DAN REYNOLDS
Navy Cmdr. Wendy Halsey receives
the Capt. Winifred Quick Collins
Award for Inspirational Leadership
(Officer) from Branch and Copeman.
requirements of combatant and
regional commanders while supporting urgent relief efforts following the
January 2010 earthquake in Haiti. At
the same time, she excelled in running the daily operations at the station by streamlining standard operating procedures, ensuring optimal
and efficient support of the installation. She consistently dedicated off-duty time to volunteer and mentor
youths who live on the installation.
She coached a youth soccer team,
directed the Chapel Junior Church
Program and developed a program
for the on-base elementary school to
introduce and expose children to
engineering, math and science.
Capt. Winifred Quick
Collins Award for
Inspirational Leadership
(Enlisted)
; NAVY COMMAND MASTER
CHIEF SUSAN A. WHITMAN
As command master chief aboard the
aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln,
Whitman’s contributions led to nu-
merous operational successes span-
ning the completion of a nine-month
Planned Incremental Availability, an
Inter-Deployment Readiness Cycle
and a six-month Fifth/Seventh Fleet
deployment in direct support of
Operation Enduring Freedom and
Operation New Dawn. Her deck-
plate leadership and mentorship of
Abraham Lincoln’s crew set the fleet
standard for operational readiness,
maintenance material management
conditions, exam scores, increased
education enrollment and reduced
alcohol-related incidents. The im-
proved morale and performance led
the crew to receive 95.1 percent on a
Tailored Ship’s Training Availability/
Final Evaluation Period, 96.7 per-
cent on a Supply Management
Inspection and an “Outstanding”
score on an Aviation Maintenance
Inspection. The crew also suc-
cessfully completed a Reactor Opera-
tional Assessment, and received the
Navy Chief of Information’s
Thompson-Ravitz Award for Public
Affairs Excellence and the Com-
mander, Naval Air Forces, Pacific
Battle Efficiency Award for 2010.
Alfred Thayer Mahan
Award for Literary
Achievement
; NAVY VICE ADM. JAMES G.
STAVRIDIS
Now commander of European
Command and Supreme Allied
Commander, Europe, Vice Adm.
Stavridis has authored five books
and more than 90 articles, reviews
and commentary related to naval
theory and history. He also has been
a strong advocate for moving the
U.S. Navy toward navigating the
“Cyber Sea.” His writings empha-
size a balance between the open
sharing of information and protect-
ing national assets through a com-
prehensive set of rules to govern
behavior within the cyber domain.
Lt. Gen. John A. Lejeune
Award for Inspirational
Leadership
; MARINE CORPS CAPT.
TIMOTHY RAJCEVICH
As team leader, Firepower Control
Team 9, 5th Air Naval Gunfire
Liaison Company, I Marine Expe-
ditionary Force Headquarters
Group, I Marine Expeditionary
Force (Forward), Afghanistan,
Rajcevich displayed boldness and
bravery under fire during 110
patrols and 26 engagements with
enemy forces. In one particular mis-
sion, on Oct. 18, 2010, while secur-
ing a landing zone for a casualty
evacuation, Rajcevich’s team was
engaged with machine gun fire from
two enemy positions. Despite the
danger, he placed himself in the
landing zone in the direct line of
enemy fire and maintained an
exposed position to best control a
section of attack helicopters and
guide in the casualty evacuation
helicopter. Rajcevich coordinated
several close-air-support gun runs
while simultaneously providing ter-
minal guidance to the casualty evac-
uation helicopter. As the patient
was being loaded, the enemy again
engaged with machine guns from a
different location. Rajcevich relayed
a second close-air-support 9-line to
the orbiting attack helicopters, suc-
cessfully suppressing the enemy
position and allowing the injured
Marine to be safely evacuated.
Gen. Gerald C. Thomas
Award for Inspirational
Leadership
; MARINE CORPS STAFF SGT.
DANIEL F. SCULL
Versatile, proficient and always lead-
ing from the front as platoon sergeant
of Combined Anti-Armor Team 1,
Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, I
Marine Division, Scull cultivated a
command environment that engen-
dered inspiration and empowered his
subordinate unit leaders. His plan-
ning, foresight and experience were
invaluable in preparing his platoon
during the predeployment cycle and
then successfully supporting multi-
ple dispersed positions during
Operation Enduring Freedom. Addi-
tionally, his bravery, aggressive lead-
ership and tactical skills were exem-
plified during his actions under fire
and further solidified his reputation
as a solid combat leader.
