Pentagon Announces 2008 Military Visual Information Awards Winners

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WASHINGTON, March 24, 2009 -- The Pentagon Tuesday announced the winners of the 2008 Military Photographer (MILPHOG), Military Graphic Artist (MILGRAPH), and Military Videographer (MILVID) Awards.

The competitions are open to enlisted active duty, reserve, and National Guard personnel of all the armed services, including the Coast Guard, holding the occupational specialty code (MOS, NEC, or AFSC) of graphic illustrator, photographer, journalist, photojournalist, videographer, mass communicator or equivalent.

All materials were produced between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2008.

Winning entries may be viewed on the Defense Information School (DINFOS) website at http://www.dinfos.dma.mil/, and will be exhibited at DINFOS, Ft. Meade, MD.

MILPHOG Winners

The following have been announced as winners of MILPHOG:

Military Photographer of the Year - USAF TSgt Jeremy Lock, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, SC.

1st Runner-Up - USAF MSgt Andrew N. Dunaway, 1st Combat Camera SQ, Charleston AFB, SC.

2nd Runner-Up - USAF SSGT Manuel J. Martinez, 1st Combat Camera SQ, Charleston AFB, SC.

HM - USN MC2 Calvert T. Frantom, NECC Det Combat Camera Norfolk, Norfolk, VA.

Combat Documentation:

1st Place - USAF SSgt Clay Lancaster, 1st Combat Camera SQ, Charleston AFB, SC.

2nd Place - USAF MSgt Andrew N. Dunaway, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, SC.

3rd Place - USAF Aaron Allmon, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, SC.

Honorable Mention - USN MC2 Johansen LAUREL, Det 1, 67TH IOW, Fleet Combat Camera Group Pacific, NAS North Island, CA.

Honorable Mention - USA Specialist Robert Brown, 55th Signal Company (COMCAM), FT MEADE, MD.

Honorable Mention - USAF SSGT AARON D. Allmon, 1ST Combat Camera SQ, Charleston AFB, SC.

Honorable Mention - USAF SSGT Manuel J. Martinez, 1ST Combat Camera SQ, Charleston AFB, SC.

Picture Story:

1st Place - USAF MSgt Andrew N. Dunaway, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, SC.

2nd Place - USAF TSgt Matthew J. Hannen, AETC/SEM Torch Magazine, Cibolo, TX.

3rd Place - USAF SSgt Samuel Rogers, 1st Fighter Wing Public Affairs, Langley AFB, VA.

Honorable Mention -- USAF SSGT Jacob N. Bailey, 1ST Combat Camera SQ, Charleston AFB, SC.

Honorable Mention - USAF SrA Nicholas J. Pilch, AFROTC Det 535, Syracuse, NY.

Honorable Mention - USAF TSgt Jeremy Lock, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, SC.

Honorable Mention - MC2 Joshua Valcarcel, Navy Public Affairs Support Element West, NAS North Island, SAN DIEGO, CA.

News:

1st Place - USN MC2 Kristopher S. Wilson, Navy Public Affairs Support Element East, Norfolk, VA.

2nd Place - USAF SrA Jonathan Snyder, 354th Fighter Wing Public Affairs, Eielson AFB, AK.

3rd Place - USAF SSgt Samuel Rogers, 1st Fighter Wing Public Affairs, Langley AFB, VA.

Honorable Mention - USAF TSgt Jeremy Lock, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, SC.

Honorable Mention - USAF SSgt Mickey M. Bazaldua, 1st Combat Camera SQ, Charleston AFB, SC.

Honorable Mention - USN MC2 Gina K. Wollman, Navy Public Affairs Support Element - East, NORFOLK, VA.

HM - USAF SSgt James L. Harper, 1st Combat Camera SQ, Charleston AFB, SC.

Feature:

1st Place - USAF SSgt Samuel Bendet, AFRICOM-PAO, Kelly Barracks, U.S. Africa Command, and Stuttgart, Germany.

2nd Place - USAF SSgt Clay Lancaster, 1st Combat Camera SQ, Charleston AFB, SC.

3rd Place - USA Jon Soucy 58th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Reisterstown, MD.

Honorable Mention - USN MC2 James Evans, USS Abraham Lincoln CVN 72.

Portrait Personality:

1st Place - USAF SrA Jason T. Bailey, 1ST Combat Camera SQ, Charleston AFB, SC.

2nd Place - USAF MSgt Russell E. Cooley, 1ST Combat Camera SQ, Charleston AFB, SC.

3rd Place - USAF SSgt Desiree N. Palacios, Defense Media Activity-San Antonio, San Antonio, TX.

Honorable Mention - USAF SrA Jason T. Bailey, 1ST Combat Camera SQ, Charleston AFB, SC.

Honorable Mention - USAF TSgt Jeremy Lock, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, SC.

Honorable Mention - USAF TSgt Dennis J. Henry, 1ST Combat Camera SQ, Charleston AFB, SC.

Illustrative Photography:

1st Place - USAF SSGT Manuel J. Martinez, 1ST Combat Camera SQ, Charleston AFB, SC.

