-5R//
TO ALCOAST
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ALCOAST 045/19
COMDTNOTE 1650
SUBJ:  SOLICITATION FOR THE 2018 CAPTAIN QUENTIN R. WALSH EXCELLENCE IN LIVING MARINE RESOURCES ENFORCEMENT AWARD NOMINATIONS
1. Purpose: This ALCOAST message solicits nominations of individuals who have distinguished
themselves during the past year as outstanding Living Marine Resources (LMR) Boarding Officers (BO).
2. Background: This annual award recognizes the outstanding performance of Coast Guard LMR
BOs and encourages outstanding achievement, stewardship and contributions to the Coast Guard
LMR mission in accordance with the Coast Guard's Fisheries Strategic Plan, Ocean Guardian.
The award is named in honor of Captain Quentin R. Walsh, a distinguished Coast Guard officer
and recipient of the Navy Cross. As a Lieutenant (junior grade) in the late 1930s, Walsh was
selected for special assignment as one of the nation’s first two whaling inspectors. Walsh’s
three-volume report from his year onboard the whaling ship Ulysses influenced U.S. policy
on whaling, and led to regulatory changes to ban whaling in the United States, which helped
save several populations of whales from extinction.
3. Award eligibility: Presented annually, this award recognizes individual performance and
contributions between 01 JAN 2018 and 31 DEC 2018. The award is tailored to operational LMR BOs.
Nominees must have maintained an active BO certification for at least six months during the
qualifying period.
4. The member selected as the Captain Quentin R. Walsh Excellence in Living Marine Resources
Enforcement Award winner will receive a certificate of recognition, COMDT (CG-5R) coin, and
the member’s name will be engraved on a wall plaque at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters in
Washington, D.C. Presentation of the award will be coordinated by the member’s command and
COMDT (CG-MLE) staff.
5. Nomination package requirements: Nominations can be submitted by any command having
first-hand knowledge of the nominee’s achievements. Submissions must be made in either
Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF using CG memo format. The narrative shall be limited to a maximum
of two pages, using Times New Roman 12-point font and include, at a minimum, the following
information:
   a. Nominee’s assigned duties and positions during the qualifying period.
   b. Specific examples of the nominee’s outstanding achievement, stewardship and
contributions to the Coast Guard LMR mission, either through at-sea LMR enforcement as a
BO or through the training and advancement of LMR mission skill sets.
   c. The Living Marine Resources Enforcement Division (CG-MLE-4) encourages commands to
document the nominee’s contributions to establishing or enhancing joint-agency partnerships,
innovations leading to more efficient LMR mission execution, development of LMR best-practices,
outreach and education of recreational and commercial fishing community, or other significant
actions worthy of recognition. These factors are encouraged to distinguish nominees, but are
not required for a nomination package to be considered.
6. Refer to the COMDT (CG-MLE-4) portal page for more information on the award and memo
template: https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/cgmle/cgmle4/SitePages/Home.aspx.
7. Submission Process: Unit nominations must be submitted to the applicable District
Enforcement staff officers no later than 01 MAR 2019. The Districts will evaluate the
nominations and will each submit one endorsed recommendation to the cognizant Area no later
than 22 MAR 2019.
8. LANT and PAC Area LMR staff officers will each forward a single nomination, through the
applicable Operations Branch Chief (LANT-35/PAC-35), to COMDT (CG-MLE-4) no later than
22 APR 2019, which will convene a board to select the best candidate. Final approval will
rest with the Assistant Commandant for Response Policy (CG-5R). Area Staffs should submit
all nominations to COMDT (CG-MLE-4) so that well deserving nominees can be recognized as
honorable mentions in the final award ALCOAST.
9. The winner will be announced via ALCOAST NLT 15 MAY 2019 highlighting the winner’s
contributions to the LMR mission in 2018.
10. COMDT (CG-MLE-4) POC: LCDR Eric Quigley at (202) 372-2185 or Eric.A.Quigley@uscg.mil.
11. RDML A. J. Vogt, Assistant Commandant for Response Policy, sends.
12. Internet release is authorized.