USS Albany SSN 753

The USS Albany Association is proud to recognize the achievements of the crew of the newest USS Albany, the submarine SSN-753. On a quarterly basis, the Association presents awards to the three individuals selected as Sailor of the Quarter, Mid-level Sailor of the Quarter and Bluejacket (Junior) Sailor of the Quarter.

Annually, awards are made to those who have earned the honor of Sailor of the Year, Mid-level Sailor of the Year and Bluejacket (Junior) Sailor of the Year.

The names of those men who have received the quarterly & annual awards are listed below.

The USS Albany Association is proud to recognize each of these worthy sailors. Well Done!

” Still Making History “

Award Classifications

SOQ – Sailor of the Quarter ( E-6 ) JSOQ – Jr. Sailor of the Quarter ( E-5 ) & below Prior to 2005

Mid Level Sailor of the Quarter (E-5 or E-4) after 2005

BJOQ – BlueJacket ( E-4 & below ) after 2005

SOY – Sailor of the Year JSOY- Jr. Sailor of the Year

SS6SOY- Sub Squadron Six Sailor of the Year

	SOQ	JSOQ	BJOQ
1st Qtr.
2nd Qtr.
3rd Qtr.
4th Qtr.
Sailor of the Year		ET1 (SS) Anthony G. Byington
Jr. Sailor of the Year

	SOQ	JSOQ
1st Qtr.
2nd Qtr.
3rd Qtr.	ET1 (SS) Scott T. Rucker	ET2 (SS) Michael L. Tipton
4th Qtr.	ET1 (SS) Edward H. Smith Jr.	FT2 (SS) David A. Heldibrindle
Sailor of the Year		ET1 (SS) Michael R Hartley.
Jr. Sailor of the Year

	SOQ	JSOQ
1st Qtr.	MM1 (SS) Christopher R. Homan	MM2 (SS) David D. Warhurst
2nd Qtr.	MM1 (SS) Douglas M. Johnson	MM3 (SS) Michael A. Arneson
3rd Qtr.
4th Qtr.
Sailor of the Year
Jr. Sailor of the Year

	SOQ	JSOQ
1st Qtr.	MM1(SS) Glenn A. Teter
2nd Qtr.	ET1(SS/AW) Kevin Young	MM(SS) Tyson B. Kostenbader
3rd Qtr.	STS2(SS) James D Chenette	ET3(SS) Ryan M Hofer
4th Qtr.	HM1(SS) Todd E Fletcher	EM2(SS) Jeffrey N. Blackard
Sailor of the Year		MM1 (SS) Glenn A. Teter
Jr. Sailor of the Year		EM2 (SS) Jeffrey N. Blackard
Sub Squadron 6 Sailor of the Year		MM1 (SS) Glenn A. Teter

	SOQ	JSOQ
1st Qtr.	MM1(SS) Michael J White	MM3 (SS) James E Jenkins
2nd Qtr.	EM2 (SS) Jeffrey N. Blackard	ET3 (SS) Samuel H. Reamy
3rd Qtr.	ET1 (SS) Robert Boyce	FT2 (SS) Eric C. Davis
4th Qtr.	ET1 (SS) Sean M. Dolan	MM2 (SS) Nicholas L. Turner
Sailor of the Year		EM1 (SS) Jeffrey N. Blackard
Jr. Sailor of the Year		MM2 (SS) James E. Jenkins

	SOQ	JSOQ
1st Qtr.	MM1 (SS) Richard S.Berklund	MM2 (SS) Nathan L. Brown
2nd Qtr.	STS1 (SS) Kenneth Price	MM3 (SS) Kenneth Kaley
3rd Qtr.	HM1 (SS) Scott A. Bissen	ET3 (SS) Michael W. Strycker
4th Qtr.	MM1(SS) David Zimmerman	MM2 (SS) Scott Hysell
Sailor of the Year		MM1 (SS) Richard Berklund
Jr. Sailor of the Year		STS2 (SS) Dohnal Atkinson

	SOQ	JSOQ
1st Qtr.	STS1 (SS) Eric B. Ouzts	MM3 (SS) Byron L. Edmondson
2nd Qtr.	MM1 (SS) Adam R. Patterson	ET3( SS) Christopher James Jakey
3rd Qtr.	MM1 (SS) Patterson	ET3 (SS) Christopher James Jakey
4th Qtr.		STS2 (SS) Badger
Sailor of the Year		MM1 (SS) Adam R. Patterson
Jr. Sailor of the Year		ET3 (SS) Christopher J. Jakey

