ALCOAST 103/26 - APR 2026 2026 ANNUAL ARMED SERVICES YMCA OF THE UNITED STATES ANGELS OF THE BATTLEFIELD SOLICITATION (AOTB)

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FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC
TO ALCOAST
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UNCLAS
ALCOAST 103/26
SSIC 6010
SUBJ: 2026 ANNUAL ARMED SERVICES YMCA OF THE UNITED STATES ANGELS
OF THE BATTLEFIELD SOLICITATION (AOTB)
1. The Angels of the Battlefield Award, sponsored by the Armed
Services YMCA of the United States, is an annual award that
recognizes one enlisted medical professional from each branch of the
Armed Forces. This year, the AOTB Awards will be held on the morning
of 23 September 2026 at the AUSA Conference Center in Arlington, VA,
as a media event. The AOTB Awards breakfast/Ceremony/Reception will
start at 0900 and end at 1230.
2. Each year the Coast Guard nominates one Health Services
Technician (HS), Aviation Survival Technician (AST), or any active
duty member who directly provided hands-on actions or performs a
direct life-saving intervention that resulted in saving a life, in
paygrades E4 through E7. The nominee must have been on Active Duty
at the time of the recognized event, currently be on Active Duty,
and will remain on Active Duty through October 2026 to qualify. The
lifesaving event must have occurred after 1 January 2025.
3. Nominations must be submitted electronically to COMDT (CG-CMO-2)
via email to the AOTB POC, Mr. Luis Muniz, no later than
28 May 2026. Nomination packets received after this date will not
be accepted. Application information can be found under the
"ASYMCA Angels of the Battlefield Program" at the following
SharePoint website:
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https://uscg.sharepoint-mil.us/sites/cg1121/SitePages/Home.aspx

4. Criteria for the award are as follows:
    a. Coast Guard HS, AST, or any active duty member who directly
provides hands-on actions or performs a direct, life-saving
intervention that results in saving a life.
    b. Exemplifies professional excellence in medical care management
in the line of duty within a clinical setting, Emergency-Search &
Rescue (SAR) mission, or an AMIO-IDHS environment.
5. The CG Chief Medical Officer (CG-CMO), will convene an
awards selection committee, which includes the HS-Rating Force
Master Chief, to review and evaluate each nominee based on the
above criteria and the medical skills implemented in the treatment
of the patient.
6. POC: Mr. Luis Muniz can be reached via email at:
Luis.A.Muniz2@uscg.mil.
7. RADM Charles E. Fosse, Deputy Commandant for Personnel
(CG-DCP), sends.
8. Internet release is authorized.