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SUBJ: 2002 JARVIS AND MUNRO AWARDS
A. PUBLIC AFFAIRS MANUAL, COMDTINST 5728.2C
1. THE NAVY LEAGUE OF THE UNITED STATES ANNUALLY PRESENTS THE
JARVIS AND MUNRO AWARDS TO ONE COAST GUARD OFFICER AND ENLISTED
PERSON FOR SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE AND LEADERSHIP. THESE PRESTIGIOUS
NATIONAL AWARDS ARE SEPARATE AND DISTINCT FROM THE MILITARY
DECORATIONS AND AWARDS PROGRAM.
2. JARVIS AWARD. THE COMMANDANT HAS NAMED LT MICHAEL BATCHELDER
RECIPIENT OF THE 2002 CAPTAIN DAVID H. JARVIS AWARD. AS THE GROUP
KEY WEST ENGINEERING OFFICER, LT BATCHELDER OVERSAW THE MAINTENANCE
AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE LARGEST DISTRICT SEVEN GROUP FACILITY,
COVERING OVER 200,000 SQUARE FEET OF BUILDINGS AND 6,000 LINEAR
FEET OF PIER, ON AN AREA OF OVER 20 ACRES. HE ALSO PROVIDED
ENGINEERING SUPPORT TO TWO 270-FOOT WMECS, EIGHT 110-FOOT WPBS,
THREE STATIONS, AN AIDS TO NAVIGATION TEAM, AN ENGINEERING SUPPORT
DETACHMENT, AND THE MORE THAN 100 CUTTERS THAT PULL INTO KEY WEST
ANNUALLY WHILE ON PATROL IN THE CARIBBEAN. LT BATCHELDERS HIGH
CALIBER WORK WAS CRITICAL TO THE COMPLETION OF OPERATION STEEL
CASCADE, AN INITIATIVE DIRECTED AT HOME-PORTING NINE 110-FOOT WPBS
CLOSER TO THEIR AREA OF OPERATION. LAST YEAR, LT BATCHELDER
SUPERVISED OVER 3.5 MILLION DOLLARS IN GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS AND,
THROUGH HIS ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND INITIATIVE, SAVED THE COAST
GUARD OVER 220 THOUSAND DOLLARS. IN ADDITION TO PERFORMING ALL OF
THESE TASKS AT A LEVEL ABOVE AND BEYOND HIS PAY GRADE AND
EXPERIENCE, HE HAS CREATED AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH ALL PEOPLE LOOK
FORWARD TO COMING TO WORK EACH DAY, DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO HIS
AGGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP STYLE AND THE PERSONAL INTEREST HE TAKES IN
EACH AND EVERY SUBORDINATE. LT BATCHELDERS EXTRAORDINARY DEVOTION
TO DUTY, IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCE, AND SUPERB LEADERSHIP ARE MOST
HEARTILY COMMENDED.
3. MUNRO AWARD. THE COMMANDANT HAS NAMED GM1 STEPHANE CORRIVEAU
RECEIPIENT OF THE 2002 SIGNALMAN DOUGLAS A. MUNRO AWARD. IN
RECOGNITION OF THIS ACHIEVEMENT, GM1 CORRIVEAU WAS MERITORIOUSLY
ADVANCED FROM GM2 ON 5 APRIL, PER REF A. GM1 CORRIVEAU IS CITED FOR
INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE WHILE SERVING
AT TACLET SOUTH, LEDET 405 AS A BOARDING OFFICER, IONSCAN OPERATOR
AND SMALL ARMS INSTRUCTOR. GM1 CORRIVEAU DEPLOYED FOR OVER 270 DAYS
LAST YEAR, PERFORMING COUNTER-DRUG PATROLS, SPECIAL OPERATIONS,
HOMELAND SECURITY MISSIONS, ANTI-TERRORISM AND FORCE PROTECTION
OPERATIONS, MARINE INTERDICTION OPERATIONS AND TRAINING. GM1
CORRIVEAUS DIVERSIFIED ABILITIES, KNOWLEDGE AND LEADERSHIP FAR
EXCEED THOSE LEVELS EXPECTED OF HIS RANK AND ALLOWED TACLET SOUTH
TO UTILIZE HIM AND HIS TEAM IN A WIDE ARRAY OF MISSIONS, INCLUDING
MIDDLE EAST AND VIEQUES ISLAND DEPLOYMENTS, AND A RAPID DEPLOYMENT
TO NEW YORK CITY. WHILE DEPLOYED, GM1 CORRIVEAU DEMONSTRATED HIS
LEADERSHIP AND SHARED HIS PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE BY TRAINING 144
U.S. SAILORS AND 16 MEMBERS OF THE KUWAITI COAST GUARD IN VESSEL
BOARDING OPERATIONS. GM1 CORRIVEAUS EXPERTISE, DEDICATION TO
SERVICE, AND OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP ARE MOST HEARTILY COMMENDED.