2nd Place - USA SSG HELEN M. MILLER, JFHQ, VI, MIARNG, LANSING, MI.

3rd Place - USAF SRA Rena Kleckner, 316 Wing Public Affairs, Andrews AFB, MD.

Honorable Mention - USN MC1 Richard Brunson, Naval Media Center, Washington, DC.

Honorable Mention - USCG PAC Tom Sperduto, Coast Guard Public Affairs Detachment NYC, NY.

Pictorial:

1st Place - USAF SSgt Aaron D. Allmon, 1ST Combat Camera SQ, Charleston AFB, SC.

2nd Place - USA PFC Tiffany M. Dusterhoft, 55th Combat Camera, FT. MEADE, MD.

3rd Place - USAF TSgt Jeff B. Allen, 23 WG/PA, Moody AFB, GA.

Honorable Mention - USN MC2 Jennifer S. Kimball, FLTPACEN PAC, San Diego, CA.

Honorable Mention - USN MC1 Brien Aho, All Hands Magazine, Anacostia Annex, Washington DC.

Honorable Mention - USAF SSgt Joshua P. Strang, National Air and Space Intelligence Center, Dayton, OH.

Honorable Mention - USAF SSGT Manuel J. Martinez, 1st Combat Camera SQ, Charleston AFB, SC.

Honorable Mention - USAF SSGT AARON D. Allmon, 1st Combat Camera SQ, Charleston AFB, SC.

Sports:

1st Place - USAF SSgt Jacob N. Bailey, 1st Combat Camera SQ, Charleston AFB, SC.

2nd Place - USAF SSgt Samuel Rogers, 1st Fighter Wing Public Affairs, Langley AFB, VA.

3rd Place - USN MC2 KRISTOPHER s. WILSON, Navy Public Affairs Support Element East, Norfolk, VA.

Honorable Mention - USN MC2 Kristopher S. Wilson, Navy Public Affairs Support Element East, Norfolk, VA.

Honorable Mention - USAF MSgt Russell E. Cooley, 1st Combat Camera SQ, Charleston AFB, SC.

Honorable Mention - USN MC2 Kristopher S. Wilson, Navy Public Affairs Support Element East, Norfolk, VA.

MILGRAPH Winners

The following have been announced as winners of MILGRAPH:

Military Graphic Artist of the Year: USAF MSgt William C. Vance 59 MDW Public Affairs, Lackland AFB, TX.

1st Runner Up - USN MCC Pierre G. Georges, Joint Chiefs of Staff Pentagon, Washington, DC.

2nd Runner Up - USA SGT Brandon A. Spragins, HHC, 5th Signal Command, Mannheim, Germany.

Illustration:

1st Place - USN MC3 Sean P. Lenahan, Fleet Public Affairs Center Pacific, NAS North Island, San Diego, CA.

2nd Place - USAF MSgt William C. Vance 59 MDW Public Affairs, Lackland AFB, TX.

3rd Place - USN MCC Pierre G. Georges, Joint Chiefs of Staff Pentagon, Washington, DC.

Honorable Mention - USAF MSgt William C. Vance, 59 MDW Public Affairs, Lackland AFB, TX.

Honorable Mention - USN MCC Pierre G. Georges, Joint Chiefs of Staff Pentagon, Washington, DC.

Fine Art:

1st Place - USAF TSgt Monique S. Jose, ACC/PAON, Langley AFB, VA.

2nd Place - USAF MSgt William C. Vance, 59 MDW Public Affairs, Lackland AFB, TX.

3rd Place - USMC Sgt Danny Gray, Marine Corps Combat Service Support Schools / Combat Camera, Camp Lejeune, NC.

Honorable Mention - USMC Sgt Danny Gray, Marine Corps Combat Service Support Schools / Combat Camera, Camp Lejeune, NC.

Honorable Mention - USMC Sgt Danny Gray, Marine Corps Combat Service Support Schools / Combat Camera, Camp Lejeune, NC.

Honorable Mention - USMC Sgt Danny Gray, Marine Corps Combat Service Support Schools / Combat Camera, Camp Lejeune, NC.

Digital Art:

1st Place - USN MC1 Doug Bedford, Navy Recruiting Command, Millington, TN.

2nd Place - USN MC1 Doug Bedford, Navy Recruiting Command, Millington, TN.

3rd Place - USMC LCPL Eric Thongsavath, III MEF Combat Camera, Camp Foster, Japan.

Honorable Mention - USN MC1 Doug Bedford, Navy Recruiting Command, Millington, TN.

Honorable Mention - USMC Sgt Danny Gray, Marine Corps Combat Service Support Schools / Combat Camera, Camp Lejeune, NC.

Honorable Mention - USN MC3 Sean P. Lenahan, Fleet Public Affairs Center Pacific, NAS North Island, San Diego, CA.

Web Design:

1st Place - USA SGT Juan C. Munoz, Joint Communications Support Element, MacDill AFB, FL.

