FM COMFLTCYBERCOM FT GEORGE G MEADE MD
SUBJ: THE CAPTAIN JOSEPH ROCHEFORT INFORMATION WARFARE (IW) OFFICER DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP AWARD//
RMKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO ANNOUNCE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CAPTAIN JOSEPH ROCHEFORT INFORMATION WARFARE (IW) OFFICER DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP AWARD AND SOLICIT NOMINATIONS FOR THE INAUGURAL YEAR.
2. CAPTAIN JOSEPH JOHN ROCHEFORT WAS A MAJOR FIGURE IN THE U.S. NAVY'S CRYPTOLOGIC AND INTELLIGENCE DEVELOPMENT FROM 1925 TO 1947. HE HEADED THE NAVY'S FLEDGLING CRYPTANALYTIC ORGANIZATION IN THE 1920'S AND PROVIDED SINGULARLY SUPERB CRYPTOLOGIC SUPPORT TO THE U.S. FLEET DURING WORLD WAR II, LEADING TO VICTORY IN THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC. AT THE END OF HIS CAREER (1942-1946), ROCHEFORT SUCCESSFULLY HEADED THE PACIFIC STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE GROUP IN WASHINGTON. ROCHEFORT DIED IN 1976. IN 1986, HE POSTHUMOUSLY RECEIVED THE PRESIDENT'S NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, THE HIGHEST MILITARY AWARD DURING PEACETIME, FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS DURING THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY.
3. THE INTENT OF THE CAPTAIN ROCHEFORT IW OFFICER DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP AWARD IS TO ANNUALLY RECOGNIZE THE SUPERIOR CAREER ACHIEVEMENT OF ONE IW OFFICER. IN THE SPIRIT OF CAPTAIN ROCHEFORT, SPECIFIC CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO LEADERSHIP, TEAMWORK, OPERATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND ADHERENCE TO THE PRINCIPLE BY WHICH HE SERVED, "WE CAN ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING PROVIDED NO ONE CARES WHO GETS THE CREDIT."
More information is available on INFOWARRIORS.NET HERE.
More information is available on INFOWARRIORS.NET HERE.
Question is how many will choose to nominate a peer?
ReplyDeleteThe percentage of eligible officers who take advantage of the opportunity to advocate on someone else's behalf would be a nice addition to the Community Health Formula.
Commander Nicholas Homan is the first winner of this award. He won't be available to pick up the award. He's headed to his 4th tour of "boots on the ground" in Afghanistan. BZ to our skipper.
ReplyDeleteAfter his death in 1976 Captain Rochefort received two awards in 1986 following a tremendous effort put forth by the men he lead at Station Hypo. Rear Admiral Showers lead the effort to obtain the medals for Captain Rochefort. Authorized by the Secretary of the Navy John Lehmann and then President Ronald Reagan... The awards were the Navy Distinguished Service Medal (ranked next in order from the Navy Cross) and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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