4. THE AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL NAVY LEAGUE NATIONAL
CONVENTION IN NEW YORK CITY FROM 28 JUNE TO 2 JULY.
5. THE SELECTION PROCESS WAS CHALLENGING. ALL CANDIDATES HAD
OUTSTANDING RECORDS AND WERE WORTHY OF SELECTION. HONORABLE MENTION
GOES TO THE FOLLOWING NOMINEES LISTED BELOW IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER.
JARVIS AWARD:
LT RUSSELL BOWMAN, ACTIVITIES BALTIMORE
LCDR ROBERT MACLEOD, USCGC GALLATIN (WHEC 721)
MUNRO AWARD:
FT1 JAMES HAMMOND, USCGC THETIS (WMEC 910)
BM1 CRAIG SEMPLE, STATION CAPE MAY
6. WHILE CONGRATULATIONS ARE DUE TO THE RECIPIENTS AND THE
HONORABLE MENTIONS, ALL THOSE WHO WERE NOMINATED AND ALL THOSE WHO
TOOK THE TIME TO NOMINATE THEIR PERSONNEL ALSO DESERVE OUR PRAISE
FOR THEIR DEDICATION TO THE IDEALS OF OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND
PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE INHERENT IN THESE AWARDS. ALL THOSE
NOMINATED ARE LISTED BELOW.
JARVIS AWARD NOMINEES
LTJG WILLIAM ARRITT, TACLET SOUTH
CDR EUGENE CUNNINGHAM, ISC ALAMEDA
CDR MARK DIETRICH, USCGC DECISIVE
LCDR JOSEPH DIRENZO III, LANTAREA (AO)
CWO JAMES DOVIN, ATC MOBILE
LT JOHN DRISCOLL, PACAREA COMMAND CENTER
CAPT DANA GOWARD, COMMANDANT (G-OCS)
CWO2 THOMAS GUTHLEIN, TRACEN YORKTOWN
CWO DARREL KANDIL, MSO TAMPA
LT GEORGE KOVATCH, USCGC BARANOF
LT LISA MACK, INTERNATIONAL ICE PATROL
LCDR WILLIAM J. MILNE, USCGC JUNIPER
LT JAMES MORAN, USCGC CUSHING
LCDR GREGORY PRESTIDGE, USCGC BRAMBLE
LT JEFFREY RANDALL, USCGC STATEN ISLAND
LT FRANCISCO REGO, MSD PEORIA
CDR SHARON RICHEY, ISC ST. LOUIS
LCDR MARK RIZZO, GRP HAMPTON ROADS
LTJG LEN ROBINSON, TACLET NORTH
CAPT RAYMOND SEEBALD, MSO CHICAGO
LT ERIC STORCH, AIRSTA ELIZABETH CITY
LCDR STEVEN TRUHLAR, ATC MOBILE
MUNRO AWARD NOMINEES
FSC GREGORY ANDERSON, MSO/GRP PHILADELPHIA
BMC MICHAEL BAROCO, ANT PHILADELPHIA
AMT1 DANIEL CARLEO, AIRSTA SAN FRANCISCO
BMCS MARK CUTTER, STA PORTSMOUTH HARBOR
BMCS SCOTT HALL, STA WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH
AMT1 JEFFREY KING, ATC MOBILE
BMCM LOUIS KITCHIN, CGC GANNET
SK1 MARK LEMMON, PSU 309
BMCS JOSEPH MATHIEU, PACAREA TRAINING TEAM
PS1 EDWARD MESSINA, PSU 307
MST1 REUBEN MOYE, MSO TAMPA
AMTCS JOHN SACHSE, AIRSTA CLEARWATER
TC2 STEPHEN SAWYER, GRP CAPE HATTERAS
BMC JAMES TODD, USCGC HAWSER
BM1 WILLIAM WEAVER, USCGC LONG ISLAND
MKC JOHN ZWINSKI, ISC ALAMEDA
7. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
8. RADM K. J. ELDRIDGE, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR GOVERNMENTAL AND
PUBLIC AFFAIRS, SENDS.
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