ALCOAST 281/25 - JUN 2025 2024 COAST GUARD RESERVE NATIONAL AWARDS SELECTION

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SUBJ: 2024 COAST GUARD RESERVE NATIONAL AWARDS SELECTION
1. Celebrating Excellence in Reserve Integration and Performance:
This ALCOAST proudly announces the recipients of the 2024 Coast
Guard Reserve National Awards, recognizing outstanding
contributions to a fully integrated, proficient, and ready
Coast Guard Reserve.
2. Admiral Russell R. Waesche Award: This prestigious award
recognizes a District, Operational Logistics Command (LOG-1), or
Pacific Area (PAC-13) supporting Port Security Units (PSU) and
Maritime Expeditionary Security Force (MESF) units that has
demonstrated exceptional support for a totally integrated
Coast Guard.
    a. Category 1 (Units with fewer than 600 SELRES members):
        Recipient: Ninth Coast Guard District
        Honorable Mentions: Fifth Coast Guard District, Eleventh
        Coast Guard District
    b. Category 2 (Units with 600 or more SELRES members):
        Recipient: First Coast Guard District
        Honorable Mention: Seventh Coast Guard District
3. Rear Admiral Bennett "Bud" Sparks Unit Award: This award
recognizes a unit (excluding Districts, LOG-1, or PAC-13) judged to
be most supportive of an operationally ready Coast Guard Reserve
force.
    a. Category 1 (Units with fewer than 100 SELRES members):
        Recipient: CG Reserve Unit Indo-Pacific Command
        Honorable Mentions: CG Reserve Unit Joint Staff South, Sector
        Virginia, Special Missions Training Center
    b. Category 2 (Units with 100 or more SELRES members):
        Recipient: Sector Puget Sound
        Honorable Mentions: Sector Maryland, PSU 311, Sector San Diego
4. Reserve Outstanding Junior Officer Award: This award honors a
Coast Guard Reserve junior officer who exemplifies the
characteristics of an outstanding leader.
    a. Recipient: LT Evan Barber, Sector Puget Sound
    b. Honorable Mentions:
        LT Robert Canham (Sector Northern New England),
        LTJG Max Bonjean (Sector New York),
        LTJG Thomas Haynie (CG Reserve Unit Indo-Pacific Command),
        LT Jack Ackohen (Sector San Francisco),
        LT Brian Normand (PSU 313),
        LTJG Robert Yoshioka (Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach)
5. Reserve Outstanding Chief Warrant Officer of the Year: This award
recognizes the Coast Guard Reserve Chief Warrant Officer (W-3 or
below) who best embodies the values of leadership, service, and
dedication. The recipient is selected as the Coast Guard Reserve's
nominee for the CW4 Michael J. Novosel Award administered by the
Reserve Organization of America.
    a. Recipient: CWO Joshua Dalton, PSU 307
    b. Honorable Mentions:
        CWO Adam Nichols (Station New York),
        CWO John Spada (Sector Boston)
6. The Coast Guard Reserve extends its sincere gratitude to all
nominees for their exceptional contributions. The selection process
was highly competitive, reflecting the outstanding caliber of our
Reserve members and units.
7. Award criteria and summaries of accomplishments for each award
recipient are available at:
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https://www.reserve.uscg.mil/Resources/Awards/CGR-National-Awards/

8. Questions regarding these awards should be directed to
COMDT (CG-R55) at: ReserveAwards@uscg.mil.
9. RADM Tiffany G. Danko, Assistant Commandant for Reserve (CG-R),
sends.
10. Internet release is authorized.