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ALARACT 054/2025
DTG: R 132030Z MAY 25
UNCLAS
SUBJ/ALARACT 054/2025 - 2024 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY MG KEITH L. WARE
COMMUNICATION AWARDS RESULTS
THIS ALARACT MESSAGE HAS BEEN TRANSMITTED BY JSP ON BEHALF OF
HQDA OCPA
1. (U) REFERENCE: U.S. ARMY MAJOR GENERAL (MG) KEITH L. WARE
COMMUNICATION AWARDS COMPETITION SOP, 7 NOVEMBER 2024
2. (U) THE 2024 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY MG KEITH L. WARE (KLW)
COMMUNICATION AWARDS COMPETITION RECOGNIZES PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND
VISUAL INFORMATION SOLDIERS AND DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY (DA)
CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES FOR EXCELLENCE IN ACHIEVING ARMY
COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS OBJECTIVES. ON BEHALF OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE ARMY, THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
(OCPA) IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS OF THE CALENDAR YEAR 2024
COMPETITION.
3. (U) FULL LIST OF WINNERS OF THE 2024 MG KLW COMMUNICATION AWARDS:
3.A. (U) CATEGORY A: ARMY COMMUNICATOR OF THE YEAR.
3.A.1. (U) WINNER: MR. MICHEL SAURET, U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
3.A.2. (U) HONORABLE MENTION: PFC JONATHAN REYES, 4TH INFANTRY
DIVISION.
3.B. (U) CATEGORY B: CIVILIAN GRAPHIC DESIGNER OF THE YEAR.
3.B.1. (U) WINNER: MS. PORSHA AUZENNE, ARMY MATERIEL COMMAND.
3.C. (U) CATEGORY C: MILITARY GRAPHIC DESIGNER OF THE YEAR.
3.C.1. (U) WINNER: SPC ASHLEY XIE, U.S. ARMY FORCES COMMAND.
3.C.2. (U) HONORABLE MENTION: SGT MARIA TSUKINO, U.S. ARMY EUROPE
AND AFRICA.
3.D. (U) CATEGORY D: CIVILIAN PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR.
3.D.1. (U) WINNER: MR. HENRY VILLARAMA, U.S. ARMY MILITARY DISTRICT OF
WASHINGTON.
3.D.2. (U) HONORABLE MENTION: MS. AMANDA SULLIVAN, ARMY MATERIEL
COMMAND.
3.E. (U) CATEGORY E: MILITARY PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR.
3.E.1. (U) WINNER: SGT AARON TROUTMAN, U.S. ARMY MILITARY DISTRICT OF
WASHINGTON.
3.E.2. (U) HONORABLE MENTION: SSG JONATHAN BRYSON, U.S. ARMY SPECIAL
OPERATIONS COMMAND.
3.F. (U) CATEGORY F: CLARK TAYLOR CIVILIAN VIDEOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR.
3.F.1. (U) WINNER: MR. KEVIN PAYNE, U.S. ARMY EUROPE AND AFRICA.
3.G. (U) CATEGORY G: JOHN T. ANDERSON MILITARY VIDEOGRAPHER OF THE
YEAR.
3.G.1. (U) WINNER: SGT LANDON CARTER, U.S. ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS
COMMAND.
3.H. (U) CATEGORY H: MOSS-HOLLAND CIVILIAN WRITER OF THE YEAR.
3.H.1. (U) WINNER: MR. SEAN KIMMONS, ARMY MATERIEL COMMAND.
3.I. (U) CATEGORY I: PAUL D. SAVANUCK MILITARY WRITER OF THE YEAR.
3.I.1. (U) WINNER: SFC TIM BEERY, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD.
3.I.2. (U) HONORABLE MENTION: SPC HUNTER GRICE, U.S. ARMY FORCES
COMMAND.
3.J. (U) CATEGORY J: SSG JAMES P. HUNTER AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING NEW
MILITARY WRITER.
3.J.1. (U) WINNER: SPC ANDREW CLARK, U.S. ARMY FORCES COMMAND.
3.K. (U) CATEGORY K: UNIT PUBLIC AFFAIRS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE YEAR.
3.K.1. (U) WINNER: PFC ROBERTO ARCHILA, U.S. ARMY FORCES COMMAND.
3.L. (U) CATEGORY L: KATHY CANHAM-ROSS AWARD OF DISTINCTION.
3.L.1. (U) WINNER: MR. CHRISTOPHER MENDEZ, ARMY MATERIEL COMMAND.
3.M. (U) CATEGORY M: PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER “RISING STAR” AWARD.
3.M.1. (U) WINNER: 1LT AMY PETROCELLI, U.S. ARMY FORCES COMMAND.
3.N. (U) CATEGORY O: PUBLIC AFFAIRS ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR
(COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT).
3.N.1. (U) WINNER: U.S. ARMY EUROPE AND AFRICA PUBLIC AFFAIRS.
3.O. (U) CATEGORY P: PUBLIC AFFAIRS ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR
(COMMAND INFORMATION).
3.O.1. (U) WINNER (SMALL DIVISION): RHODE ISLAND JOINT FORCE
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. ARMY NATIONAL GUARD.
3.O.2. (U) WINNER (MEDIUM DIVISION): 153RD PUBLIC AFFAIRS DETACHMENT,
WVNG, U.S. ARMY NATIONAL GUARD.
3.O.3. (U) WINNER (LARGE DIVISION): U.S. ARMY PACIFIC PUBLIC AFFAIRS.
4. (U) THE MG KLW COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS COMPETITION IS OPEN TO U.S.
ARMY SOLDIERS HOLDING PUBLIC AFFAIRS (PA) OR VISUAL INFORMATION (VI)
MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALITIES AND DA CIVILIANS ASSIGNED TO PA
OR VI UNITS, OFFICES, AND SECTIONS DURING THE CONTEST YEAR WHOSE
PRIMARY DUTIES ARE TO PRODUCE COMMAND OR VISUAL INFORMATION
PRODUCTS. ALL PA AND VI PERSONNEL WHO WANT TO ENTER THE
COMPETITION MUST MEET THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA OUTLINED IN CHAPTER 1
OF THE KLW STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES (SOP).
5. (U) THE FULL LIST OF WINNERS WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE ON THE DEFENSE
VIDEO AND IMAGERY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND WWW.ARMY.MIL/KLW/.
6. (U) KLW WINNERS WILL CONTINUE ON TO REPRESENT THE ARMY IN THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MEDIA AWARDS COMPETITION.
7. (U) COMPETITION INSTRUCTIONS, AUTHORIZED COMMAND LEVEL
COMPETITIONS, COMPETITOR ENTRY FORMS, AND COMPETITION JUDGING
CRITERIA ARE IN THE SOP, AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://WWW.ARMY.MIL/KLW/. THIS
URL IS CASE-SENSITIVE, REQUIRING CONVERSION TO A LOWERCASE STRING
OF TEXT TO ACCESS THE WEBSITE CONTENT.
8. (U) KLW POINTS OF CONTACT (POCS) ARE AS FOLLOWS:
8.A. (U) OCPA POC: SGM STEPHANIE CARL, 703-697-8393, DSN 312-227-8393 OR
VIA EMAIL AT STEPHANIE.L.CARL.MIL@ARMY.MIL.
8.B. (U) ARMY PUBLIC AFFAIRS CENTER KLW POC: MSG ADAM ROSS, 301-677-
7287 OR VIA EMAIL AT ADAM.F.ROSS.MIL@ARMY.MIL.
9. (U) THIS ALARACT MESSAGE EXPIRES ON 1 NOVEMBER 2025.