UNCLASSIFIED ROUTINE R 071522Z APR 22 MID200001642168U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN CMC WASHINGTON DC INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 091/22 MSGID/NAVADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N2N6/APR// SUBJ/2022 NAVAL INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AWARDS SOLICITATION// REF/A/DOC/OPNAV/06DEC17// REF/B/DOC/COMNAVIFORES/21DEC18// NARR/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1650.26E, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE AWARDS PROGRAM. REF B IS COMNAVIFORESINST 1650.4P, POLICY AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING MILITARY AWARDS AND RECOGNITION PROGRAM.// POC/GREWE/CIV/NIA-N1/EMAIL: THOMAS.B.GREWE.CIV(AT)US.NAVY.MIL// POC/GUESS/CIV/NIA-N1/EMAIL: MICHAEL.D.GUESS.CIV(AT)US.NAVY.MIL// RMKS/1. Reference (a) is the Naval Intelligence Awards Program that recognizes excellence and outstanding achievement in Naval Intelligence, and covers recognition details for each award. This NAVADMIN builds on guidance provided in references (a) and (b) and solicits nominations. a. Rear Admiral Thomas A. Brooks Intelligence Junior Officer of the Year Award recognizes junior officers for their leadership, performance, special accomplishments, and overall contribution to command efficiency, morale, and welfare while serving on both sea and shore duty. Active and Reserve Component Naval Intelligence officers (183X/683X) O-1 through O-3 are eligible. Two Active or Reserve Component junior officers will be selected; one each for the sea duty and shore duty categories. b. Commander Dan F. Shanower Intelligence Specialist of the Year Award recognizes Intelligence Specialists for their performance, leadership, special accomplishments, and overall contribution to command efficiency, morale, and welfare. Active and Reserve Component Intelligence Specialists in pay grades E-1 through E-5 are eligible to compete for the Junior Intelligence Specialist of the Year award. Active and Reserve Component Intelligence Specialists in pay grade E-6, including those frocked to E-6 during the eligibility period, are eligible to compete for the Senior Intelligence Specialist of the Year award. A total of four Active or Reserve Component Intelligence Specialists will be selected; one junior and one senior Intelligence Specialist of the Year for each of the sea duty and shore duty categories. c. Vice Admiral Rufus L. Taylor Award for Leadership recognizes leadership from deserving Active or Reserve Component officer, enlisted, or civilian personnel who exemplify excellence and exceptional dedication to duty within the Naval Intelligence Community. Active and Reserve Component Naval Intelligence officers (183X/683X) in grades O-4 through O-6, Intelligence CWOs (783X) in grades CWO-3 through CWO-5, Intelligence Specialists in grades E-7 through E-9, and civilians GS-13 through GS-15 (or equivalent) are eligible. Two candidates will be selected for this award; one Active or civilian candidate, and one Reserve Component candidate. d. Vice Admiral Rufus L. Taylor Award for Excellence in Intelligence Instruction recognizes Intelligence instructors who embody the time-honored principles which Vice Admiral Taylor exemplified throughout his career: desire for professional knowledge, intellectual curiosity, initiative, enthusiasm, ability to command respect and motivate others, devotion to duty, effective communication skills, and personal and intellectual integrity. Active and Reserve Component U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps service members serving as instructors, faculty, or staff at Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC), Virginia Beach and IWTC, San Diego are eligible. Two candidates will be selected; one each from IWTC, Virginia Beach and IWTC, San Diego. e. Rear Admiral Edwin T. Layton Award for Leadership and Mentorship recognizes outstanding leadership and mentorship in the furtherance of Naval Intelligence performance. Active and Reserve Component Naval Intelligence officers (183X/683X) in grades O-4 through O-6, Intelligence CWOs (783X) in grades CWO-3 through CWO-5, and Intelligence Specialists in grades E-6 through E-9 are eligible. There is no set number of awards to be given each year. f. Herman Dworkin Award for Maritime Analytic Excellence recognizes a civilian or military analyst working maritime issues who displays an exceptional work ethic and analytical expertise. Active and Reserve Component Naval Intelligence officers (183X/683X) in grades O-3 through O-5, Intelligence CWOs (783X) in grades CWO-2 through CWO-5, and civilians GS-12 through GS-14 (or equivalent) are eligible. Nominees must have at least ten years of experience in the field of maritime intelligence analysis and be currently analytically active. One candidate will be selected for this award. 2. The eligibility period for all intelligence awards is 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021. 3. Submission requirements are outlined in references (a) and (b). Nomination packages must be unclassified, and should strictly follow the nomination template that is posted to the Navy Information Warfare Outreach page on MilSuite at https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC- 244835 (Common Access Card email certificate login required). This template accounts for all information and enclosures required per reference (a). The template does not require the use of social security numbers or other sensitive Personally-Identifiable Information (PII). Commands shall avoid including unnecessary PII in nomination packages. Recent fitness reports, evaluations, or awards are not required in nomination packages and shall not be included in submissions. 4. Submission instructions. All nomination packages must be submitted as a single .pdf file. With two exceptions (listed below), the nominees current command must forward all award nomination packages to Mr. Thomas Grewe at thomas.b.grewe.civ(at)us.navy.mil via encrypted email. Please copy Mr. Michael Guess at michael.d.guess.civ(at)us.navy.mil. All emails must have the award name and last name of the nominee in the subject line. If unable to send encrypted emails, utilize DoD Secure Access File Exchange (SAFE) website at https://safe.apps.mil/. a. Vice Admiral Rufus L. Taylor Award for Leadership, Reserve Component nominations were solicited separately via ForceConnect and were due to Commander, Naval Information Force Reserve (COMNAVIFORES) on 15 February 2022. Questions regarding COMNAVIFORES Awards can be addressed to YNCS Shergala Brockett at NIFR_ALL_AWARDS(at)navy.mil. b. Vice Admiral Rufus L. Taylor Award for Excellence in Intelligence Instruction nominations. Forward all packages to appropriate IWTC POCs via encrypted email. POC for IWTC, Virginia Beach is Mr. Larry Banks, email: larry.l.banks.civ(at)us.navy.mil. POCs for IWTC, San Diego are LT Elizabeth Powers, email: elizabeth.h.powers1(at)navy.mil and LT Jonathan Hilzinger, email: jonathan.j.hilzinger.mil(at)us.navy.mil. 5. All packages must be submitted no later than 60 days from the release date of this message. 6. Incomplete packages or packages failing to meet all guidance as outlined in this message and reference (a) will not be considered. Late submissions will not be accepted. Classified nomination packages will not be accepted. 7. Released by VADM Jeffrey E. Trussler, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare, OPNAV N2N6.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//