ALCOAST 472/25 - NOV 2025 SOLICITATION FOR THE 2025 FORREST O. REDNOUR MEMORIAL AWARD PROGRAM

R 211830Z NOV 25 MID320018402296U
FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC
TO ALCOAST
BT
UNCLAS
ALCOAST 472/25
SSIC 1650
SUBJ: SOLICITATION FOR THE 2025 FORREST O. REDNOUR MEMORIAL AWARD
PROGRAM
A. Culinary Operations Management, COMDTINST 4061.5B
1. This ALCOAST solicits nominations for the 2025 Rednour Memorial
Award Program. The Rednour Award Program honors eight categories
of Coast Guard Dining Facilities (CGDF):
Large afloat, Medium afloat, Small afloat, TRACENs, Air Station/
Base, Sector, and Station CGDFs as defined in REF (A). An additional
category is the Morale, Wellbeing, and Recreation Food and Beverage
Activity of the Year award (MWRFBAOY). The program also honors two
Culinary Specialists (CS) of the Year (CSoY): a Senior CS and a
Junior CS. These awards are presented annually and are designed to
recognize those units and CSs who consistently epitomize the best
in culinary service professionalism.
2. Each submission must contain a separate high quality photo JPEG
Format of the CGDF CS team and the cutter or facility in addition
to the required photos.
3. The deadline for package submission is 20 January 2026. All
units with a CS staffed CGDF or Coast Guard MWR F&B CS staffed
facilities are eligible to submit a package.
4. Incomplete packages will not be reviewed.
5. All applications will be submitted through the Culinary
SharePoint:
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https://uscg.sharepoint-mil.us/sites/USCG-CSPORTAL/SitePages/Home.aspx

A selection board will convene in January of 2026 to review all
applications.
6. COMDT (CG-CMO-3) will announce the winners via ALCOAST in
February of 2026.
7. COMDT (CG-CMO-3) will fund the winning CSoY members and one
representative from each winning CGDF to the annual Military
Foodservice Awards in Chicago, IL for recognition amongst all
DoW services.
8. COMDT (CG-CMO-3) POC is CSCS Chris Ricketts, 206-820-2843,
Christopher.M.Ricketts@uscg.mil
9. RADM Paul Jung, Chief Medical Officer (CG-CMO), sends.
10. Internet release is authorized.