ALCOAST 192/26 - JUN 2026 SOLICITATION FOR THE CHARLES E. SWARINGEN, JR. AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING MENTORSHIP IN HUMAN PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGY - 2025

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FM COMCOGARD FORCECOM NORFOLK VA
TO ALCOAST
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ALCOAST 192/26
SSIC 1500
SUBJ: SOLICITATION FOR THE CHARLES E. SWARINGEN, JR. AWARD FOR
OUTSTANDING MENTORSHIP IN HUMAN PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGY - 2025
1. This ALCOAST solicits nominations from across the Coast Guard for
the Charles E. Swaringen, Jr. Award. This prestigious award
recognizes exemplary individual achievement in the selfless
development of others in the field of Human Performance Technology
(HPT).
    a. This solicitation for the Charles E. Swaringen Award should
be considered to cover the performance time periods of January
through December 2025. See para 3.e. below for deadlines.
2. Mr. Charles Swaringen, Jr. was the advisor to the Commanding
Officer of Aviation Technical Training Center in Elizabeth City,
North Carolina, before passing away in 1987. He is remembered as
one of the first true Human Performance Technologists and served
as an extraordinary mentor to many. He conducted experiments with
innovative training applications and identified performance
deficiencies attributable to factors other than lack of skills
and knowledge. He also developed training that resulted in
graduates who were confident, competent, and able to achieve their
full performance potential.
3. Specific guidelines:
    a. Nominees must be employed full-time by the U.S. Coast Guard
and may be active duty military, reserve, or civilian.
    b. The nominating individual must submit documentation of the
nominee's accomplishments and award-related testimonials from at
least two other individuals.
    c. Nominees must have made a significant impact on the
professional growth of more than one individual in the HPT arena
during CY 2025.
    d. Nomination packages must include a command cover memo,
nominee name, nominee's email address, nominating individual's
name, nominating individual's email address, supporting documents,
and whether the nominee is active duty military, reserve, or
civilian.
    e. Nomination packages must be forwarded as email attachments
to Christopher.L.Bradshaw@uscg.mil by 31 July 2026. A selection
panel representing a wide cross section of FORCECOM units will
review the nominations for this year's award winner.
    f. The specific award criteria, the award scoring checklist, and
a list of previous award recipients are available at:
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https://uscg.sharepoint-mil.us/sites/forcecom_spo/
Training/FC-Tptc/SitePages/SwaringenAward.aspx

4. The award winner will be announced in August.
5. The POC for the Swaringen Award is Mr. Christopher Bradshaw at
Christopher.L.Bradshaw@uscg.mil.
6. Jennifer L. Sinclair SES, Director, Force Readiness Command
(FORECOM), sends.
7. Internet release is authorized.