ALCOAST 282/08
COMDTNOTE 1650
SUBJ: 2008 JARVIS AND MUNRO AWARDS
A. MEDALS AND AWARDS MANUAL,COMDTINST M1650.2(SERIES)
1. THE NAVY LEAGUE OF THE UNITED STATES ANNUALLY PRESENTS THE
JARVIS AND MUNRO AWARDS RECOGNIZING AN OUTSTANDING COAST GUARD
OFFICER AND ENLISTED PERSON FOR EXTRAORDINARY INSPIRATIONAL
LEADERSHIP.
2. JARVIS AWARD.  THE COMMANDANT HAS NAMED LT ANDREW ELY AS THE
RECIPIENT OF THE 2008 CAPTAIN DAVID H. JARVIS AWARD.  LT ELY IS
CITED FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AND EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP WHILE
SERVING AS COMMANDING OFFICER, U. S. COAST GUARD STATION NEW LONDON
DURING 2007.  LT ELY SPEARHEADED NUMEROUS INITIATIVES THAT HAD
DIRECT POSITIVE IMPACTS TO THE UNIT AND THE CREW BY RECOGNIZING THE
NEED FOR ADDITIONAL BILLETS AND RESOURCES IN ORDER FOR THE STATION
TO PROPERLY BALANCE OPSTEMPO AND PERSTEMPO.  HE SUPERBLY
COMMUNICATED HIS VISION BY MOTIVATING HIS CREW TO DEVELOP A
COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE REQUEST THAT LED TO THE INTERNAL
REPROGRAMMING OF DISTRICT BILLETS AND BOAT HULLS, WHICH PROVIDED
NECESSARY RELIEF TO CREW MEMBERS WHO AVERAGE OVER 350 BOAT HOURS
PER YEAR.  IN ADDITION, HE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN ADVOCATING FOR A
SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO IMPROVING THE HIGH VALUE UNIT (HVU) ESCORT
MISSION, WHICH ACCOUNTED FOR 33 PERCENT (350 ESCORTS) OF ALL HVU
ESCORTS IN LANTAREA.  LT ELY ENCOURAGED, FACILITATED AND LED A
CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAM FROM MULTIPLE AGENCIES INCLUDING SECTOR LONG
ISLAND SOUND, DISTRICT ONE, LANTAREA, AND NAVY SUBMARINE GROUP TWO.
UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP, THIS GROUP CREATED LANTAREAS MOST
COMPREHENSIVE ESCORT OPORD, ESTABLISHING BUSINESS RULES FOR THE
SAFE AND EFFECTIVE EXECUTION OF HVU ESCORTS. LT ELY ALSO DEVELOPED
AN EXTENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAM TO SUPPORT THE PORTS, WATERWAYS, AND
COASTAL SECURITY MISSION.  THIS PROGRAM WAS ADOPTED FOR TRAINING IN
OTHER STATIONS WITHIN SECTOR LONG ISLAND SOUND AND INCREASED THE
NUMBER OF QUALIFIED TACTICAL COXSWAINS AND CREW MEMBERS BY 100
PERCENT, VASTLY IMPROVING THE SECTORS ABILITY TO PROTECT CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE.  LT ELY WAS VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN INSTITUTING AN
EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT DEVELOPED HIS CREW PERSONALLY AND
PROFESSIONALLY.  HE HAD AN INSTRUCTOR FROM VINCENNES UNIVERSITY
COME TO THE STATION TO TEACH COLLEGE LEVEL COURSES TO MEMBERS OF
THE STATION.  LT ELYS DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
INFLUENCED THE STATION TO ENGAGE IN HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF VOLUNTEER
COMMUNITY SERVICE TO MANY PROGRAMS INCLUDING AMBER ALERT CHILD
IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM, NAVAL SEA CADETS, SEA SCOUTS, THE LOCAL
SCHOOL CHILDREN AND THE NEW LONDON BATTERED WOMENS SHELTER.  IN ALL
OF HIS CAPACITIES DURING 2007, WHETHER IT WAS ON THE WATER,
OVERSEEING THE INTRICATE HVU ESCORT MISSION, WORKING WITH LOCAL
PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE REGION, REACHING OUT TO LOCAL COMMUNITY
PROGRAMS, OR FOSTERING THE PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL GROWTH OF HIS
CREW, LT ELY DISPLAYED NUMEROUS LEADERSHIP ATTRIBUTES WHICH ARE
EDUCATING, ENCOURAGING, COMMUNICATING, MENTORING AND MOBILIZING A
DIVERSE GROUP OF PEOPLE TO MEET A SHARED OBJECTIVE.
