Military Awards

The purpose of this message is to announce the 2007 Military Photographer of the Year (MILPHOG), Military Graphic Artist of the Year (MILGRAPH) and Military Videographer of the Year (MILVID) award winners.

The competitions are open to enlisted active duty, reserve, and national guard personnel of all the armed services, including the U.S. Coast Guard, holding the occupational specialty code(MOS, NEC, OR AFSC) of photographer, journalist, photojournalist, videographer, broadcaster, graphic artist, mass communication specialist or equivalent. All materials were produced between 1 Jan 07 AND 31 Dec 07. Winning entries may be viewed on The Defense Information School (DINFOS) website at WWW.DINFOS.OSD.MIL. A combined award ceremony will be held at the DINFOS, to honor the achievements of the award winners, on 16 May 2008, 1000. All winners, their commanding officers and their guests are invited to attend.

The following have been announced as winners of the Military Photographer of the Year (MILPHOG) Competition.

Military Photographer of the Year - USAF SSgt Stacy L. Pearsall, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C. 1st Runner-up - USAF TSgt Jeremy T. Lock, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C. Honorable Mention (HM) - USAF TSgt Adrian Cadiz, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C. HM - USAF MSgt Andrew N. Dunaway, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C.. HM - USAF SSgt Shawn P. Weismiller, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C. HM - USAF TSgt Cecilio M. Ricardo, Air Force News Agency, San Antonio, TX.

COMBAT DOCUMENTATION: 1st Place - USAF SSgt Stacy L. Pearsall, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C. 2nd Place - USN MC2 Kevin S. O'Brien. Department of the Navy/Office of the Secretary, Pentagon. 3rd Place - USN MC2 Kittipongse Amaritnant, NECC Det. Combat Camera, Norfolk, VA. HM - USAF TSgt Jeremy T. Lock, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C. HM - USN MC1 Brien R. Aho, Naval Media Center, Anacostia Naval Station, D.C. HM - USA SSG Adam R. Mancini, HHC JMRC OPS GROUP VIPERS. HM - USAF SrA Nicholas J. Pilch, 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston AFB, S.C. HM - USAF A1C Evelyn Chavez, 27th Special Operations Wing, Canon AFB, NM. HM - USN MC2 Todd C. Frantom, NECC DET Combat Camera, Norfolk, VA. HM - USAF TSgt Adrian Cadiz, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C.

PICTURE STORY: 1st Place - USAF SSgt Stacy L. Pearsall, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C. 2nd Place - AF TSgt Jeremy T. Lock, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C. 3rd Place - USAF TSgt Cecilio M. Ricardo, Air Force News Agency, San Antonio, TX. HM - USN MC1 Michael L. Larson, Fleet Combat Camera Group Pacific, San Diego, CA. HM - USN MC1 Brien R. Aho, Naval Media Center, Anacostia Naval Station, D.C. HM- USN PH3 Kristopher S. Wilson, USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).

NEWS: 1st Place - USAF SSGT Shawn P. Weismiller, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C. 2nd Place - USN MC2 John Stratton, Fleet Public Affairs Center, Atlantic, Norfolk, VA. 3rd Place - USAF SrA Christopher L. Ingersoll, 1 FW/PA, Langley AFB, VA. HM - USAF TSgt Cecilio M. Ricardo, Air Force News Agency, San Antonio, TX. HM - USAF SSgt Bennie J. Davis, Air Force News Agency, San Antonio, TX. HM - USAF SSgt Shawn P. Weismiller, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C. HM - USN MCSA Matthew Bookwalter, Fleet Public Affairs Center, Atlantic, Norfolk, VA. HM - USAF TSgt Sean M. Worrell, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C.

FEATURE: 1st Place - USAF SSgt Stacy L. Pearsall, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C. 2nd Place - USAF TSgt Jeremy T. Lock, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C. 3rd Place - USN MC2 Todd C. Frantom, NECC DET Combat Camera, Norfolk, VA. HM - USAF SSgt Stacy L. Pearsall, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C. HM - USN PH2 Johansen Laurel, Fleet Combat Camera Group Pacific, NAS North Island, CA. HM - USAF MSgt Andrew N. Dunaway, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C. HM - USN MC1 Brien R. Aho, Naval Media Center, Anacostia Naval Station, D.C. HM - USAF SSgt Joshua L. DeMotts, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C. HM - USAFR MSgt Richard Sforza, 4th Combat Camera Squadron, March ARB, CA. HM - USMC Sgt Clinton F. Firstbrook, E Co., 4th LAR, Syracuse, NY. HM - USAF SSgt Brian P. Ferguson, Air Force News Agency, San Antonio, TX. HM - USAF TSgt Adrian Cadiz, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C.

