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Awards
Upcoming & Available Awards
Koa Kai - West
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Koa Kai - East
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2023 Winners
LS2 Lavina Aballi | USS FARRAGUT (DDG 99)
STG2 Tobias Francis | USS LASSEN (DDG 82)
GSM1 Cody Hein | USS FARRAGUT (DDG 99)
FCA1 Jake Leone | USS FARRAGUT (DDG 99)
CS1 Jorge Miranda | USS THOMAS HUDNER (DDG 116)
MN2 Christian Rose | USS BILLINGS (LCS 15)
GSM2 Nicholas Simonetti | USS LASSEN (DDG 82)
ET1 Seumas Slabinski | USS JASON DUNHAM (DDG 109)
BM1 Luke Swire | USS DELBERT BLACK (DDG 119)
The Billy Hurley III Foundation Koa Kai Award – East recognizes Navy enlisted sailors (E-6 and junior) on the Mayport waterfront who have demonstrated exceptional professional competence. Selection for this award will be based on the ideals and qualities which were important to Billy and his shipmates on sea duty. These include watch team back up, leading from the front, proactive problem solving, and investment in the training of peers and subordinates. Sailors must be stationed on a surface ship home-ported in Mayport, Florida to be considered for this award.
Koa Kai is Hawaiian for “sea warrior” and became important to Billy during his active duty time aboard USS CHUNG-HOON (DDG-93) whose motto is “Imua e, na koa kai” (Go forward, sea warriors). Billy was also stationed in Mayport aboard USS GETTYSBURG (CG-64)
Golfer of the Year
The Billy Hurley III Foundation Golfer of the Year Award recognizes active duty service members who, in addition to loving the game of golf, exemplify the ideals and qualities which were important to Billy and his shipmates on sea duty. These include watch team back up, leading from the front, proactive problem solving, and investing in the training of peers and subordinates. Service members MUST be active duty to be considered for this award.
