2024 AOC Award Winners
Every year AOC recognizes individuals and units for their outstanding performance in furthering the aims of the association in support of the United States or Allied Electronic Warfare (EW), Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (EMSO), Cyber-Electromagnetic Activity (CEMA), and Information Operations (IO).
Please join us in celebrating this year’s award winners for their exemplary service to our community!
Prestige Awards
AOC Gold Medal Award
Paul J. Westcott
Hal Gershanoff Silver Medal Award
US – Lisa Frugé-Cirilli
Hal Gershanoff Silver Medal Award
International – Dr. Sue Robertson
Anton D. "Tony" Brees Lifetime Service Award
George Morris
AOC Technology Hall of Fame Award
Michael Clement
Awarded in recognition of over 30 years of advocacy and leadership in EW and EMSO.
AOC Technology Hall of Fame Award
Louis Ludwig
Awarded for over 37 years of dedicated service to the mission and exemplary contributions towards the technical advancements in Electronic Warfare.
Joseph W. Kearney Pioneer Award
Stacey Mervyn
John M. Clifford Award for the Advancement of the Electromagnetic Domain Award
US – Dr. David C. Stoudt
John M. Clifford Award for the Advancement of the Electromagnetic Domain Award
International – Dr. Thomas J. Withington
Community Awards
Engineering and Technical Excellence Award
Steve Milz
Project Team of the Year Award
Joint Electromagnetic Warfare Center (JEWC)
EW Professional Outstanding Young Crow Award
Matthew Copeland
EW Professional Outstanding Young Crow Award
SGT Anthony Whitten
Professional Outstanding Achievement Award
Nicole Perry
Military Service Award — Army
CPT Marquel Campbell, USA
Military Service Award — Air Force
1st Lt Ryan Chen, USAF
Military Individual Excellence Award — Space Force
Maj Adam Beck, USSF
Military Service Award — Navy
AG2 Harpreet Kaur Jassal, USN
Chapter Flow-Up Awards
Academic and Educational Excellence Award
US- Dr. Philip E. Pace
Academic and Educational Excellence Award
International – Professor David Stupples
Outstanding Chapter Support
David Brown
Outstanding Chapter Support
Paul Kennedy
Military Unit Excellence Award
350th Spectrum Warfare Wing (SWW1), Detachment 1
Military Individual Excellence Award
CPT David Lewis Moore, USA
Outstanding Unit Award- Air Force
55th Wing (ACC)
57th Intelligence Squadron, 363rd Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing (ACC)
Advanced Threat Replication Flight, 53d Test Support Squadron (ACC)
Outstanding Unit Award - Army
2nd MDEB
75th RMIB
Outstanding Unit Award - Navy
Air: Electronic Attack Squadron ONE THREE ZERO (VAQ-130)
Sea: USS MCFAUL (DDG-74)
Shore: Naval Information Warfare Development Center (NIWDC)