ALCOAST 019/20 - JAN 2020 SOLICITATION FOR THE 2019 CAPTAIN QUENTIN R. WALSH EXCELLENCE IN LIVING MARINE RESOURCES ENFORCEMENT AWARD NOMINATIONS

R 221229 JAN 20
FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//CG-5R//
TO ALCOAST
UNCLAS //N01650//
ALCOAST 019/20
COMDTNOTE 1650
SUBJ:  SOLICITATION FOR THE 2019 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 2019 and 31 DEC 2019. 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 to the 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 21 FEB 2020. The Districts will evaluate the
nominations and will each submit one endorsed recommendation to the cognizant Area no
later than 20 MAR 2020.
8. LANT and PAC Area LMR staff officers will each forward a single nomination, through
the applicable Operations Branch Chief (LANT-35/PAC-37), to COMDT (CG-MLE-4) no later
than 01 APR 2020, 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 01 MAY 2020 highlighting the winner’s
contributions to the LMR mission in 2019.
10. COMDT (CG-MLE-4) POC: LT Henry "Bo" Ward at (202) 372-2184 or Henry.B.Ward@uscg.mil.
11. RDML D. M. Fears, Assistant Commandant for Response Policy, sends.
12. Internet release is authorized.