Preamble:

The CAPT WILLIAM J. KOSSLER AERONAUTICAL ENGINEER AWARD, presented annually by the Assistant Commandant of Engineering and Logistics and sponsored by the Coast Guard Aviation Association, recognizes individual accomplishments and achievements within the Aeronautical Engineering Program.  This year’s recipient is Commander Jesse Hyles of Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City. 

Citation:

“Dear Commander Hyles,

It is my great pleasure to congratulate you as the 2023 recipient of the CAPT William J. Kossler Coast Guard Aeronautical Engineering Officer of the Year Award.  You distinguished yourself through unmatched professional competence, outstanding performance, and servant leadership. You helped propel a major block upgrade for the entire C-130 fleet while also managing an operational unit’s hangar deck and Prime Unit activities for two airframes. More impressive is how you maintained your mastery of craft, passed on valuable tutelage to up-and-coming aircraft commanders as an instructor, and still found time to dedicate your personal attention to countless work and personal matters on which your team sought guidance.  Your dedication to your people, the Service, and airworthiness is a testament to the outstanding character you embody daily as a military officer.

Your devotion to duty is most heartily commended and in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Coast Guard.

Sincerely,

Rear Admiral Amy B. Grable
U.S. Coast Guard, Chief Engineer”