ALCOAST 233/21 - JUN 2021 2020 COAST GUARD RESERVE NATIONAL AWARDS SELECTION

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ALCOAST 233/21
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SUBJ: 2020 COAST GUARD RESERVE NATIONAL AWARDS SELECTION
1. This ALCOAST announces the recipients of the 2020 Coast Guard
Reserve National Awards.
2. Admiral Russell R. Waesche Award: Recognizes a District,
the Director of Operational Logistics (DOL), or Pacific Area-13
(PACAREA-13) for Port Security Units (PSUs) and Maritime
Expeditionary Security Force (MESF), which have demonstrated
to be the most supportive of a totally integrated Coast Guard.
There are two categories of award, Category 1 units have fewer
than 600 Selected Reservists (SELRES) assigned, and Category 2
units have 600 or more SELRES assigned.
   a. Category 1 Award Recipient: Ninth Coast Guard District.
    (1) Honorable mention: Thirteenth Coast Guard District.
   b. Category 2 Award Recipient: DOL.
    (1) Honorable mention: Eighth Coast Guard District.
3. Rear Admiral Bennett "Bud" Sparks Award: Recognizes a unit
other than a District, DOL, or PACAREA-13, judged to be most
supportive of an operationally ready Coast Guard Reserve force.
There are two categories of award, Category 1 units have fewer
than 100 SELRES assigned, and Category 2 units have 100 or more
SELRES assigned.
   a. Category 1 Award Recipient: National Strike Force.
    (1) Honorable mention: Sector Columbia River.
   b. Category 2 Award Recipient: Sector Puget Sound.
    (1) Honorable mention: Sector Delaware Bay.
4. The Reserve Outstanding Junior Officer Award: Presented by
the Reserve Organization of America (ROA) to the Coast Guard
Reserve junior officer judged to exemplify those characteristics
expected of an outstanding junior officer during the past year.
   a. LT Terri Medlin of Sector North Carolina.
    (1) Honorable mentions: LT Cavan Dunn, Sector Boston;
LT John Garland, Sector Puget Sound; LTJG Marcelis Posey, PSU 309;
LTJG Eda Wu, Personnel Service Center-Surge Staffing Section.
5. Reserve Outstanding Chief Warrant Officer of the Year: Presented
by ROA to the Coast Guard Reserve chief warrant officer (W-3 or
below) selected as the Coast Guard Reserve's nominee for the CW4
Michael J. Novosel Award administered by the ROA.
   a. CWO2 Jeremy Bloom of Sector Maryland-National Capitol Region.
    (1) Honorable mention: CWO2 Billy J. Cline of Sector
Charleston.
6. The awards will be presented at the 2021 ROA National Convention
to be held 21 to 24 October 2021, in Memphis, TN.
7. Thank you for all of the award submissions. The competition was
steep and the selection board had a challenging task of choosing
between many impressive packages. Award criteria and summary of
accomplishments for each award recipient are posted at:
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https://www.reserve.uscg.mil/Programs/Awards/CGR-National-Awards/.

8. POC: COMDT (CG-R55) LTJG L. Carsia, Louis.K.Carsia@uscg.mil
(202) 475-5431.
9. RADM James M. Kelly, Assistant Commandant for Reserve (CG-R),
sends.
10. Internet release is authorized.