This award is named after Admiral Russell R. Waesche who, while serving as Commandant, established the Coast Guard Reserve to bolster readiness during World War II.
Category 1:
2020 - Ninth Coast Guard District
2019 - Eleventh Coast Guard District
2018 - Ninth Coast Guard District
2017 - Fourteenth Coast Guard District
2016 - Ninth Coast Guard District
2015 - Fourteenth Coast Guard District
2014 - Ninth Coast Guard District
Category 2:
2020 – Director of Operational Logistics (DOL)
2019 – Fifth Coast Guard District
2018 – Eighth Coast Guard District
2017 – Seventh Coast Guard District
2016 – Pacific Area Deployable Specialized Forces Support Branch (PAC-13)
2015 – First Coast Guard District
2014 - Coast Guard Pacific Area, Deployable Specialized Forces (DSF), PACAREA-13