The Photographers and Their Work
First Prize—Charlie Neuman, The San Diego Union-Tribune—Marine Cpl. John Clowers, of a light armored reconnaissance battalion of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, greets daughter Chloe and wife Krista after arriving home at Camp Pendleton, California, from a six-month deployment in the Persian Gulf.
Second Prize—LCDR Michael P. Wood, USN—"From the Sea”—Navy SEALs from SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team One cross the beach, transitioning from underwater to the shore.
Third Prize—Walter Garschagen—The Half Moon, the replica of Henry Hudson’s ship from 1609, sails the North River, an estuary of the Hudson River.
Honorable Mentions
PHI Dolores L. Anglin, USN—"Some Like it Hot”—Cover, project officer and test team leader CDR John Farley, right, and Naval Research Laboratory consultant Terry Toomey take a break just moments after putting out a test team fire on board the Shadwell (LSD-15).
CW03 Greg Barnes, USA—On board the USS Trenton (LPD-14) during Joint Task Force Exercise ’95, the flight quarters crew conducts an “FOD Walkdown” to ensure that no foreign objects are on the deck to hazard jet engines.
Steve T. Baseden—“Hong Kong”—Traffic flows through Hong Kong, as seen from Victoria Peak, during upper-level atmospheric electrical disturbance.
George O. Bonawit—Coast Guard ship Munro (WHEC-724) arrives in San Francisco drydock.
Essy Ghavameddini—“Now, To Honor America”—F-14D Tomcats of Fighter Squadron 31 and the Color Guard of Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, pay tribute during opening ceremonies at the AFC Playoff Game at the San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium on 8 January 1995.
Lena J. Kaljot—The Navy Ceremonial Guard Drill Team performs at Niagara Falls, Canada, May 1995.
LT Daniel B. Kline, USN—USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN-730) at the Magnetic Silencing Facility in Bangor, Washington.
Adam Krauss—House on the wharf outside Acadia National Park, Maine.
Rich Pedroncelli—Vice Admiral John D. Bulkey, USN (Ret.), poses in front of a banner bearing PT boat squadron patches. Admiral Bulkey received the Medal of Honor for his daring evacuation of General Douglas MacArthur from the Philippines in World War II.
Frank W. Robbins—"On the Rocks"— Mr. Robbins was able to photograph this wrecked vessel at Slea Head Cove in western Ireland, by making a dangerous climb on the ragged rocks along the shore.
Jack Schwarte—“Cape Meares Lighthouse in Oregon.”
CDR P. Kern Siddons, USNR—"Still Morning”—A pea-pod rests along the foggy shore of Brooklin, Maine, in the summer of 1994. Brooklin is the home of the Wooden Boat School.
LCDR Tom Twomey, USN—Page 73, VF-2 F-14D Tomcat moves to catapult on the USS Constellation (CV-64); page 75, VF-51 F-14A Tomcat launches from the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) in November 1994.
LCDR Michael P. Wood, USN—"Rifleman”—The setting sun peaks through as a Marine honor guard performs during an annual Sunset Retreat Ceremony in Millington, Tennessee.