Sailors, civilians of year named

STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. – The Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command announced its selections for 2017 Sailors and Civilians of the Year during an all hands session Dec. 19 at Stennis Space Center. Aerographer's Mate (AG) 1st Class Adam Smith, stationed at Fleet Weather Center Strike Group Oceanography Team in San Diego, Calif., was named Sea Sailor of the Year. AG1 Pedro Henry Shore of the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Professional Development Center in Gulfport, Miss., was named Shore Sailor of the Year. AG1s Joseph Skebeck and Brandon Cruz, both recently promoted and both with the Naval Oceanography Anti-submarine Warfare Center at Stennis Space Center, were named Junior Sea and Shore SOY. Megan Natter was named Senior Civilian of the Year and Jacqueline Bussell was the Junior COY. Both are at Stennis Space Center. (Source: Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, 12/27/17)