"Christmas in March" for the MSST

But, how do you adequately thank these outstanding young men and women for their selfless service to our country? The very least we could do was to host a lunch for the Team following the Awards Ceremony. It wasn't exactly "Christmas in March," but we hope our small gesture showed how much we appreciate and care about our adopted unit and their families.
Individuals recognized at the Awards Ceremony included:
Boat Crew Qualification | Fitness Excellence Awards |
MK3 Abril | LTJG Adams |
BM3 Carello | MKC Payne |
ME2 Chavez – 63 sit-ups, 8:58 run, 12 pull-ups, 10 chin-ups (tied) | |
Tactical Boat Crew Qualification | EM2 Zamora - 10 chin-ups (tied) |
MK3 Patton | BM3 McLaughlin |
ME3 O’Flynn | |
Pursuit Coxswain Qualification | ME3 Whitney – 77 push-ups |
BM2 Dilorenzo | |
Spartan Marksmanship Awards | |
Education Excellence | GM1 Carreras - 243 (out of 250) |
BM1 Edwards | BM1 Edwards - 242 |
MK3 Abril - 243 | |
Special Operations Service Ribbon | ME3 O’Flynn - 247 |
MK1 Casas | ME3 Whitney - 247 |
MK2 Beronio |
BM2 Dilorenzo | Top Shot Award |
MK2 Frazier | ME3 O’Flynn – 247 out of 250 (based on tighter grouping) |
BM2 Jones | |
EM2 Mitchell | Good Conduct Medal |
BM2 Patterson | EM2 Zamora |
BM2 Swofford | |
BM2 Tedford | Spirit of Excellence Award |
BM2 Zingler | DC2 Martinez |
GM3 Hill | |
MK3 Lara | Runner-up for Enlisted Person of the Quarter (4th Qtr 2016) |
BM3 Lehman | GM1 Carreras |
BM3 Lohman |
BM3 McLaughlin | Enlisted Person of the Quarter (4th Qtr 2016) |
MK3 Patton | ME2 Chavez |
BM3 Weber | |
MK3 Wheeler | Enlisted Person of the Year (2016) |
BM1 Gardiner |
MSST Coast Guardsman of the Year for 2016 BM1 Gardiner will be deployed over our May 11th Annual Sea Service Awards Ceremony, and not available to be recognized at that time. Knowing that, we took the opportunity on March 7th to get a photo of BM1 Gardiner and Enlisted Person of the Quarter ME2 Chavez cutting the ceremonial "Happy Belated Christmas Cake," donated by the St. Marys Submarine Museum, following the luncheon:
From left to right: Keith Post, Executive Director, St. Marys Submarine Museum; BM1 Gardiner; ME2 Chavez; LCDR Casper; Council President Sam Colville
View more photos taken at the event in our Photo Gallery.