Results: NAVAL INTELLIGENCE JUNIOR OFFICER OF THE YEAR AWARDS-2013

Big congrats to some Junior Intelligence Officers in our Information Dominance Corps for being selected as the 2013 Rear Admiral Thomas A. Brooks Naval Intelligence Junior Officer of the Years, in the 11th iteration of this award.

Afloat: LTJG Stuart M. Vidmar, Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron One

Ashore: LT Joseph M. Hatfield, Task Force Six Seven

Expeditionary: LT Willard E. Ball, Naval Special Warfare Development Group

There were 12 nominations in the afloat category, 13 nominations in the ashore category, and 4 nominations in the expeditionary category.

To acknowledge and potentially award your Intelligence Specialist Sailors in a similar manner, make sure you check out the COMMANDER DAN F. SHANOWER INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST OF THE YEAR message.

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RMKS/1. THE DIRECTOR OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE TAKES PRIDE IN ANNOUNCING
THE 2013 REAR ADMIRAL THOMAS A. BROOKS INTELLIGENCE JUNIOR OFFICERS
OF THE YEAR. THESE AWARDS BEAR THE NAME OF REAR ADMIRAL THOMAS A.
BROOKS IN HONOR OF HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. UNITED
STATES FLEET FORCES COMMAND (N2), OFFICE OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE AND
NAVY EXPEDITIONARY COMBAT COMMAND HAD THE DIFFICULT TASK OF
SELECTING THE FINAL NOMINEES IN THE AFLOAT, ASHORE, AND
EXPEDITIONARY CATEGORIES. THE NAVAL INTELLIGENCE PROFESSIONALS
WILL HONOR EACH SELECTEE WITH A COMMEMORATIVE WALL PLAQUE AND A
FIVE-YEAR MEMBERSHIP IN THE NAVAL INTELLIGENCE PROFESSIONALS.
2. THE 2013 REAR ADMIRAL THOMAS A. BROOKS NAVAL INTELLIGENCE
JUNIOR OFFICER OF THE YEAR (AFLOAT) IS: LTJG STUART M. VIDMAR,
FLEET AIR RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON ONE.
3. THE 2013 REAR ADMIRAL THOMAS A. BROOKS NAVAL INTELLIGENCE
JUNIOR OFFICER OF THE YEAR (ASHORE) IS: LT JOSEPH M. HATFIELD,
TASK FORCE SIX SEVEN.
4. THE 2013 REAR ADMIRAL THOMAS A. BROOKS NAVAL INTELLIGENCE
JUNIOR OFFICER OF THE YEAR (EXPEDITIONARY) IS: LT WILLARD E. BALL,
NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE DEVELOPMENT GROUP.
5. WELL DONE TO ALL THIS YEAR'S NOMINEES:
A. AFLOAT CATEGORY:
LT MATE W. AERANDIR, USS NIMITZ
LTJG JERMAINE E. ARMSTRONG, FID DC
LT LAJUANA BUHMANN, COMDESRON TWO SIX
LTJG ROBERT W. BURDON, USS GEORGE WASHINGTON
LTJG NICHOLAS J. OVERBY, VAQRON ONE THREE FIVE
LTJG CAMERON N. ROSS, VAQRON ONE THREE ZERO
LTJG LAURA P. UNDERWOOD, HELMARSTRIKERON SEVEN SEVEN
LT SHANNON G. VESTAL, STRKFITRON TWO ONE THREE
LTJG CAMERON J. WOODS, CARAEWRON ONE TWO ONE
LTJG ANDREW C. WYMAN, STRKFITRON ONE NINE TWO
LT MICHAEL B. ZIMET, COMSEVENTHFLEET
B. ASHORE CATEGORY:
LT MICHAEL A. AMMENDOLA, COMSIXTHFLEET
LTJG JOSHUA G. DEVERS, NAVCYBWARDEVGRU SUITLAND MD
LT WILLIAM L. GRENOBLE, NCIS MTAC
LT KEVIN A. HOADLEY, NMAWC
LT PAUL J. KNITTLE, ONI WASHINGTON DC
LT CHARLES H. LITTMANN, NIOC NORFOLK
LT CLIFFORD T. LOOS, USPACOM JIOC
LT JEFFREY T. MOODY, JICCENT
LT CHRISTOPHER P. OSEGUEDA, ONI NIMITZ OIC
LT LAWRENCE W. SHREVE, ONI FARRAGUT TAC
LT JAMES M.A. SPALL, NMITC
LT ROBERT A. UHL, NR PACOM JIOC 0219
C. EXPEDITIONARY CATEGORY:
LT PHILIP M. BENJAMIN, EODMU FIVE
LT HEATH C. FLORAY, OSC IRAQ
LT KURTIS A. LOBAUGH, ONI KENNEDY IWC
BT

More information on the Naval Intelligence Professionals page: http://navintpro.net/?page_id=863

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