	SOQ	JSOQ	BJOQ
1st Qtr.	MM1 (SS) Walker	MM2 (SS) Randell	MMFN (SS) Villanueva
2nd Qtr.	MM1 (SS) Harris	ET2 (SS) Orvis	EM3 Adonizio
3rd Qtr.	FT1 (SS) Ackwith		SKSN (SS) Slyter
4th Qtr.
Sailor of the Year
Jr. Sailor of the Year

	SOQ	JSOQ	BJOQ
1st Qtr.	ET1 (SS) Bradley	ET3 (SS) Roberts	CS3 (SS) Lewis
2nd Qtr.	MM2 (SS) Byron L. Edmondson	EM2 (SS) Stuart W. Engelke	MM3 (SS) Tony M. Gaddis
3rd Qtr.	STS1 (SS) Hampton	FT2 (SS) Marshall	ET3 (SS) Fernandez
4th Qtr.	HM1 (SS) Klein	MM2 (SS) Corcoran	SK3 (SS) Fischer
Sailor of the Year		EM1 (SS) Christopher Clark
Jr. Sailor of the Year		MM2 (SS) Byron Edmondson
Mid-Level Sailor of the Year		ET3 (SS) Jeremy Hocutt

	SOQ	JSOQ	BJOQ
1st Qtr.	MM1 (SS) Shawn R. Bristle	MM2 (SS) James R. Hopkins	ET3 (SS) Jacob J. Adams
2nd Qtr.	ET1 (SS) Philip Garretson	YN2 (SS) Brandon Griffin	FT3 (SS) Tristan Rencher
3rd Qtr.	ET1 (SS) Vernon Bradley	STS2 (SS) Anthony Benbry	YN3 (SS) William Shreves
4th Qtr.	ET1 (SS) Christopher Jackey	STS2 (SS) Jonathan Rickert	SK3 (SS) Kyle Fischer
Sailor of the Year		ET1 (SS) Vernon Bradley
Jr. Sailor of the Year		YN3 (SS) William Shreves
Mid-Level Sailor of the Year		ET3 (SS) Jacob J. Adams

	SOQ	JSOQ	BJOQ
1st Qtr.	EM1 (SS/DV) Cameron J. Hubly	EM2 (SS) Robert A. Adonizio	MM3 (SS) John A. Fernandez
2nd Qtr.	MM2 (SS) Tony M. Gaddis	ET3 (SS) Daniel H. Gruenhagen	STS3 (SS) Thomas B. Myers
3rd Qtr	YN1 (SS) Schubert Velasquez	EM2 (SS) Robert A. Adonizio	M3 (SS) Kevin P. Butler
4th Qtr.	ET1 (SS) Hunter L. Dyer	MM2 (SS) Charlie J. Cockrell	FT3 (SS) Justin R. James
Sailor of the Year		ET1 (SS) Hunter L. Dyer
Jr. Sailor of the Year		EM2 (SS) Robert A. Adonizio

	SOQ	JSOQ	BJOQ
1st Qtr.	STS1 (SS) Bill Caffery	MM2 (SS) Marcus Schwaderer	SKSN (SS) Markeem Johnson
2nd Qtr.	MM1 (SS) Steven Sandridge	ET3 (SS) Craig Goodspeed	SKSN (SS) Jon Dunning
3rd Qtr.	EM1 (SS) Davis Speer	MM3 (SS) Wade	FTSN (SS) Cheser
4th Qtr.	MM1 (SS) Freeh	ET2 (SS) Frey	ETSN (SU) Jackson
Sailor of the Year		MM1 (SS) Steve Sandridge
Jr. Sailor of the Year		MM2 (SS) Marcus Schwaderer

	SOQ	JSOQ	BJOQ
1st Qtr.	MM1 (SS) Kalani Eli	ET3 (SS) Albert Harrison	MM3 (SS) Trace Thomas
2nd Qtr.	MM 1 (SS) Robert Tompkins	STS 3 ( SS ) Jon Dunning	ET 3 Chadwick Speed
3rd Qtr.	EM 1 (SS) David Speer	ET 3 (SS) Mathew Jones	SKSN (SS ) Andre Mumford
4th Qtr.	MM 1 (SS) Travis Winchester	MM 2 (SS) Corey Harris	CSSN (SS) Angel Lopez
Sailor of the Year		MM 1 (SS) Steve Sandridge
Jr. Sailor of the Year		MM 2 (SS) Marshall Wade
Blue Jacket Sailor of the Year		ET 3 (SS) Chadwick Speed

