Today during the ENFORCE 2010 conference at Fort Leonard Wood, MO, the Commandant of the Army Engineer School and the Army Chief of Engineers jointly announced recipients of various annually presented Engineer Regimental Awards for excellence, many sponsored by the Army Engineer Association. AEA sponsored awards (only) are listed below.
Flowers Best Sapper Competition. The winning team was from C Company, 554th Engineer Battalion and was composed of CPT Byrnes and CPT Castro.
Outstanding Engineer Platoon Leaders. Regular Component: 1LT Brent Johnson, 500th Engineer Company, 15th Engineer Battalion. ARNG: 1LT Jason Davis, 200th Engineer Company MOARNG. USAR: 1LT Jennifer Barker, 77th Engineer Company, 479th Engineer Battalion.
Outstanding Warrant Officer. Regular Component: CWO David Reeves, 37th Engineer Battalion. ARNG: No nominee. USAR: CW2 Timothy Conley, USAR Installation Support Management Agency.
Van Autreve Award for Outstanding Junior Soldier. Regular Component: SP Michael Tellez, 194th Engineer Company, 62nd Engineer Battalion. ARNG: SP Ethan Coulson, 220th Engineer Battalion MOARNG. USAR: SP Zachary Stenzel, 401st Engineer Company (Multi-Role Bridge)
Morris Outstanding Civilian Award. Mr Curtis A. Heckelman, Korean Relocation Program, USACE Far East District.