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Coast Guard Aviation Association

2015 CGAA Awards

Each year the Coast Guard Aviation Association honors active duty aviation personnel by recognizing outstanding achievement. Recipients of these awards are chosen by the United States Coast Guard. Awards include the The Victor Roulund Rescue Swimmer Meritorious Achievement Award, the Captain Gus Shrode Flight Safety Award, the Chief Oliver Berry Aviation Maintenance Award, the Commander Elmer Stone Fixed Wing Rescue Award, and the Captain Frank Erickson Rotary Wing Rescue Award. See below for award descriptions as well as past and present recipients.

2015

ASTCM Thomas “Buck” Beaudry, USCG (AIRSTA Miami)
ASMCM Larry Farmer, USCG (Ret.)
ASTCM Joseph “Butch” Flythe, USCG (Ret.)
ASMCM Darell M. Gelakoska, USCG (Ret.)
Stone Award

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

2015

MH-60 CGNR 6033 crew AS Cape Cod
LT John D. Hess
LT Matthew R. Vanderslice
AMT2 Derrick P Suba
AST3 Evan A. Staph