ALCOAST 149/09
COMDTNOTE 1650
SUBJ: MCPO ANGELA M. MCSHAN INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARD
RECIPIENT
1. I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT BOATSWAINS MATE SENIOR CHIEF PETTY
OFFICER (BMCS) DANIEL BURKE HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THE WINNER OF THIS
YEARS MCPO ANGELA M. MCSHAN INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARD. THIS
PRESTIGIOUS ANNUAL AWARD RECOGNIZES ONE COAST GUARD CHIEF PETTY
OFFICER, ACTIVE OR RESERVE, WHO BEST EXEMPLIFIES THE COAST GUARD
CORE VALUES OF HONOR, RESPECT, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY.
2. BMCS BURKE SERVES AS THE EXECUTIVE PETTY OFFICER ON THE COAST
GUARD CUTTER CGC JOSHUA APPLEBY, A POSITION NORMALLY RESERVED FOR
SENIOR CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICERS. HE
SUPERVISES 23 CREW MEMBERS IN THE EXECUTION OF THE CUTTERS DAILY
ROUTINE AND NUMEROUS OPERATIONAL MISSIONS. BMCS BURKES
RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE NAVIGATOR, DECK WATCH OFFICER, SAFETY
OFFICER AND MANAGEMENT OF A 330K OPERATIONAL BUDGET.
3. BMCS BURKE DEMONSTRATED OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP THROUGH HIS
CULTIVATION OF A POSITIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT AND HIS CONSTANT
ATTENTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OF HIS SUBORDINATES. HIS
LEADERSHIP DIRECTLY RESULTED IN NUMEROUS PROFESSIONAL ACCOLADES FOR
BOTH HIM AND HIS CREW, INCLUDING SUCCESSFUL EVALUATIONS FROM
NUMEROUS TRAINING TEAM VISITS AND THE NOMINATION OF ONE OF HIS
FIRST CLASS PETTY OFFICERS FOR SECTOR SAINT PETERSBURG ENLISTED
PERSON OF THE YEAR. MOST NOTEWORTHY, WAS THE RECOGNITION OF JOSHUA
APPLEBY AT THE COAST GUARD FOUNDATIONS 15TH ANNUAL TRIBUTE TO THE
SEVENTH COAST GUARD DISTRICT FOR OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE DURING
OPERATION BLUE HAMMER. DURING THIS OPERATION, BMCS BURKE
SUCCESSFULLY LED HIS CREW IN FACILITATING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN
CUSTOMS AND BORDER PATROL AIRCRAFT AND COAST GUARD STATION KEY WEST
ASSETS TO SUCCESSFULLY INTERDICT 2 SMUGGLERS AND 33 MIGRANTS ABOARD
AN OVERLOADED GO-FAST. IN ADDITION, BMCS BURKES LEADERSHIP ENSURED
HIS CREWS COMPLETION OF MORE THAN 54 SHIPBOARD QUALIFICATIONS, FIVE
ENLISTED ADVANCEMENTS, AND TWO OFF-DUTY EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES.
THE CGC JOSHUA APPLEBYS MANY OPERATIONAL SUCCESSES AND HIGH DEGREE
OF PROFESSIONALISM AND PRIDE AMONGST A DIVERSE AND MULTI-TALENTED
CREW IS AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE SYNERGY FOSTERED BY BMCS BURKE.
4. BMCS BURKES INSPIRED LEADERSHIP DRAMATICALLY UNDERSCORES THE
VALUE WE PLACE ON OUR PEOPLE AS OUR MOST VITAL RESOURCE. I APPLAUD
THE EFFORTS OF BMCS BURKE ALONG WITH THE MCSHAN FINALISTS AND
NOMINEES. COLLECTIVELY, THEY TRULY DEMONSTRATE THE TYPE OF
LEADERSHIP ACTIONS THAT FLOW FROM A RECOGNITION THAT OUR PEOPLE ARE
THE FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESSFUL MISSION EXECUTION. EACH YEAR IT IS
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SELECT ONLY ONE RECIPIENT FROM THE SUPERB
SLATE OF CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS WHO ARE NOMINATED FOR THIS AWARD.
HONORABLE MENTION GOES TO THE FOLLOWING FINALISTS:
 A. HSC PAMELA ROBINS, CG ACADEMY
 B. FSC KENNETH JOHNSON, CG TRACEN PETALUMA
 C. MKC JEFFREY MITCHELL, CG RELIANCE (WMEC 615)
5. THE SELECTION PANEL MEMBERS ARE LISTED BELOW:
 A. CAPT PEG BLOMME, COMDT (CG-131)
 B. DR. MICHAEL GLENN, COMDT (CG-1B1)
 C. MCPO MARK FERGUSON, COMDT (CG-481)
 D. MCPO ALBERTO ALICEA, COMDT (CG-481)
 E. MCPO EMILY JENNINGS, COMDT (CG-10)
6. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARD
PROGRAM AND PREVIOUS AWARD WINNERS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE COMDT
(CG-133) WEB SITE AT WWW.USCG.MIL/LEADERSHIP (UNDER INSPIRATIONAL
LEADERSHIP AWARDS).
7. BMCS BURKE WILL BE RECOGNIZED AT THE INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP
AWARDS PRESENTATION CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT CG HEADQUARTERS IN THE
NEAR FUTURE.
8. ADM T. W. ALLEN, COMMANDANT, SENDS.
9. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.