Plaques are awarded to all nominees for the 2015 Active Duty and Reserve Person of the Year during a ceremony held at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Petaluma, Calif., Friday, March 11, 2016. The EPOY program is designed to recognize exemplary men and women from the active and reserve enlisted work force. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Loumania Stewart.)
Eleventh Coast Guard District Enlisted and Reserve Person of the Year nominees gather at the District 11 Region Recognition Dinner at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Petaluma, Calif., Friday, March 11, 2016. The EPOY program is designed to recognize exemplary men and women from the active and reserve enlisted work force. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Loumania Stewart)
Vice Adm. Charles W. Ray, commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area (second from right), and Bay Area master chief petty officers, congratulate the 2015 Active Duty and Reserve Person of the Year during a ceremony held at Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Petaluma, Calif., Friday, March 11, 2016. The EPOY is Petty Officer 1st Class Megan Johnson, a yeoman assigned to Coast Guard Legal Services Command and native of Fair Oaks, Calif., (center left) and the REPOY is Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Obermeyer, a maritime enforcement specialist assigned to Coast Guard Port Security 312 and native of New York City (center right). U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Loumania Stewart