2nd Place - USAF SSgt Daniel A. DiPietro, 158 FW, South Burlington, VT.

3rd Place - USN MCC Pierre G. Georges, Joint Chiefs of Staff Pentagon, Washington, DC.

Animation:

1st Place - USN MC2 Andrew S. Geraci, Defense Media Activity, Washington, DC.

2nd Place - USA Specialist Cody M. Wilson, AFN Hessen, Wiesbaden, Germany.

3rd Place - USA Specialist Cody M. Wilson, AFN Hessen, Wiesbaden, Germany.

Publication:

1st Place - USAF Sgt Matthew Hannen, Hq AETC, Torch Magazine, Randolph AFB, TX.

2nd Place - USAF TSgt Jeff B. Allen, 23 WG/PA, Moody AFB, GA.

3rd Place - USN MC1 Doug Bedford, Navy Recruiting Command, Millington, TN.

Honorable Mention - USN MC1 Doug Bedford, Navy Recruiting Command, Millington, TN.

Honorable Mention - USA SGT Brandon A. Spragins, HHC, 5th Signal Command, Mannheim, Germany.

Honorable Mention - USAF SSgt Daniel A. DiPietro, 158 FW, South Burlington, VT.

Multimedia:

No entries

Layout & Design:

1st Place - USAF SrA M. Chiaverotti, 23 Wing/PA, Moody AFB, GA.

2nd Place - USA SSG Deidre A. Piechocki, Recruiting and Retention Command, Lansing, MI.

3rd Place - USMC Sgt Sean P. Murphy, Combat Camera, Camp Lejeune, NC.

Honorable Mention - USAF MSgt William C. Vance, 59 MDW Public Affairs, Lackland AFB, TX.

Honorable Mention - USAF SrA Brittany E. Barker, 23 Wing/Public Affairs, Moody AFB, GA.

Honorable Mention - USNMC1 Chadwick D. Runge, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion One, Gulfport, MS.

Honorable Mention - USAF SrA Brittany E. Barker, 23 Wing/Public Affairs, Moody AFB, GA.

MILVID Winners

The following have been announced as winners of MILVID:

Military Videographer of the Year -- USAF SrA Joseph Givens, HQAU/AUTV, Montgomery, AL.

1st Runner-Up - USAF TSgt Michael Davis, Vermont Air National Guard Public Affairs, South Burlington, VT.

Combat Documentary:

1st Place - USN MC2 Andrew Carlson, Defense Media Activity-Anacostia, Anacostia Annex, Washington DC.

2nd Place - USAF SSgt Jessica Wilkes, 1st Combat Camera SQ, Charleston AFB, SC.

3rd Place - USAF MSgt James Monk, 1st Combat Camera SQ, CharleSTon AFB, SC.

Honorable Mention - USAF SSgt Sean P. Devine, 1st Combat Camera SQ, Charleston AFB, SC.

Editing:

1st Place - USN MC1 Shane McCoy, Defense Media Activity Anacostia, Anacostia Annex, Washington DC.

2nd Place - USAF SrA Joseph Givens, HQAU/AUTV, Montgomery, AL.

3rd Place - USMC Sgt Danny Gray, Marine Corps Combat Service Support Schools / Combat Camera, Camp Lejeune, NC.

Honorable Mention - USCG PA1 Adam Eggers, Pentagon Channel, Alexandria, VA.

Honorable Mention - USAF SSgt Nicholas Kurtz, Military Motions Media Program, Syracuse, NY.

Documentary:

1st Place - USAF TSgt Michael Hasenauer, AFROTC DET 535, Syracuse, NY.

2nd Place - USAF MSgt James Monk, 1st Combat Camera SQ, Charleston AFB, SC.

3rd Place - USAF SSgt Tabitha Levingston, 1st Combat Camera SQ, Charleston AFB, SC.

Honorable Mention - USAF MSgt James Monk, 1st Combat Camera SQ, Charleston AFB, SC.

Feature Story:

1st Place - USA SPC Robert Ham, 4th Brigade 25th Infantry Division, Anchorage, AK.

2nd Place - USAF SSgt Burt Traynor, 1ST Combat Camera SQ, CharleSTon AFB, SC.

3rd Place - USAF MSgt James Monk, 1st Combat Camera SQ, Charleston AFB, SC.

Honorable Mention - USN MC1 Bryn Aho Defense Media Activity Anacostia, Anacostia Annex, Washington DC.

Honorable Mention - USA SPC Cody Wilson, Armed Forces Network Hessen, Germany.

Field Production:

1st Place - USAF SrA Joseph Givens, HQAU/AUTV, Montgomery, AL.

2nd Place - USAF SSgt Burt Traynor, 1st Combat Camera SQ, Charleston AFB, SC.

3rd Place - USMC Sgt Tanner Iskra, CVIC HQ&SVC BN, Quantico, VA.

Honorable Mention - USN MC2 Joshua Hammond, Navy Recruiting Command, Millington, TN.

(Report from a U.S. Defense Department news release.)

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