AB's Of The Year

Each year, the AB of the year Program selects a Pacific and Atlantic AB as the AB Of The Year.  These outstanding sailors are honored each year during the general assembly of the ABMA Working Group.

Candidates should be nominated for particularly outstanding military performance, professionalism, dedication to duty and contributions toward improvements within the Aviation Boatswain’s Mates community.
Nominees performance throughout their career shall be addressed, with particular emphasis on individual performance for the period of 01 may 2001 through 30 April of the year for which nominated. All nomination packages for Pacific and Atlantic fleet AB of the year will be accepted as indicated in the annual naval message announcing the working group.

Nomination packages shall include the following:
a. Commanding officer's comments/recommendation
b. Division LCPO's comments
c. Enlisted evaluations for the past 5 years
d. Advancement history
e. List of previous duty assignments
f. Brief synopsis of significant professional achievements
g. Awards (page 4's)
h. Off duty education
i. Two 8 x 10 color photos in service dress blues, one full front view, one full side view.

Mail or deliver nomination packages to the following addresses:
- For COMNAVAIRLANT commands - Commander Naval Airforce U.S.
Atlantic Fleet, Code N433B1, 1279 Franklin Street, Norfolk VA. 23511-2494.
- For COMNAVSURFLANT commands - Commander Amphibious Group Two, 2600 Tarawa Court, Suite 260, Norfolk VA. 23521-3229.
- for COMNAVAIRPAC/COMNAVSURFPAC commands, Commander Naval Air Force U.S. Pacific Fleet, Code N4352, PO Box 357051, San Diego CA. 92135-7051.

2007 AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATES OF THE YEAR

ATLANTIC FLEET

 

PACIFIC FLEET

ABF1 (AW/SW) Roberto Saavedra

 

ABF1 (AW) Jacob Muehls

PREVIOUS AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATES OF THE YEAR

1976 1977 1978
 ABH1 R. A. Buscher  ABFC Alfred Reynolds  ABCS Lew Simpson
ABE1 Robert Whelan  ABH1 Alan Lundeen   ABF1 Charles Bennett 
1979 1980 1981
ABE1 Ber Blyth ABE1 Nelson Tabinga ABE1 Michael Hoben
ABE1 Jake Kollarik ABEC A.L. Crutchfield  ABE1 A.A. Annunziata
1982  1983 1984
ABH1 Brian Stump ABH1 M. L. Herman ABE1 Jeffrey Wisler
ABF1 Richard Borrego ABE1 Elwood G. Eppard  ABE1 Paul E. Erickson
1985 1986 1987
ABE1 T.A. Chorlton ABH1 Willie Lewis  ABH2 Scott J. Bailey
ABH2 Kevin J. Phillips ABH1 Norris l. Danzey ABE1 Richard D. Jones
1988 1989 1990
ABH1 Michael B Reid ABE1(SW) Ronnie G Pinkston ABH1 Mark C. Persutti
ABE1(AW) James D. Surgeon ABH1 Paul Foster  ABH1(AW) Shawn T. Whalen
1991 

1992

1993
ABH1 Daniel Dray ABH1(AW/SW) Derek Diggs ABF1(AW/SW) Dennis Joyce
ABE1 Buddy Ward ABE1(AW/SW) R. Donaldson AB1(AW) W.D. Cunningham
 1994  1995  1996
ABF1(AW) Bradley H. Fudge ABH1(AW) Joseph Howard ABE1(AW) Wilbert M. Wafford
ABH1(AW) William J. Claye ABH1(AW) Larry Spradlin ABE1(AW) Tagipo Migao
1997 1998 1999
ABH1 James A. Wiggins ABE1(AW) Anthony Hughes ABH1 (AW/SW) Thomas Lamb
 ABE1(AW) Steven D. Keizer ABH1(AW) Sean Black  ABF1(AW) Lawrence Warford
 2000 2001 2002
ABH1(AW) Gregory A. Curl  ABE1(AW/SW) Jaime Roman ABE1(AW/SW) Jon Clark
 ABE1(AW) Dennis M. Prazeau ABF1(AW/SW) Reynaldo Stanley ABH1(AW/SW) Glen Harrison 
2003 2004 2005
ABF1 (AW/SW) Karl Thomsen ABF1(AW/SW) Alvaro Williams ABH1(AW/SW) Christopher Smith
ABH1 (AW/SW) Jitindra Sirjoo ABH1(AW/SW) Ronnie Padilla ABF1(AW/SW) Eric L. Alexander
2006 2007 2008
ABH1(AW/SW) Maguel Brooks    
ABF1(AW/SW) Jamison Hunter