Active and reserve marine science technicians receive EPOY award
Posted by PA3 Casey Ranel, Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Once a year Master Chief Petty Officer Lloyd Pierce, the Eighth District Command Master Chief, receives numerous nominations from units all around the district, nominating individuals for Enlisted Person of the Year.
“This is a process that starts off on the deck plates of a cutter, in a boatswain’s hole at a station or in an office at a Marine Safety Detachment or Marine Safety Unit,” said Pierce. “It starts with a person that will never let someone down, someone that is always there.”
The recognition starts with a member doing their job and going above and beyond their duties. The member is first nominated by a crewmember at the lowest level and then the process goes through parent commands, then major commands and eventually the nomination ends up in Pierce’s hands. Next, the nominations are voted on by the Chief’s Mess, which includes more than 40 units throughout the Eighth District.
NEW ORLEANS - Petty Officer 1st Class Sean Hawes, a marine science technician, receives the Coast Guard Achievement Medal and is recognized as the active duty Enlisted Person of the Year for the Eighth Coast Guard District by Rear Adm. Mary Landry, commander of the Eighth Coast Guard District, April 14, 2011. Hawes is cited for superior performance of duty while serving at Coast Guard Gulf Strike Team in Mobile, Ala., from January 2010 to December 2010. U. S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Casey J. Ranel.
Chosen this year for the district’s EPOY is Petty Officer 1st Class Sean C. Hawes, a marine science technician assigned to the Gulf Strike Team. Hawes joined the Coast Guard on July 29, 1997. Though the past 14 years have certainly led up to this distinguished honor, most notable are the achievements that Hawes has performed within the last year.
Some of his accomplishments include:
- Received special recognitions from the Unified Area Command of the Deepwater Horizon explosion.
- Served as on-site response supervisor and federal on-scene coordinator’s representative, responsible for site safety during the final demolition of a decommissioned power plant.
- Served as a NSF supervisor supporting the Incident Command Post in Mobile, for the Deepwater Horizon incident.
- Served as a federal resource manager for several states during DWH response.
- Mentored and trained more than 500 personnel and served as a liason during a chemical release at a facility in Theodore, Ala.
- Actively participates in his community by helping with events and assisting citizens.
NEW ORLEANS - Petty Officer 1st Class Sean Hawes, a marine science technician with the Gulf Strike Team and the Enlisted Person of the Year for the Eighth Coast Guard District, poses with his wife Shawnte at the Coast Guard Foundation Dinner, April 15, 2011. The Coast Guard Foundation helps Coast Guard men and women strengthen their service to our Nation by encouraging them to excel in all areas, on duty and off. U. S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Casey J. Ranel.
“Petty Officer Hawes personifies the Coast Guard’s core values both on and off duty,” said Lt. Cmdr. Mark Shepard, executive officer of the GST. “He is well respected by the command, the crew and the customers of the GST.”
Some would say that reserve members aren’t seen very much and sometimes go unnoticed but they can be defined as hard working and will be there when called upon. Chosen this year for the district’s Reserve Person of the Year is Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert C. Hardin, a marine science technician assigned to Sector Mobile, Ala., Incident Management Division. Hardin joined the Coast Guard on Feb. 17, 2009. With a little more than two years under his belt, Hardin has proven that if you work hard, you can be a great leader.
Some of his accomplishments include:
- Resource Unit Leader with the ICP in Mobile for the DWH response.
NEW ORLEANS - Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert Hardin, a marine science technician, receives the Coast Guard Achievement Medal and is recognized as the reserve duty Enlisted Person of the Year for the Eighth Coast Guard District by Rear Adm. Mary Landry, commander of the Eighth Coast Guard District, April 14, 2011. Hardin is cited for superior performance of duty while serving at Coast Guard Sector Mobile, Ala., from January 2010 to December 2010. U. S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Casey J. Ranel.
- Overseeing indoctrination and assignment of over 1,300 members who served throughout the district, including 800 serving at the ICP.
- Developed and managed multiple process flows and standard operating procedures that allowed for the execution of more than 2,000 resource requests within the ICP.
- Trained civilian and military members of an administrative unit which in turn responded to 341 claims worthmore than 155 million dollars.
- Actively participates in his community by helping with events and assisting citizens.
NEW ORLEANS - Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert Hardin, a marine science technician with Sector Mobile and the Reserve Enlisted Person of the Year for the Eighth Coast Guard District, poses with his wife, Amanda at the Coast Guard Foundation Dinner, April 15, 2011. The Coast Guard Foundation helps Coast Guard men and women strengthen their service to our Nation by encouraging them to excel in all areas, on duty and off. U. S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Casey J. Ranel.
“Petty Officer Hardin is at once respectful yet confident, humble yet forthright, knowledgeable yet interested in learning more,” said Capt. Donald Rose, commanding officer of Sector Mobile. “He is the very embodiment of the Coast Guard’s core values.”
Hawes and Hardin were presented with the Coast Guard Achievement Medal and certificates by Vice Adm. Sally Brice-O’Hara, vice commandant of the Coast Guard and Rear Adm. Mary Landry, commander of the Eighth Coast Guard District, in New Orleans, April 14, 2011.
“Both members have risen to the top of their professions, and it is an honor to have them both here today,” said Landry.
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