Coast Guard Aviation Association

Coast Guard Aviation Association Awards

Commander David H. Bartlett and Commodore Lloyd T. Nicholls Auxiliary Aviation Award of Excellence.

The Coast Guard Aviation Association (CGAA), along with the aviation arm of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary (AUX), sponsors an annual aviation award as a means of providing recognition to specific Coast Guard Auxiliarists that have made exceptional contributions to Coast Guard aviation. Commander David H. Bartlett and Commodore Lloyd T. Nicholls, were selected as namesake honorees due to their contributions towards the creation of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Aviation program.
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2021 National Maritime Award

2021 National Maritime Awards Show co-chairs Denise R. Krepp and VADM Al Konetzni Jr., USN (Ret.) and founding chairman Philip Webster invite you to join the National Maritime Historical Society, the National Coast Guard Museum Association, and the Naval Historical Foundation as we honor those who serve the sea—the US Naval Academy, the US Merchant Marine, and the Coast Guard Aviation Association—for their important roles in the maritime history of our nation.

The video starts at the CGAA recognition point in the show.

Roost Awards

The Coast Guard Aviation Association (CGAA), along with the aviation arm of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary (AUX), sponsors an annual aviation award as a means of providing recognition to specific Coast Guard Auxiliarists that have made exceptional contributions to Coast Guard aviation. Commander David H. Bartlett and Commodore Lloyd T. Nicholls, were selected as namesake honorees due to their contributions towards the creation of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Aviation program.
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Roll Of Valor

The Roll Of Valor was created to honor those personnel who have received higher ranking medals during or associated with flight. The Aviation Association realizes that some citations may be sparse in written justification for the medal in question, but under the rules of award the absence of language may only reflect the sensitive nature of the award, nature of the mission or the organization making the award and that we must trust those approving the award as to the justified merits behind the award.
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Public Service Awards

Ptero members recognized for outstanding public service in support of the United States Coast Guard and Coast Guard Aviation
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Ancient Albatross Rear Admiral Melvin W. Bouboulis

Ancient Albatross

The Ancient Albatross Officer Award (Aviator) was instituted in ’66 to honor the Coast Guard Aviator on active duty holding the earliest designation in recognition of clear defiance of the private realm of the albatross and all it seabird kin while in pursuit of the time-honored Coast Guard duties. The Ancient Albatross Officer award is sponsored by Airbus Group and Sikorsky Aircraft
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Hall of Honor

The Coast Guard Aviation Hall of Honor recognizes those who have made outstanding contributions to U.S. Coast Guard Aviation through sustained superior performance, significant achievement in technology or tactics, and unique or extraordinary accomplishments in flight.
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Roulund Rescue Swimmer Award

The Victor Roulund Rescue Swimmer Meritorious Achievement Award recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Rescue Swimmer Program through sustained superior performance, significant initiative in technology or tactics, and unique or extraordinary accomplishments in other areas associated with the Program. This award is sponsored by the Coast Guard Aviation Association and established in 2015.
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