Coast Guard Reserve National Awards - Previous Winners

Admiral Russell R. Waesche Award

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:

2024 - Ninth Coast Guard District
2023 - Fifth Coast Guard District
2022 - Fifth Coast Guard District
2021 - Fourteenth Coast Guard District
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:

2024 - Fifth Coast Guard District
2023 - Seventh Coast Guard District
2022 - Seventh Coast Guard District
2021 - Seventh Coast Guard District
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

Rear Admiral Bennett "Bud" Sparks

This award is named after RADM Bennett “Bud” Sparks, who championed the integration of reserve and active-duty workforces to achieve overall unit readiness.

Category 1:

2024 - Coast Guard Reserve Unit Indo-Pacific Command
2023 - Sector Honolulu
2022 - Sector Honolulu
2021 - Sector Anchorage
2020 - National Strike Force
2019 - Station New York
2018 - Station Mayport
2017 - Sector Anchorage
2016 - Station Fort Myers Beach
2015 - Coast Guard Intelligence Coordination Center
2014 - Station Fort Myers Beach

Category 2:

2024 - Sector Puget Sound
2023 - Port Security Unit 309
2022 - Sector Delaware Bay
2021 - Sector Long Island Sound
2020 - Sector Puget Sound
2019 - Sector Jacksonville
2018 - Sector New York
2017 - Sector San Francisco
2016 - Sector Delaware Bay
2015 - Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville
2014 - Sector Delaware Bay

The Reserve Outstanding Junior Officer Award

The Reserve Organization of America (ROA) annually presents the Reserve Outstanding Junior Officer Award to the Coast Guard Reserve junior officer judged to exemplify those characteristics expected of an outstanding junior officer during the past fiscal year.

Winners:

2024 - LT Evan Barber of Sector Puget Sound
2023 - LT Anthony Emanuele of Coast Guard Reserve Unit Northern Command
2022 - LT Douglas Schneider of Intelligence Coordination Center
2021 - LTJG Adam Schmid of Sector Southeastern New England
2020 - LT Terri Medlin of Sector North Carolina
2019 - LT Paul Jansen of Sector San Francisco
2018 - LT Jeffrey R. Kemp of USN Coastal Riverine Squadron Ten (CRS-10)
2017 - LT Jeffrey S. Miller of Legal Service Command (LSC)
2016 - LT Benjamin Gross of Port Security Unit (PSU) 309
2015 - LTJG Christopher LaRocque of Port Security Unit (PSU) 313
2014 - LT Remi Harrington of Port Security Unit (PSU) 312

Reserve Outstanding Chief Warrant Officer of the Year

The Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer award is based on the member's achievements and dedication to service during the past fiscal year.

Winners:

2024 - CWO Joshua Dalton of Port Security Unit 307
2023 - CWO Ramon Bernal of Port Security Unit 312
2022 - No submissions were received.
2021 - No submissions were received.
2020 - CWO2 Jeremy Bloom of Sector Maryland-National Capitol Region
2019 - CWO2 Jonathan W. Oakes of LANT-39
2018 - No submissions were received.
2017 - ENG2 Pamela E. Arts-Smith of Port Security Unit (PSU) 305
2016 - FS2 Cynthia E. Oliver of Coast Guard Base Miami
2015 - MSSD3 Thomas Cinko of Sector Delaware Bay
2014 - ENG2 Anthony Slowik of Port Security Unit (PSU) 313