3. MUNRO AWARD.  THE COMMANDANT HAS NAMED MK1 MITCHELL EVANS AS THE
RECIPIENT OF THE 2008 SIGNALMAN DOUGLAS A. MUNRO AWARD.  MK1 EVANS
IS CITED FOR INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE
WHILE SERVING AS ASSISTANT ENGINEER PETTY OFFICER ABOARD USCGC MAUI
(WPB 1304).  MK1 EVANS TIRELESS WORK ETHIC WAS INVALUABLE DURING
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS TO THE MAIN PROPULSIONS AND AUXILIARY
MACHINERY AS THE MAUI PATROLLED FOR NEARLY 4,000 UNDERWAY HOURS IN
SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS IRAQI FREEDOM AND ENDURING FREEDOM.  MK1
EVANS OVERSIGHT AND METICULOUS INSPECTION FOR TWELVE MAJOR
CONTRACTED WORK ITEMS DURING THE CUTTERS JULY 2007 DRY-DOCKING
AVAILABILITY ENSURED COAST GUARD SPECIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS OF
QUALITY WERE UNIFORMLY UPHELD.  MK1 EVANS ENGINEERING EXPERTISE WAS
EXEMPLIFIED AFTER A CATASTROPHIC GENERATOR CASUALTY DURING WHICH HE
WORKED TWENTY CONSECUTIVE HOURS TO EFFECT REPAIRS, ALLOWING THE
MAUI TO CONTINUE ITS CRUCIAL MISSION WITH MINIMAL INTERRUPTION.
DEMONSTRATING SELFLESS DEVOTION TO HIS SHIPMATES AND MISSION, AND
AFTER RECOGNIZING A SHORTAGE OF QUALIFIED CREW MEMBERS, HE TRAINED
AND QUALIFIED A SMALL BOAT COXSWAIN, BOAT DECK IN-CHARGE, MK38-25MM
GUNNER, AND BOARDING TEAM MEMBER (BTM).  HE PARTICIPATED IN OVER 30
UNITED NATIONS-SANCTIONED SECURITY BOARDINGS AS COXSWAIN, MANNED
BATTLE STATIONS IN DEFENSE OF THE CUTTER AND CRITICAL IRAQI
INFRASTRUCTURE, AND DIRECTED 40 BOAT DECK EVOLUTIONS.
4. THE AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL NAVY LEAGUE NATIONAL
CONVENTION IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, FROM 27 THROUGH 31 OCTOBER.
5. I APPLAUD THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF LT ELY AND MK1 EVANS ALONG WITH
THE FINALISTS AND NOMINEES.  THROUGH THEIR DILIGENCE AND DEDICATION
THEY DEMONSTRATED THE IDEALS OF OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND
PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE INHERENT IN THESE AWARDS.  HONORABLE
MENTION GOES TO THOSE LISTED BELOW.
JARVIS AWARD HONORABLE MENTIONS:
 A. LT SHAWN WHITESIDE OF PATFORSWA
 B. LCDR NEIL WILSON OF CG SECTOR CORPUS CHRISTI
 C. LCDR MATTHEW LAKE OF CG SECTOR ST. PETERSBURG
6. THE JARVIS SELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBERS WERE:
 A. CAPT ELISABETH PEPPER (CG-0945)
 B. CAPT WILLIAM MILNE (CG-133)
 C. CAPT MIKE CHRISTIAN (CG-938)
 D. MR. JORDAN ST. JOHN (CG-0922)
 E. MCPO ALLEN MEYER (CG-00B)
7. MUNRO AWARD HONORABLE MENTION:
   BM1 MICHAEL TAPP OF CGC RUSH (WHEC 723)
8. THE MUNRO SELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBERS WERE:
 A. CAPT ERIC JONES (CG-0921)
 B. MR. JORDAN ST. JOHN (CG-0922)
 C. MCPO GEORGE INGRAHAM (LETSGO PHASE II)
 D. MCPO DARYL BLETSO (CG-481)
 E. MCPO JOHN LONG (CG-7113)
9. RDML D. R. MAY, DIRECTOR OF RESERVE AND TRAINING,
SENDS.
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