PORTRAIT PERSONALITY: 1st Place - USAF SSgt Stacy L. Pearsall, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C. 2nd Place - USAF TSgt Jeromy K. Cross, 460 SW/PAZ, Buckley AFB, CO. 3rd Place - USAF SSgt Joshua L. DeMotts, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C. HM - USAF MSgt Andrew N. Dunaway, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C. HM - USAF SSgt Joann S. Makinano, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C. HM - USAF TSgt Jeremy T. Lock, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C. HM - USAF SSgt Joshua L. DeMotts, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C. HM - USAF TSgt Adrian Cadiz, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C. HM - USAF TSgt Jeremy T. Lock, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C.

ILLUSTRATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY: 1st Place - USAF TSgt Matthew J. Hannen, AETC/SEM Torch Magazine, Cibolo, TX. 2nd Place - USMC Sgt Clinton F. Firstbrook, E Co., 4th LAR, Syracuse, NY. 3RD PLACE - USAF TSgt Cecilio M. Ricardo, Air Force News Agency, San Antonio, TX. HM - USAF SSgt Jake N. Bailey, MPJ/Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY. HM - USAF SrA Clay Lancaster, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C. HM - USN MCSN Daniel A. Barker, Fleet Public Affairs Center, Pacific, San Diego, CA. HM - USA SPC Kieran A. Cuddihy, 55th Combat Camera, Ft. Meade, MD. HM - USN MC2 James R. Evans, USS Abraham Lincoln CVN 72.

PICTORIAL: 1st Place - USAF SSgt Stacy L. Pearsall, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C. 2nd Place - USA SSG Jon Soucy, 58th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Reisterstown, MD. 3rd Place - USAF MSgt Andrew N. Dunaway, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C. HM - USAF SSgt Stacy L. Pearsall, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C. HM - USN MCSN Matthew Williams, USS Harry Truman (CVN 75). HM - USN MC1 Brien R. Aho, Naval Media Center, Anacostia Naval Station, D.C. HM - USCG PA2 Robert L. Nash, Coast Guard Public Affairs District Seven, Atlantic Beach, FL. HM - USMC Sgt Ethan E. Rocke, III Marine Expeditionary Force/Marine Corps Bases Japan Consolidated Public Affairs Office, Camp Foster, Japan.

SPORTS: 1st Place - USA PFC Kirby Rider, 115 MPAD, Baqouba, Iraq. 2nd Place - USN MC1 Tiffini M. Jones, OPNAV, Chief of Naval Operations, Pentagon, DC. 3rd Place - USAF SrA Clay Lancaster, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C. HM - USAF TSgt Jeremy T. Lock, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C. HM - USMC Cpl Randall A. Clinton, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp Lejeune, N.C. HM - USAF SSgt Manuel J. Martinez, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C. HM - USAF TSgt Jeremy T. Lock, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C. HM - USAF TSgt Cecilio M. Ricardo, Air Force News Agency, San Antonio, TX.

The following have been announced as winners of Military Graphic Artist of the Year (MILGRAPH) Competition.

MILITARY GRAPHIC ARTIST OF THE YEAR, USAF MSgt William Vance, Wing Education & Training Division, Lackland AFB, TX. 1st Runner-Up, USN MCC Pierre Georges, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Pentagon, D.C.

ILLUSTRATION: 1st Place - USMC Cpl Christopher Peace, III Marine Expeditionary Force/Marine Corps Bases Japan, Consolidated Public Affairs Office, Camp Foster, Japan. 2nd Place - USN MCC Pierre Georges, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Pentagon, D.C. 3rd Place - USA SSG Peter Donigan, OAA, AMVID, Pentagon, D.C. HM - USAF MSgt William Vance, Wing Education & Training Division, Lackland AFB, TX. HM - USAF MSgt William Vance, Wing Education & Training Division, Lackland AFB, TX.

FINE ART: 1st Place - USAF MSgt William Vance, Wing Education & Training Division, Lackland AFB, TX. 2nd Place - USN MC1 Russell Stewart, Defense Information School, Ft. Meade, MD. 3rd Place - USN MC1 Russell Stewart, Defense Information School, Ft. Meade, MD. HM - USN MCC Pierre Georges, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Pentagon, D.C. HM - USAF SSgt Monique Jose, Defense Information School, Ft. Meade, MD.

DIGITAL ART: 1st Place - USAF TSgt Erik Simmons, 142CF/PA Oregon Air National Guard, Portland, OR. 2nd Place - USAF MSgt William Vance, Wing Education & Training Division, Lackland AFB, TX. 3rd Place - USA SSG Deidre Piechocki, Recruiting and Retention Command, Lansing, MI. HM - USAF TSgt Erik Simmons, 142CF/PA Oregon Air National Guard, Portland, OR. HM - USAF TSgt Erik Simmons, 142CF/PA Oregon Air National Guard, Portland, OR. HM - USAF TSgt Erik Simmons, 142CF/PA Oregon Air National Guard, Portland, OR. HM - USA SGT Brandon Spragins, HHC, 5th Signal Command, Mannheim, Germany. HM - USAF MSgt William Vance, Wing Education & Training Division, Lackland AFB, TX.

