R 221643Z MAY 15
MARADMIN 259/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC DMCS OUSMCC//
SUBJ/2014 UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS VISUAL INFORMATION AND EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNICATION AWARD WINNERS//
POC/ESPINOSA, DEMETRIO/MSGT/CMC WASHINGTON DC OUSMCC/
TEL: (703)614-1494/EMAIL: DEMETRIO.ESPINOSA(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS OF THE 2014 MARINE CORPS VISUAL INFORMATION AND EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNICATION (VIEC) AWARDS. THE FOLLOWING MARINES AND COMMANDS WERE SELECTED TO RECEIVE VIEC AWARDS FOR PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNICATION.
2. MARINE CORPS VIEC AWARD WINNERS ARE:
A. PRINT JOURNALISM RECIPIENTS
   (1) CATEGORY A: CIVILIAN ENTERPRISE NEWS PUBLICATION
       1ST: MARINE CORPS BASE (MCB) CAMP LEJEUNE
       2ND: MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE ALBANY
   (2) CATEGORY B: FUNDED NEWS PUBLICATION
       1ST: MARINE BARRACKS WASHINGTON
   (3) CATEGORY C: DIGITAL PUBLICATION
       NO SUBMISSION
   (4) CATEGORY D: OUTSTANDING FLAGSHIP PRODUCT
       1ST: DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY (DMA) MARINES
   (5) CATEGORY E: OUTSTANDING FLAGSHIP WEBSITE
       1ST: DMA MARINES
   (6) CATEGORY F: WEBSITE/BLOG
       1ST: MARINE FORCES PACIFIC (MARFORPAC)
       2ND: ARMED FORCES NETWORK (AFN) IWAKUNI
   (7) CATEGORY G: OUTSTANDING DIGITAL PRESENCE
       1ST: 31ST MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT (MEU)
       2ND: AFN IWAKUNI
       3RD: MCB CAMP PENDLETON
   (8) CATEGORY H: OUTSTANDING COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN
       1ST: MARINE CORPS INSTALLATIONS COMMAND
   (9) CATEGORY I: NEWS ARTICLE
       1ST: LCPL SULLIVAN LARAMIE, II MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (MEF)
       2ND: CPL TIFFANY EDWARDS, MARINE FORCE RESERVE (MARFORRES)
       3RD: SGT TIMOTHY T. PARISH, MARINE CORPS AIR STATION (MCAS) CHERRY POINT/2D MARINE AIRCRAFT WING (MAW)
       HONORABLE MENTION: SGT LISETTE LEYVA, OFFICE OF U.S. MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATION (OUSMCC)
   (10) CATEGORY J: FEATURE ARTICLE
        1ST: SGT REECE LODDER, 12TH MARINE CORPS DISTRICT (MCD)
        2ND: CPL IAN LEONES, MARFORRES
        3RD: SGT AUSTIN HAZARD, 22D MEU
        HONORABLE MENTION: CPL ERIC T. KEENAN, DMA
   (11) CATEGORY K: COMMENTARY
        1ST: CPL ERIC T. KEENAN, DMA
        2ND: SGT JUSTIN M. BOLING, DMA
        3RD: CPL LENA WAKAYAMA, MARINE CORPS INSTALLATIONS PACIFIC (MCIPAC)
   (12) CATEGORY L: SERIES
        1ST: SGT CHELSEA FLOWERS, OUSMCC
   (13) CATEGORY M: PHOTOJOURNALISM
        1ST: SGT REECE LODDER, 12TH MCD
        2ND: SGT AUSTIN HAZARD, 22D MEU
        3RD: LCPL SHALTIEL DOMINGUEZ, MCB CAMP PENDLETON
        HONORABLE MENTION: CPL MATTHEW BRAGG, MARFORPAC
   (14) CATEGORY N: NEWS PHOTO
        1ST: CPL ORRIN G. FARMER, MCB CAMP PENDLETON
        2ND: LCPL J. R. HEINS, II MEF
        3RD: LCPL DALTON PRECHT, II MEF
   (15) CATEGORY O: FEATURE PHOTO
        1ST: CPL ALEX W. MITCHELL, II MEF
        2ND: SGT SARAH DIETZ, MARFORPAC
        3RD: SGT REECE LODDER, 12TH MCD
   (16) CATEGORY P: OUTSTANDING NEW JOURNALIST
        1ST: CPL ERIC T. KEENAN, DMA
B. BROADCAST RECIPIENTS
   (1) CATEGORY A: AUDIO ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM
       1ST: CPL GUADALUPE CAMPOS, AFN IWAKUNI
       2ND: SGT JONATHAN HOUSE, AFN IWAKUNI
       3RD: CPL HANNAH KOSCHESKI, AFN IWAKUNI
   (2) CATEGORY B: AUDIO SPOT PRODUCTION
       1ST: CPL GUADALUPE CAMPOS, AFN IWAKUNI