	SOQ	JSOQ	Mid-Level SOQ/BJOQ
1st Qtr.	ET 1 (SS) Zack Andres	EM 2 (SS) Justin Byrd	STS 3 (SS) James Carleton
2nd Qtr.	MM 2 (SS) Corey Harris	ET 2 (SS) Wayne Ryan	ET 3 (SU) Michael Schubert
3rd Qtr.	EM1(SS) Drew Nagel	MM 3( SS) Brandon McLaughlin	ET3 (SS) Ennis Elmer
4th Qtr.
Sailor of the Year		MM1 (SS) Travis Winchester
Jr. Sailor of the Year		MM2 (SS) Charlie Hodgkins
Blue jacket of the Year		CS3 (SS) Angel Lopez

	SOQ	JSOQ	BJOQ
1st Qtr.	MM 1(SS) Chadd Duncan	STS 2 (SS) James Carelton	ET 3 (SS) Elmer Ennis
2nd Qtr.	ET 1 (SS) Samuel Reamy	EM 2 (SS) Justin Byrd	STSSN (SU) Brent Wilkerson
3rd Qtr.	MM 1 (SS) Corey Harris	STS 2 (SS) James Carleton	ETSN ( SU) Collin Woody
4th Qtr.	STS1(SS) Greg Hessey	STS 2 (SS) James Carleton	MM 3 (SS) Bradley Thorne
Sailor of the Year		EM1 (SS) Drew Nagel
Jr. Sailor of the Year		EM2 (SS) Justin Byrd
Blue Jacket of the Year		MMFN (SS) Devin Miller
COMSUBGRU Two Sailor of the Year		EM1 (SS) Drew Nagel

	SOQ	JSOQ	BJOQ
1st Qtr.	ET1(SS) Zane Hornsby	ET2 (SS) Chadwick Speed	MMFN (SS) Clinton Van Westering
2nd Qtr.	MM1 (SS) Corey Harris	MM2 (SS) Lionel Christian	MM3 (SS) Thomas Geddings
3rd Qtr.	MM1 ( SS) Lionel Christian	FT3 (SS) Thomas Quigley	CSSN (SU) Jay Franke
4th Qtr.
Sailor of the Year
Jr. Sailor of the Year

	SOQ	JSOQ	Mid-Level SOQ/BJOQ
1st Qtr.
2nd Qtr.
3rd Qtr.
4th Qtr.
Sailor of the Year
Jr. Sailor of the Year

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	SOQ	JSOQ	BJOQ
1st Qtr.	EMN1(SS) Kevin C. Schulz	ETV2(SS) Owen P. King	MMAFN(SS) Marcus P. Stephan
2nd Qtr.	EMN1(SS) Bryan P. Stewart	ETN2(SS) Brian J. Rubenstrunk	FT3(SS) Derrick R. Ridenour
3rd Qtr.	MMN1(SS) Christopher J. Kim	ITS2(SS) Joshua J. Hogan	STSSN(SS) Joshua J. Jarvis
4th Qtr.	EMN1(SS) Ridge A. Carpenter	MMN2(SS) Matthew I. Vertiz	ETR3(SS) James A. Kohn
Sailor of the Year		MMN1 (SS) Christopher J. Kim
Jr. Sailor of the Year		ITS2 (SS) Joshua J. Hogan
Blue Jacket of the Year		MMA3 (SS) Marcus P. Stephan

	SOQ	JSOQ	BJOQ
1st Qtr.	ETN1(SS) Brian J. Rubenstrunk	MMA2(SS) Rickey D. Fisher	FTSN(SS) Donald A. Kolich
2nd Qtr.	EMN1(SS) John C. Williams	ETR2(SS) Cristian Colon	MMAFN(SS) Ryan L. Williams
3rd Qtr.	FT1(SS) Mathew Schwab	MMA3(SS) Jerome Robinson	FTSN(SS) Bruce Ungsansariq
4th Qtr.
Sailor of the Year	ETN1(SS) Lee Schneider
Jr. Sailor of the Year	ETV2(SS) Joshua Denny
Blue Jacket of the Year	FTSN(SS) Bruce Ungsansariq

	SOQ	JSOQ	BJOQ
1st Qtr.
2nd Qtr.
3rd Qtr.
4th Qtr.
Sailor of the Year
Jr. Sailor of the Year

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