R 041527Z JAN 13

ALCOAST 002/13
COMDTNOTE 5728
SUBJ: 2012 JOC ALEX HALEY AND CDR JIM SIMPSON PUBLIC AFFAIRS AWARDS
A. PUBLIC AFFAIRS MANUAL, COMDTINST M5728.2 (SERIES)
B. MEDALS AND AWARDS MANUAL, COMDTINST M1650.25 (SERIES)
1. THIS ALCOAST SOLICITS SUBMISSIONS FOR THE 2012 CHIEF JOURNALIST
(JOC) ALEX HALEY AND CDR JIM SIMPSON PUBLIC AFFAIRS AWARDS. THESE
AWARDS ARE DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE AND FORMALLY RECOGNIZE COAST
GUARD-WIDE PARTICIPATION IN CONDUCTING OUR IMPORTANT PUBLIC AFFAIRS
MISSION. PER REFERENCE (A), THE COAST GUARDS SUCCESS DEPENDS IN GREAT
MEASURE UPON THE AMERICAN PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORTING OUR
MISSIONS. CONSEQUENTLY, OUR SERVICE NEEDS EVERY MEMBER TO CONTINUE TO
TELL THE COAST GUARD STORY.
2. PER REFERENCE (B), THE JOC ALEX HALEY AWARD, NAMED FOR THE
RENOWNED AUTHOR, RECOGNIZES ACHIEVEMENTS OF INDIVIDUAL AUTHORS AND
PHOTOGRAPHERS WHOSE PUBLISHED WORKS HAVE HELPED TO RAISE SERVICE
VISIBILITY.
3. THE CDR JIM SIMPSON AWARD IS NAMED IN HONOR OF THE FIRST PRESS
ASSISTANT TO THE COMMANDANT AND RECOGNIZES EXCELLENCE IN AN
ALL-ENCOMPASSING UNIT PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM. ALL COAST GUARD UNITS
ARE ELIGIBLE AND ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE. UNITS WITH ASSIGNED
PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALISTS WILL BE EVALUATED SEPARATELY. THOSE UNITS
IN WHICH A PUBLIC AFFAIRS DETACHMENT IS CO-LOCATED WILL BE CONSIDERED
AS UNITS WITHOUT ASSIGNED PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALISTS SO LONG AS UNIT
PERSONNEL ARE PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS
ACHIEVEMENTS CITED IN THE AWARD SUBMISSION.
4. AWARDS SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE TO COMDT (CG-09225) NLT 15FEB13. THE
AWARDS BOARD WILL BE HELD THE WEEK OF 18FEB13. AWARDS PROGRAM
GUIDELINES INCLUDING ELIGIBILITY, SPECIFICATIONS, SUBMISSION
CRITERIA, CATEGORIES, AND JUDGING CAN BE VIEWED AT
WWW.USCG.MIL/HQ/CG092/CG09225/AWARDS.ASP.
5. QUESTIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO CWO3 BARRY LANE AT (202) 372-4638
OR BARRY.LANE(AT)USCG.MIL.
6. RDML STEVEN D. POULIN, DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENTAL AND PUBLIC
AFFAIRS, SENDS.
7. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.