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.
Atlantic Fleet
2024 - ABH1 (AW/SW/IW) Kevin Beets
2023 - ABH1 (AW/SW) Joshua X. Rabarabrokate
2022 - ABH1 (AW/SW) Cephas E. Banini
2021 - ABH1(AW/SW) Corey D. Williams
2020 - ABH1 (AW/SW) Michael A. Riter
2019 - ABH1 (AW/SW/IW) Benny Reyes
2018 - ABE1 (AW/SW) Johnathan Polanco
2017 - ABF1 (AW/SW) Eleazer C. Rodriguez
2016 - ABF1 (AW/SW) John E. Quillin
2015 - ABH1 (AW/SW) Daquann L. Woodall
2014 - ABE1(AW/SW)Johnathan Hawthrone
2013 - ABH1(AW/SW) Felicia A. Perez
2012 - ABE1 (AW/SW) Travis J. Argue
2011 - ABF1 (AW/SW) Frankie Alvarado
2010 - ABH1(AW/SW) Gentle J. Clark
2009 - ABF1(AW/SW) Brik D. Wiley
2008 - ABF1(AW/SW) Charles A. Loy
2007 - ABF1 (AW) Jacob Muehls
2006 - ABH1(AW/SW) Maguel Brooks
2005 - ABF1(AW/SW) Eric L. Alexander
2004 - ABF1(AW/SW) Alvaro Williams
2003 - ABF1 (AW/SW) Karl Thomsen
2002 - ABE1(AW/SW) Jon Clark
2001 - ABE1(AW/SW) Jaime Roman
2000 - ABH1(AW) Gregory A. Curl
1999 - ABH1 (AW/SW) Thomas Lamb
1998 - ABE1(AW) Anthony Hughes
1997 - ABH1 James A. Wiggins
1996 - ABE1(AW) Wilbert M. Wafford
1995 - ABH1(AW) Joseph Howard
1994 - ABF1(AW) Bradley H. Fudge
1993 - ABF1(AW/SW) Dennis Joyce
1992 - ABH1(AW/SW) Derek Diggs
1991 - ABE1 Daniel Dray
1990 - ABH1 Mark C. Persutti
1989 - ABH1 Paul Foster
1988 - ABH1 Michael B Reid
1987 - ABE1 Richard D. Jones
1986 - ABH1 Willie Lewis
1985 - ABH2 Kevin J. Phillips
1984 - ABE1 Jeffrey Wisler
1983 - ABH1 M. L. Herman
1982 - ABH1 Brian Stump
1981 - ABE1 Michael Hoben
1980 - ABEC A.L. Crutchfield
1979 - ABE1 Jake Kollarik
1978 - ABF1 Charles Bennett
1977 - ABFC Alfred Reynolds
1976 - ABE1 Robert Whelan
Pacific Fleet
2024 - ABH1 (AW/SW/IW) Paul A. Salame
2023 - ABH1 (AW/SW) Robby M. Canlas
2022 - ABH1 (AW/SW) Benjamin R. Meisner
2021 - ABH1 (AW/SW/IW) Lili Xie
2020 - ABH1 (AW/SW/IW) Stephanie M. Peterson
2019 - ABF1 (AW/SW) Joey R. Siapno
2018 - ABH1 (AW/SW) Leonel Polanco
2017 - ABF1 (AW/SW) Wensel Hilaire
2016 - ABE1 (AW/SW) Michael Kwon
2015 - ABH1 (AW/SW) Oscar Ruelas
2014 - ABH1(AW/SW) Julian Molinar
2013 - ABE1(AW/SW) Luis E. Martinez
2012 - ABE1 (AW/SW) Omar K. Bamba
2011 - ABF1 (AW/SW) SEAN T. ROBERTS
2010 - ABF1(AW/SW) JOEL E. DEBELEN
2009 - ABH1(AW/SW) Jose A. Arroyo
2008 - ABH1(AW/SW) Paul S. Young
2007 - ABF1 (AW/SW) R. Saavedra
2006 - ABF1(AW/SW) Jamison Hunter
2005 - ABH1(AW/SW) Chris Smith
2004 - ABH1(AW/SW) Ronnie Padilla
2003 - ABH1 (AW/SW) Jitindra Sirjoo
2002 - ABH1(AW/SW) Glen Harrison
2001 - ABF1(AW/SW) Reynaldo Stanley
2000 - ABE1(AW) Dennis M. Prazeau
1999 - ABF1(AW) Lawrence Warford
1998 - ABH1(AW) Sean Black
1997 - ABE1(AW) Steven D. Keizer
1996 - ABE1(AW) Tagipo Migao
1995 -ABH1(AW) Larry Spradlin
1994 - ABH1(AW) William J. Claye
1993 - ABE1(AW) W.D. Cunningham
1992 - ABE1(AW/SW) R. Donaldson
1991 - ABE1 Buddy Ward
1990 - ABH1(AW) Shawn T. Whalen
1989 - ABE1(AW) Ronnie G Pinkston
1988 - ABE1(AW) James D. Surgeon
1987 - ABH2 Scott J. Bailey
1986 - ABH1 Norris l. Danzey
1985 - ABE1 T.A. Chorlton
1984 - ABE1 Paul E. Erickson
1983 - ABE1 Elwood G. Eppard
1982 - ABF1 Richard Borrego
1981 - ABE1 A.A. Annunziata
1980 - ABE1 Nelson Tabinga
1979 - ABE1 Bert Blyth
1978 - ABCS Lew Simpson
1977 - ABH1 Alan Lundeen
1976 - ABH1 R. A. Buscher