UNCLAS 221952Z MAR 07
CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN
MARADMIN 218/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PA//
SUBJ/2006 U.S. MARINE CORPS COMBAT CORRESPONDENTS ASSOCIATION AND
/DIVISION OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS MERIT AWARDS PROGRAM//
POC/SCOTT DUNN/SSGT/PA MARINE CORPS NEWS/7036921870//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. FOL COMMANDS/MARINES HAVE BEEN SELECTED BY HQMC
DIVPA TO RECEIVE MERIT AWARDS FOR PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE IN PRINT
AND BROADCAST JOURNALISM. THE FIRST-PLACE RECIPIENT IN ALL
BROADCAST CATEGORIES AND PRINT CATEGORIES A THROUGH T WILL
REPRESENT THE MARINE CORPS IN THE 2006 DOD-WIDE THOMAS JEFFERSON
AWARDS PROGRAM.
2. PRINT WINNERS
CATEGORY A: METRO FORMAT NEWSPAPER
1ST PLACE: THE SCOUT, MCB CAMP PENDLETON 2ND PLACE: HAWAII MARINE,
MCB HAWAII 3RD PLACE: THE SENTRY, MCB QUANTICO CATEGORY B: TABLOID
FORMAT NEWSPAPER 1ST PLACE: OKINAWA MARINE, MCB CAMP BUTLER 2ND
PLACE: CHEVRON, MCRD SAN DIEGO 3RD PLACE: THE SENTRY, MCB QUANTICO
CATEGORY C: MAGAZINE FORMAT PUBLICATION 1ST PLACE: MARINES WEST,
12TH MCD 2ND PLACE: PACESETTER, 6TH MCD 3RD PLACE: NO AWARD CATEGORY
D: NEWSLETTER FORMAT PUBLICATION 1ST PLACE: NEW FEW, 9TH MCD 2ND
PLACE: NO AWARD 3RD PLACE: NO AWARD CATEGORY E: NEWS ARTICLE 1ST
PLACE: GUNNERY SGT. JOHN BARWELL, MCAS YUMA 2ND PLACE: CPL. BRIAN
REIMERS, MCB CAMP PENDLETON 3RD PLACE: CPL. SUSAN SMITH, MCB
QUANTICO CATEGORY F: FEATURE ARTICLE 1ST PLACE: PFC. M. DANIEL
SANCHEZ, MCAS YUMA 2ND PLACE: PFC. ANDREW KEIRN, MCB QUANTICO 3RD
PLACE: SGT. LUIS R. AGOSTINI, 9TH MCD CATEGORY G: COMMENTARY 1ST
PLACE: CPL. RYAN TREVINO, MCB HAWAII 2ND PLACE: CPL. TERIKA S. KING,
MCAS YUMA 3RD PLACE: STAFF SGT. B.J. SWENSON, MCB QUANTICO CATEGORY
H: SPORTS ARTICLE 1ST PLACE: SGT. LUIS R. AGOSTINI, 9TH MCD 2ND
PLACE: CPL. SCOTT M. BISCUITI, MCB CAMP BUTLER 3RD PLACE: LANCE CPL.
JOHN SCOTT RAFOSS, MCAS IWAKUNI CATEGORY I: SERIES 1ST PLACE: SGT.
ETHAN ROCKE, MCB BUTLER 2ND PLACE: SGT. SARA A. CARTER, MCB HAWAII
3RD PLACE: CPL. RAY LEWIS, MCB PENDLETON CATEGORY J: STAND-ALONE
PHOTOGRAPH 1ST PLACE: CPL. RAY LEWIS, MCB CAMP PENDLETON 2ND PLACE:
CPL. BRIAN A. TUTHILL, MCAGCC TWENTYNINE PALMS 3RD PLACE: CPL. BEN
EBERLE, MCB CAMP PENDLETON HONORABLE MENTION: CPL. KAMRAN SADAGHIANI,
31ST MEU CATEGORY K: PHOTOJOURNALISM 1ST PLACE: LANCE CPL. CHARLIE
CHAVEZ, MCRD SAN DIEGO 2ND PLACE: LANCE CPL. TERENCE L.
