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
