ALCOAST 247/22 - JULY 2022 2021 CDR RAY EVANS OUTSTANDING COXSWAIN TROPHY ANNOUNCEMENT

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SUBJ: 2021 CDR RAY EVANS OUTSTANDING COXSWAIN TROPHY ANNOUNCEMENT
A. Recognitions Programs Manual, COMDTINST M1650.26
1. I am pleased to announce BM2 Logan Venero of Station
Islamorada as the winner of the 2021 CDR Ray Evans Outstanding
Coxswain Trophy. This prestigious annual award recognizes a
Coast Guard coxswain who demonstrates sustained superior
performance, exceptional boat handling skills, and exemplary
leadership. BM2 Venero's hard work and leadership were evident
while performing high-risk missions in a highly dynamic
operating area. His example is a standard to emulate for Boat
Forces professionals throughout the service. BM2 Venero is a
certified Pursuit Coxswain on the 33-foot Special Purpose Craft
- Law Enforcement (SPC-LE), 45-foot Response Boat Medium (RB-M),
and the 24-foot Special Purpose Craft Shallow Water (SPC-SW).
BM2 also holds Boarding Officer certification and his duty
section's designated Law Enforcement Instructor. BM2 is a
Designated Trainer for high-risk non-compliant vessel pursuit
(NCVP) training. During 2021, BM2 Venaro amassed 599 underway
hours and executed 254 sorties while earning the station's
"Outstanding Coxswain" award. He organized training evolutions
which lead to 21 new certifications in his duty section.
BM2 Venero's search and rescue skills are a testament to the
Coast Guard's oldest mission of minimizing loss of life,
property damage, and rendering aid to distressed persons in the
maritime environment. For the full narrative of his
accomplishments please visit the Boat Forces website:
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https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/cg731/SitePages/Coxswain%20
Trophy%20Award.aspx/.

2. Each year it is extremely difficult to select only one
recipient from the superb group of petty officers who are
nominated for this award. I am pleased with the number of
exceptional quality nomination packages that were submitted
and commend all those who took time to acknowledge the many
outstanding coxswains we have throughout the Boat Forces
community. The following are the 2021 CDR Ray Evans
Outstanding Coxswain trophy nominees:
BM1 Humberto Diaz - STA Washington
BM1 Anthony Reynolds - PSU 301
BM1 Ryan Herkins - MSRT East
BM1 Robert Wilfong - PSU 307
BM2 Antonio Brancaleone - STA New York
BM2 Blake Westforth - CGC CHARLES SEXTON
BM2 Glynon Sells - STA Key West
BM2 Jarrett Guerra - MSST Houston (91104)
BM2 Jonathan Whalen - STA Boston
BM2 Cody Laeger - CGC PAUL CLARK
BM3 John Sullivan - STA Point Judith
3. Presentation of the 2021 CDR Ray Evans Outstanding
Coxswain Trophy will be coordinated via SEPCOR.
4. POC: Mr. Don Hartmayer, COMDT (CG-731),
Donald.P.Hartmayer@uscg.mil.
5. RADM T. C. Wiemers, Assistant Commandant for Capability
(CG-7), sends.
6. Internet release is authorized.