YANCEY, MCB CAMP BUTLER 3RD PLACE: CPL. RAY LEWIS, MCB CAMP PENDLETON
HONORABLE MENTION: CPL. ANTONIO ROSAS, MCB CAMP PENDLETON CATEGORY L:
ART AND GRAPHICS IN SUPPORT OF A PUBLICATION NO AWARD CATEGORY M:
STRINGER   WRITER 1ST PLACE: MIRON RICHARDSON, MCB PENDLETON 2ND
PLACE: LT.COL. F.C. MIELKE, MCAS CHERRY POINT 3RD
PLACE: KRIS CONNOR, MCB QUANTICO CATEGORY N: STRINGER - PHOTOGRAPHER
1ST PLACE: JESS LEVENS, MCRD SAN DIEGO 2ND PLACE: NO AWARD CATEGORY
O: OUTSTANDING FLAGSHIP PUBLICATION MARINES MAGAZINE CATEGORY P:
OUTSTANDING FLAGSHIP WRITER SGT. CLINTON FIRSTBROOK CATEGORY Q:
OUTSTANDING FLAGSHIP WEB SITE NO AWARD CATEGORY R: WEB-BASED
PUBLICATION 1ST PLACE:WWW.QUANTICO.USMC.MIL
2ND PLACE:
WWW.OKINAWA.USMC.MIL/NEWSLETTER 3RD PLACE:WWW.IWAKUNI.USMC.MIL

CATEGORY S: OUTSTANDING NEW WRITER
1ST PLACE: CPL. BRIAN TUTHILL, MCAGCC TWENTYNINE PALMS 2ND PLACE:
CPL. SCOTT M. BISCUITI, 11TH MEU 3RD PLACE: LANCE CPL. NICOLE A.
LAVINE, MCAGCC TWENTYNINE PALMS CATEGORY T: PRINT JOURNALIST OF THE
YEAR 1ST PLACE: SGT. ETHAN ROCKE, MCB BUTLER 2ND PLACE: CPL. ANTONIO
ROSAS, MCB PENDLETON 3RD PLACE: CPL. BRIAN TUTHILL, MCAGCC TWENTYNINE
PALMS CATEGORY U: MARINE CORPS ART 1ST PLACE: CPL.
CHRISTOPHER M. C. GIANNETTI, MCB CAMP PENDLETON 2ND PLACE: NO AWARD
CATEGORY V: COMBAT REPORTING 1ST PLACE: CPL. WILLIAM SKELTON, MCB
CAMP PENDLETON 2ND PLACE: LANCE CPL. NATHANIEL SAPP, MCB CAMP
PENDLETON 3RD PLACE: MASTER SGT. KEITH A. MILKS, 22ND MEU CATEGORY
W: COMBAT PHOTOGRAPHY 1ST PLACE: CPL. RAY LEWIS, MCB CAMP PENDLETON
2ND PLACE: LANCE CPL. NATHANIEL SAPP, MCB CAMP PENDLETON 3RD PLACE:
CPL. SHA AHN WILLIAMS, MCB QUANTICO CATEGORY X: NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY 1ST
PLACE: SGT. ETHAN ROCKE, MCB CAMP BUTLER 2ND PLACE: LANCE CPL.
TRAVIS CREWDSON, MCB QUANTICO 3RD PLACE: CPL. GRAHAM A. PAULSGROVE,
MCB CAMP PENDLETON HONORABLE MENTION: LANCE CPL. NATHANIEL SAPP, MCB
CAMP PENDLETON HONORABLE MENTION: CPL. RAY LEWIS, MCB CAMP PENDLETON
CATEGORY Y: SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY 1ST PLACE: LANCE CPL. KEVIN KNALLAY,
MCB CAMP BUTLER 2ND PLACE: SGT. LUIS R. AGOSTINI, 9TH MCD 3RD PLACE:
CPL. SCOTT M. BISCUITI, MCB CAMP BUTLER CATEGORY Z: OPEN PHOTOGRAPHY
1ST PLACE: STAFF SGT. BILL LISBON, 9TH MCD 2ND PLACE: LANCE CPL.
