The Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award is bestowed on civilian employees in the United States Department of the Navy for meritorious service or contributions resulting in high value or benefits for the Navy or the Marine Corps.The United States of America: Department of the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award, Medals of the World, 3 September 2007. date accessed 8 March 2011 It is conferred for a contribution that applies to a local or smaller area of operation or a project of lesser importance than would be warranted for consideration for the Navy Distinguished Civilian Service Award or the Navy Superior Civilian Service Award. It is awarded by the local activity head to U.S. Navy employees for service or contributions resulting in high value or benefit to the Department of Navy. The award consists of a certificate and citation signed by the activity head, medal and lapel emblem. The award is the third highest Navy civilian award, ranking just behind the Navy Superior Civilian Service Award, which is itself behind the Navy Distinguished Civilian Service Award.
Eligibility Accomplished supervisory or non-supervisory duties in an exemplary manner, setting a record of achievement, and inspiring others to improve the quantity and quality of their work. Exhibited unusual courage or competence in an emergency, while performing assigned duties, resulting in direct benefit to the Government or its personnel. Rendered professional or public relations service of a unique or distinctive character. Demonstrated unusual initiative and skill in devising new and improved equipment, work methods, and procedures; inventions resulting in substantial savings in expenses such as manpower, time, space, and materials, or improved safety or health of the workforce; improving the morale of employees in a unit which resulted in improvement of work performance and esprit de corps. This award may also be given at the time of retirement.
Award recipients Makayla Martin, Sexual Assault Response Coordinator, Naval Air Station Oceana, 2026 James "Jim" Jensen, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, Dahlgren, VA. 2023 Dominick Cimino, NAVSEA Naval Architecture Technical Director, Washington Navy Yard, Washington D.C. 1991 Stephen "Baron" Beck von Peccoz, Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, San Diego, CA. 2025 Dustin Morris, NAVSEA Southwest Regional Maintenance Center, San Diego, CA. 2026 Jeffrey Fagnant, Spawar Systems Center Pacific, San Diego, CA. 2015 Katie Adkins, NAVSEA Southwest Regional Maintenance Center, San Diego, CA. 2019 Peter J. Zawada, Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Air Warfare Center, NAS Patuxent River, MD. 2025 Dane A. Lesch, MCIWEST G-6, MCB Camp Pendleton, CA. 2023 Brian M. Snow, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane. 2023 Robert A. Hanshew, National Museum of the U.S. Navy, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. 2023 Joshua Hickey, ONI 2010 Victor W. Johnston, U.S. Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station, Far East. 2023 Dr. Donald H. Steinbrecher, Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division Newport. 2022 Walt Sidorovich, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division. 2022 Stephen (Rusty) Weathers, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division. 2022 John DiMaio, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport. 2022 Gary Huntress, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport. 2022 Darrin Krivitsky, Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division. 2022 John Hurley, Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division. 2022 Michael Capil, Navy Region Korea. 2020 Kathryn Ostapuk, USN, Navy Region Southwest, 2019 Eileen K. Carnaggio, USMC, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe, HI. 2019 Toufue Chang, Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, Point Mugu, CA. 2019 Douglas Brent Hegdahl, Instructor, US Navy Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape School, NAS North Point, San Diego, CA Bernard C. McDonald, U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 2000 Jeffrey "Scott" Hedrick, Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Pearl Harbor. (3 awards) 2013, 2018, 2021 Jennifer Sullivan, Wounded Warrior Regiment, Quantico, VA. 2015 Cody Carter, U.S.M.C. Recruit Depot Parris Island, SC. 2015 Pamela S. Long, U.S. Naples, Italy. 1994 Michael J Perozziello, U.S. Naval Air Systems Command, Washington D.C. 1999 Rebecca Kelley, Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, MD 2024 Sameh R Rasooli, U.S. Naval Information Warfare Center, Washington D.C. 2025 Howard Kaiser, U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock. 2022 Michael Brininstool, U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, San Diego. 1999 Stacey Curtis, U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, San Diego. 2011
See also Meritorious Civilian Service Award
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