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My Coast Guard
Commentary | March 20, 2024

Congratulations to the 2023 Boat Forces award winners!

By AJ Pulkkinen, MyCG writer

Congratulations to the 2024 Boat Forces Award Winners! 

  • BM2 Christian Lorenzo of Station Maui earned the CDR Ray Evans Outstanding Coxswain Trophy for the active duty component. 
  • BM1 Dillon Durando of Station Fort Lauderdale earned the CDR Ray Evans Outstanding Coxswain Trophy for the Reserve component. 
  • MK2 Donavan Carley of the Coast Guard Cutter Benjamin Dailey earned the Fireman First Class Paul Clark Outstanding Engineer Award for the active duty component. 
  • MK1 Reed Berger of Station San Juan earned the Fireman First Class Paul Clark Outstanding Engineer Award for the Reserve component. 
  • Station Charlevoix earned the Master Chief Jack Downey Award for the Station category. 
  • Station Portsmouth Harbor earned the Master Chief Jack Downey Award for the Advanced Station category. 
  • Aids to Navigation Team (ANT) South Portland earned the Master Chief Jack Downey Award for the ANT category. 

  • Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) Houston earned the Master Chief Jack Downey Award for the Non-Station/ANT. 

For more information, check out the 2023 Boat Forces’ Award Announcement.   

This is the inaugural issuance of the Master Chief Jack Downey Awards. Master Chief John E. “Jack” Downey served in the Coast Guard for over 40 years, including five officer-in-charge multi-mission ashore assignments and two officer-in-charge afloat assignments. He was the first recipient of the Joshua James Ancient Keeper Award, which is given to Coast Guard members in recognition of their longevity of service and their outstanding performance in Boat Forces operations. Master Chief Downey received many prestigious awards throughout his career, but his greatest legacy is the wisdom, guidance and experience he shared with innumerable Coast Guard women and men. 

The Annual Boat Forces Master Chief Jack Downey Award has four categories: Station, Advanced Competency Station, Aids to Navigation Team, and Non-Station/ANT. 

This is also the first year for the Reserve Component category for the CDR Ray Evans Outstanding Coxswain Award and the Fireman First Class Paul Clark Outstanding Engineer Award.  

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Resources:  

2023 Boat Forces’ Awards Announcement 

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