KEVIN KNALLAY, MCB CAMP BUTLER 3RD PLACE: CPL. LENDUS B. CASEY, MCAS
IWAKUNI HONORABLE MENTION: LANCE CPL. DAVID ROGERS, MCB CAMP BUTLER
CATEGORY AA: OPEN GRAPHICS NO AWARD CATEGORY BB:
PORTRAIT/PERSONALITY 1ST PLACE: LANCE CPL. NATHANIEL SAPP, MCB CAMP
PENDLETON 2ND PLACE: CPL. RAY LEWIS, MCB CAMP PENDLETON CATEGORY CC:
PICTORIAL 1ST PLACE: CPL. WILLIAM SKELTON, MCB CAMP PENDLETON 2ND
PLACE: CPL. LUKE BLOM, MCB CAMP PENDLETON 3RD PLACE: CPL. WARREN
PEACE, MCB CAMP BUTLER HONORABLE MENTION: CPL. JEREMY ROSS, 26TH
MEU HONORABLE MENTION: LANCE CPL. DAVID ROGERS, MCB CAMP BUTLER
3. BROADCAST WINNERS
CATEGORY A: RADIO ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM
FIRST: SSGT TROY RUBY, AFN IWAKUNI
SECOND: CPL TODD CROWELL, AFN OKINAWA
THIRD: NONE SELECTED
HONORABLE MENTION: NONE SELECTED
CATEGORY B: RADIO SPOT PRODUCTION
FIRST: LCPL CHRISTIANE RIPLEY, AFN IWAKUNI
SECOND: CPL CHRIS STANKIEWICZ, AFN IWAKUNI
THIRD: CPL TODD CROWELL, AFN OKINAWA
NO OTHER ENTRIES
CATEGORY C: RADIO NEWS REPORT
FIRST: LCPL. TODD HUNTER, AFN OKINAWA
SECOND: CPL ASHLEIGH BRYANT, AFN TOKYO
NO OTHER ENTRIES
CATEGORY D: RADIO FEATURE REPORT
FIRST: CPL ASHLEIGH BRYANT, AFN TOKYO
NO OTHER ENTRIES
CATEGORY F: RADIO NEWSCAST
FIRST: CPL ASHLEIGH BRYANT, AFN TOKYO
NO OTHER ENTRIES
CATEGORY H: TELEVISION INFORMATION PROGRAM
FIRST: MARINESTV
SECOND: AFN IWAKUNI
THIRD: SGT. JEREMY VOUGHT, AFN HAWAII
HONORABLE MENTION: CPL ROB WYNKOOP, AFN IWAKUNI CATEGORY I:
TELEVISION SPOT PRODUCTION
FIRST: MARINESTV
SECOND: CPL JASON FUDGE, Q-TV
THIRD: GYSGT STEVEN WILLIAMS, MARINESTV HONORABLE MENTION: GYSGT
SALVATORE CARDELLA, AFN IWAKUNI CATEGORY J: TELEVISION NEWS REPORT
FIRST: LCPL MARIBEL VIGIL, Q-TV
SECOND: SGT JEREMY VOUGHT, AFN HAWAII
THIRD: LCPL ANDREW MILNER, AFN IWAKUNI
HONORABLE MENTION: LCPL TODD HUNTER, AFN OKINWA CATEGORY K:
TELEVISION FEATURE REPORT
FIRST: SGT JEREMY VOUGHT, AFN HAWAII
SECOND: GYSGT STEVEN WILLIAMS, MARINESTV
THIRD: LCPL ROBERT DURHAM, NAVAL MEDIA CENTER HONORABLE MENTION: CPL
ASHLEIGH BRYANT, AFN TOKYO CATEGORY L: TELEVISION SPORTS REPORT
FIRST: SGT JENNIFER BROFER, MARINESTV
SECOND: SSGT AMY FORSYTHE, I MEF
SGT JAYSON PRICE, AFN OKINAWA
THIRD: CPL ASHLEIGH BRYANT, AFN TOKYO
HONORABLE MENTION: LCPL ANDREW MILNER, AFN IWAKUNI CATEGORY M: LOCAL TELEVISION
NEWSCAST
FIRST: INSIDE IWAKUNI NEWS, AFN IWAKUNI
SECOND: Q-TV CROSSROADS, Q-TV
NO OTHER ENTRIES
CATEGORY N: REGIONAL TELEVISION NEWSCAST
FIRST: CAMP FALLUJAH 2-MINUTE REPORT, I MEF NO OTHER ENTRIES CATEGORY O: TELEVISION
NEWSBREAK
FIRST: MARINESTV
SECOND: LCPL TODD LEWIS, NAVAL MEDIA CENTER, ROTA
THIRD: SSGT AMY FORSYTHE, I MEF
NO OTHER ENTRIES
CATEGORY P: COMMAND INFORMATION CAMPAIGN
FIRST: DET 11, AFN OKINAWA
NO OTHER ENTRIES
CATEGORY Q: OUTSTANDING NEW BROADCASTER
FIRST: SGT JENNIFER BROFER, MARINESTV
SECOND: LCPL TODD LEWIS, NAVAL MEDIA CENTER, ROTA
THIRD: CPL LYNN MURRILLO, I MEF
HONORABLE MENTION: LCPL ANDREW MILNER, AFN IWAKUNI CATEGORY R:
BROADCAST JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
FIRST: SSGT AMY FORSYTHE, I MEF
SECOND: SGT JEREMY VOUGHT, AFN HAWAII
THIRD: GYSGT STEVEN WILLIAMS, MARINESTV HONORABLE MENTION: SSGT TROY RUBY, AFN IWAKUNI
4. POC HQMC IS MGYSGT MOORE, A, DSN 224.1387, COMM 703.614.1387.//