       2ND: SGT JONATHAN HOUSE, AFN IWAKUNI
   (3) CATEGORY C: AUDIO NEWS REPORT
       1ST: SGT JONATHAN HOUSE, AFN IWAKUNI
       2ND: SGT ANTHONY RAYIS, AFN IWAKUNI
       3RD: LCPL ANTHONY MESA, AFN IWAKUNI
   (4) CATEGORY D: AUDIO FEATURE REPORT
       1ST: SGT JONATHAN HOUSE, AFN IWAKUNI
       2ND: CPL GUADALUPE CAMPOS, AFN IWAKUNI
       3RD: SGT ANTHONY RAYIS, AFN IWAKUNI
   (5) CATEGORY E: AUDIO SERIES
       1ST: SGT ANTHONY RAYIS, AFN IWAKUNI
       2ND: SGT JOSHUA DEFOUR, AFN IWAKUNI
   (6) CATEGORY F: AUDIO NEWSCAST
       1ST: AFN IWAKUNI MARINES
   (7) CATEGORY G: AUDIO INFORMATION PROGRAM
       1ST: AFN IWAKUNI MARINES
   (8) CATEGORY H: VIDEO INFORMATION PROGRAM
       1ST: OUSMCC
   (9) CATEGORY I: VIDEO SPOT PRODUCTION
       1ST: CPL CLAYTON FILIPOWICZ, OUSMCC
       2ND: SGT JOSHUA DEFOUR, AFN IWAKUNI
       3RD: SGT JONATHON HOUSE, AFN IWAKUNI
   (10) CATEGORY J: VIDEO NEWS REPORT
        1ST: SGT ANTHONY RAYIS, AFN IWAKUNI
        2ND: SGT JOSHUA DEFOUR, AFN IWAKUNI
        3RD: SGT ALLY BEISWANGER, OUSMCC
   (11) CATEGORY K: VIDEO FEATURE REPORT
        1ST: SGT JONATHON HOUSE, AFN IWAKUNI
        2ND: CPL ERIC T. KEENAN, DMA
        3RD: CPL FAREEZA ALI, DMA
        HONORABLE MENTION: CPL BRYTANI MUSICK, MARFORRES
   (12) CATEGORY L: VIDEO SERIES
        1ST: CPL CLAYTON FILIPOWICZ, OUSMCC
        2ND: SGT JOSHUA DEFOUR, AFN IWAKUNI
        3RD: CPL AUGUST LIGHT, 31ST MEU
        HONORABLE MENTION: SGT ANTHONY RAYIS, AFN IWAKUNI
   (13) CATEGORY M: LOCAL VIDEO NEWSCAST
        1ST: AFN IWAKUNI MARINES
   (14) CATEGORY N: OUTSTANDING FLAGSHIP VIDEO PROGRAM
        1ST: OUSMCC
   (15) CATEGORY O: OUTSTANDING NEW BROADCASTER
        1ST: CPL MATTHEW CALLAHAN, MCIPAC
        2ND: SGT ALLY BEISWANGER, OUSMCC
        3RD: CPL LENA WAKAYAMA, MCIPAC
   (16) CATEGORY P: BROADCASTER OF THE YEAR
        1ST: CPL CLAYTON FILIPOWICZ, OUSMCC
        2ND: SGT JOSHUA DEFOUR, AFN IWAKUNI
C. U.S. MARINE CORPS COMBAT CORRESPONDENTS ASSOCIATION AWARDS RECIPIENTS
   (1) CATEGORY C: PICTURE STORY
       1ST: SGT REECE LODDER, 12TH MCD
       2ND: LCPL COLBY J. COOPER, MCB OKINAWA, JAPAN
       HONORABLE MENTION: SGT AUSTIN HAZARD, 22D MEU
   (2) CATEGORY D: MULTIMEDIA FEATURE
       1ST: SGT MICHAEL WALTERS, OUSMCC
       2ND: SGT MATTHEW CALLAHAN, MCIPAC
       HONORABLE MENTION: CPL JAMES SMITH, II MEF
   (3) CATEGORY E: PORTRAIT PERSONALITY
       1ST: SGT REECE LODDER, 12TH MCD
       2ND: SGT HENRY ANTENOR, MCIPAC
   (4) CATEGORY F: ILLUSTRATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY
       HONORABLE MENTION: SGT HENRY ANTENOR, MCIPA
   (5) CATEGORY G: PICTORIAL
       1ST: SGT REECE LODDER, 12TH MCD
       2ND: SGT VALERIE C. EPPLER, MCB CAMP PENDLETON
       HONORABLE MENTION: LCPL HERNAN VIDANA, MCIPAC
   (6) CATEGORY H: MULTIMEDIA STORY
       1ST: LCPL ISAAC IBARRA, III MEF
       2ND: CPL ABBEY PERRIA, III MEF
       HONORABLE MENTION: CPL JUSTIN UPDEGRAFF, II MEF
   (7) CATEGORY I: PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
       1ST: SGT MATTHEW CALLAHAN, MCIPAC
       2ND: SGT AUSTIN HAZARD, 22D MEU
   (8) CATEGORY J: VIDEOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
       1ST: SGT ALLY BEISWANGER, OUSMCC
       2ND: SGT ANTHONY RAYIS, AFN IWAKUNI
   (9) CATEGORY K: SPORTS PHOTO
       1ST: SGT AUSTIN HAZARD, 22D MEU
       2ND: SGT BRYAN NYGAARD, 4TH MCD
       HONORABLE MENTION: SGT DANIEL WETZEL, OUSMCC
3. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL AWARD WINNERS FOR A JOB WELL DONE.
4. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LIEUTENANT GENERAL JAMES B. LASTER, DIRECTOR, MARINE CORPS STAFF.//