UNCLASSIFIED ROUTINE R 131923Z DEC 16 FM SECNAV WASHINGTON DC TO ALNAV INFO SECNAV WASHINGTON DC CNO WASHINGTON DC CMC WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS ALNAV 076/16 MSGID/GENADMIN/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC/-/DEC// SUBJ/2017 ANNUAL NAVY LEAGUE SEA SERVICE AWARDS// RMKS/1. The Navy League of the United States (NLUS) is a national organization of more than 38,000 members and more than 245 councils throughout the United States and overseas. Each year, NLUS presents awards in recognition of outstanding individual achievements in leadership, maritime affairs, scientific progress, engineering excellence, logistics competence, excellence in intelligence, and service to community and country. All active and reserve Navy and Marine Corps Service Members are eligible. Coast Guard Service Members and civilians may also be eligible for some awards. 2. The NLUS awards follow: a. The John Paul Jones Award for Inspirational Leadership recognizes a Navy Officer who has made an outstanding contribution to the high standards of leadership in the Naval service. b. The Admiral Claude V. Ricketts Award for Inspirational Leadership recognizes two Navy Sailors (one E-7 or above and one E-6 or below) that have demonstrated leadership and professional competence. c. The Captain Winifred Quick Collins Award for Inspirational Leadership recognizes two Navy or Marine Corps female Service Members (one Officer and one Enlisted) who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and performance in their military duties and have reflected credit on women in the Naval service. d. The Lieutenant General John A. Lejeune Award for Inspirational Leadership recognizes a Marine Corps Officer who has made an outstanding contribution to the highest standards of leadership in the Marine Corps. e. The General Gerald C. Thomas Award for Inspirational Leadership recognizes an Enlisted Marine who has demonstrated outstanding leadership and professional competence. f. The Stephen Decatur Award for Operational Competence recognizes a Navy Officer or Enlisted Sailor who has made an outstanding personal contribution in the course of actual Naval operations that has advanced the readiness and competence of the Naval service. g. The General Holland M. Smith Award for Operational Competence recognizes a Marine Corps Officer or Enlisted Marine who has made an outstanding personal contribution that has advanced the readiness and competence of the Naval service in the course of actual operations. h. The Robert M. Thompson Award for Outstanding Civilian Leadership recognizes a civilian who has furthered the cause of sea power. i. The Rear Admiral William S. Parsons Award for Scientific and Technical Progress recognizes a Navy or Marine Corps Service Member or civilian who has made an outstanding contribution in any field of science that has furthered the development and progress of the Navy or Marine Corps. j. The Alfred Thayer Mahan Award for Literary Achievement recognizes a Navy or Marine Corps Service Member or civilian for a notable literary contribution that has advanced the importance and cause of sea power in the United States. k. The Honorable J. William Middendorf II Award for Engineering Excellence recognizes a Navy Sailor who has demonstrated outstanding leadership and professional competence required while assigned to a deployed ship. l. The Admiral Ben Moreell Award for Logistics Competence recognizes a Navy or Marine Corps Officer and Enlisted Service Member who has made an outstanding personal contribution that has advanced the logistics readiness and competence of the Naval service. m. The Vice Admiral Robert F. Batchelder Awards recognize five Navy Officers in the Supply Corps (O-1 through O-4) who have made the most significant personal contributions to the supply readiness of the operating forces. 3. Sea Service Awards for Excellence of Naval Professionals in Intelligence, the Merchant Marines, and Coast Guard sponsored by NLUS follow: a. Civilian Mariners Awards for the Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force and special mission ships are the Captain Arthur L. Johnson Award for Inspirational Leadership and the Able Seaman Oscar Chappell Award for Outstanding Maritime Stewardship. b. Coast Guard Awards are the Captain David H. Jarvis Award for Inspirational Leadership by a Coast Guard Officer and the Douglas A. Munro Award for Inspirational Leadership by an Enlisted Coast Guardsman. c. The Naval Intelligence Professionals Award for Exceptional Leadership in Intelligence Support to the Fleet is awarded to the Officer of the Sea Services (O-4, O-5, or O-6) and selected among those nominated by afloat and shore-based commands. d. The Project Handclasp Humanitarian Service Award recognizes a Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard Service Member for exceptional personal effort and accomplishments in humanitarian assistance. 4. Nominations: a. Nomination criteria. Nominations must be fully substantiated and reflect a careful and conscientious evaluation of the nominee for accomplishments from December 1, 2015 through November 30, 2016. Each nomination package shall include: (1) A cover page with the nominee's full name, rank/rate, current duty station and address, home address, work and home phone numbers, e-mail address, home of record, length of service (for military nominees), name of award being nominated for, point of contact name, rank/rate, address, commercial phone number (this cannot be a DSN number), fax number, e-mail address, and signature of commanding officer. (2) A nomination achievement/justification section in paragraph or bullet format. It should explain in a manner easily understood by the general public and should avoid acronyms, generalities, or excessive use of superlatives. (3) A proposed citation in standard paragraph form. (4) The total submission packet, excluding the proposed citation, must not exceed four pages. (5) A template for the required format is available. Please contact Mr. Chris Bennett at cbennett@navyleague.org to receive a copy. b. Submission. The requested method of submission is via e-mail to seaserviceawards@navyleague.org with all attachments in Microsoft Word format or Adobe Acrobat. Nominations must be received no later than January 15, 2017. 5. Additional information regarding the awards and nomination process may be found on the Navy League website, www.navyleague.org, under programs/awards/sea service awards. 6. Awards will be presented at the annual Navy League Convention held in Milwaukee, WI on June 22, 2017 or another appropriate event. The Navy League will cover expenses for lodging and meals of award participants, plus one guest. Travel costs will not be covered by the League. Using this message as a reference, commands are encouraged to issue temporary additional duty orders so award recipients may attend the Navy League's Annual Convention. For additional logistics information about this program, point of contact is Mr. Chris Bennett of the Navy League at COMM: 703-312-1574 or email: cbennett@navyleague.org. 7. Released by Ray Mabus, Secretary of the Navy.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//