WEB DESIGN: HM - USAF SSgt Zachary Bolda, United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, Nellis AFB, NV.

ANIMATION: 1st Place - USAF MSgt George Jumara, 435 CS/SCSVG, Ramstein, Germany. 2nd Place - USAF TSgt Rick Dunaway, HQ Air University/Air University Television, Maxwell AFB, AL. 3rd Place - USAF TSgt Rick Dunaway, HQ Air University/Air University Television, Maxwell AFB, AL. HM - USAF MSgt William Pope, 439th Airlift Wing Public Affairs, Chicopee, MA.

PUBLICATION: 1st Place - USAF TSgt Matthew Hannen, AETC/SEM Torch Magazine, Cibolo, TX. 2nd Place - USAF MSgt George Jumara, 435 CS/SCSVG, Ramstein, Germany. 3rd Place - USAF SSgt Jon DuMond, USAFADS, Nellis AFB, NV. HM - USA SPC Russel Schnaare, USASMA HQ & HQ Company, Ft Bliss, TX

MULTIMEDIA: HM - USA SSG Peter Donigan, OAA, AMVID, Pentagon, D.C.

LAYOUT & DESIGN: 1st Place - USN MC2 Steven Shepard, USS Blue Ridge, Yokosuka, JAPAN. 2nd Place - USN MCC Pierre Georges, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Pentagon, D.C. 3rd Place - USN MC1 Brien R. Aho, Naval Media Center, Anacostia Naval Station, D.C. HM - USN MC1 Brien R. Aho, Naval Media Center, Anacostia Naval Station, D.C. HM - USCG PA2 Lauren Downs, Boston, MA HM - USAF SSgt Aaron Perkins, 142 FW PA, Portland, OR. HM - USA SGT Brandon Spragins, HHC, 5th Signal Command, Mannheim, Germany.

The following have been announced as winners of the Military Videographer of the Year (MILVID) Competition.

MILITARY VIDEOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR - USN MC2(AW/SW) Summer Anderson, FLTCOMCAMGRUPAC, NAS North Island, CA.

COMBAT DOCUMENTARY: 1st Place - USN MC2(AW/SW) Summer Anderson, FLTCOMCAMGRUPAC, NAS North Island, CA. 2nd Place - USAF TSgt Michael Davis, Vermont National Guard Public Affairs, South Burlington, VT. 3rd Place - TSgt Michael Hasenauer, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C. HM - USAF SrA Geneve Stone, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C.

EDITING: 1st Place - USAF SrA Jose Rodriguez Jr., 435 ABW PA, Ramstein, Germany. 2nd Place - USN MC1 Shane McCoy, Naval Media Center, Anacostia Naval Station, D.C. 3rd Place - USA SSG Raymond Flores, Soldiers Media Center/ Soldiers Radio and Television, Alexandria, VA. HM - USMC LCpl Victor Velazquez, H&S Battalion, Quantico, VA. HM - USMC GySgt Steven Williams, MarinesTV, Division of Pubic Affairs, Washington D.C. HM - USN MC2(AW) Andrew Geraci, Naval Media Center, Broadcast Detachment, Diego Garcia.

DOCUMENTARY: 1st Place - USAF MSgt James Monk, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C. 2nd Place - USAF TSgt James Carney, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C. 3rd Place - USAF MSgt James Monk, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C.

FEATURE STORY: 1st Place - USMC CPL Christian Winter, MarinesTV, Division of Pubic Affairs Washington, DC. 2nd Place - USMC GySgt Steven Williams, MarinesTV, Division of Pubic Affairs, Washington D.C. 3rd Place - USA SSG Raymond Flores, Soldiers Media Center/ Soldiers Radio and Television, Alexandria, VA. HM - USN MC2 Jason Zuidema, Fleet Public Affairs Center Pacific, NAS North Island, CA. HM - USN MC2(AW) Andrew Geraci, Naval Media Center, Broadcast Detachment, Diego Garcia.

FIELD PRODUCTION: 1st Place - USN MC2(AW/SW) Summer Anderson, FLTCOMCAMGRUPAC, NAS North Island, CA. 2nd Place - USAF TSgt Michael Davis, Vermont National Guard Public Affairs, South Burlington, VT. 3rd Place - USAF TSgt Michael Davis, Vermont National Guard Public Affairs, South Burlington, VT. HM - USAF MSgt James Monk, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C. HM - USMC Cpl Tanner Iskra, HQSVCBN, CVIC, Quantico, VA.

Please direct any questions to LT Glenn Sircy; Comm. Tel: 301-677-6428 / DSN: 622-6428 / Email: glenn.sircy@dinfos.osd.mil