Coast Guard Aviation Association

Commander Elmer Stone Fixed Wing Rescue Award

The Commander Elmer Stone award recognizes Fixed-Wing aircrews who have demonstrated exceptional performance while engaged in search and rescue operations.

Award Recipients

2023

Aircraft Commander – LCDR Thomas Humphrey , Co-Pilot – LCDR Derek Kelley , Loadmaster – AMT3 Josh Carwell , Dropmaster – AMT3 Antony Naleo , Mission Systems Operator – AET3 Ian Angell , Mission Systems Operator – AET3 George Beltran Negron , Basic Aircrewman – AET1 David Segal , Physician Assistant – LT Brian Wilson

2022

USCG Air Station Kodiak, AK – Crew of HC-130 CG-2006 , CDR Stephen W. Pittman, USCG - Acft. Cmdr. , LT Austin S. English, USCG - Copilot , AMT1 Julio A. Guillermo, USCG - Loadmaster , AET2 Mykola O. Polovko, USCG - MSO , AET2 Corey J. Walker, USCG - MSO , AMT3 Ian R. Tuel, USCG - Dropmaster , AET3 Michael E. Madrigal, USCG -Basic AC

2020

LCDR Christopher McKay , LTJG Banning S. Lobmeyer , AMT2 Jesse R. Oudman , AMT3 Brandon E. Sabala , AET3 Connor D. Shannon , AET3 Nicolas G. Stewart

2019

CREW CGNR 1720 , LT Erik Wyrick , LT Terrell Jackson , AMT2 Greg Knight , AT2 Trenton Garza , AMT2 Garth Booye , AT3 Kevin Blair , AMT3 Colby Smith

2018

Air Station Barbers Point Crew of CG-1703 , LCDR Sean H. Bartonicek, LTJG Evan C. Swinghamer, AET2 Beau F. Fisch, AET2 Andrew M. Davis, AMT2 Ryan A. Cabrera, AET2 Jeremiah J. Strombeck, AET3 Shawn M. Feleppa

2017

Air Station Cape Cod crew of CGNR 2317 , CDR Hester LCDR O’Brien , AMT2 Guillermo , AMT3 Carter

2016

BARBERS POINT AIR STATION CREW OF HC-130 1790 , LCDR ANTONE ALONG , I LT MATTHEW CHASE , AMTC JAMES STARR , AET1 CLASS WILLIAM OSTERHOUT , AET2 CLASS ROBERT WANDELL , AMT2 CLASS JEREMY ANDREWS , AMT2 DAELYN CHANEY

2015

HC-144 CGNR 2309 crew, CGAS Cape Cod , LT Jamison R. Ferriell , LT Erik J. Price , AMT3 Eric C. Woods , AMT3 Christopher S. Lelyo

2014

CREW OF HC-144 CGNR 2309 – CGAS CAPE COD, MA, LT Dustin Lee , LT Steven Vanderlaske, 4206 AMT1 Stephen Underwood (not present) , Ptero AMT3 Eric Woods, P-3609

2013

CREW OF HC-130J CGNR 2004 – CGAS ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. , LT Michael Myers, LTJG Frank McIntosh , AMT3 Eric Laster, AMT3 Jesse Embert , AMT1 Hector Rios, AET1 Joshua Adams , AET3 Joshua Vargo

2012

CREW OF HC-144 CGNR 2306 – CGAS MIAMI, FL , LT Israel Young, LT Jeanine Menze , LCDR Michael Benson, AET1 Roderick Hanson , AMTC Paul Henning, AET3 Dane Butler , AMT1 Jared Morrison, AET3 Clark Patterson

2011

CREW OF HC-144 CGNR 2306 – CGAS MIAMI, FL LT Stacia Parrott , LTJG Daniel Feirman, AET1 Thomas Morrell, AMT2 Casey Green , AMT2 Jacob Eide, AET3 Jeremy Church