The Copernicus Award, named for the Copernicus Structure used as a foundation for the Navy’s fashionable Command, Management, Communications, Computer systems and Intelligence (C4I) Methods, was created in 1997 and is introduced by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Affiliation and the U.S. Naval Institute to chose Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard service members and civilians who’ve demonstrated sustained superior efficiency in C4I or info know-how (IT) associated positions.
Retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Susan Lawrence, president of AFCEA, attended the awards ceremony and retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Paul Fredenburgh III, govt vice chairman for Protection for AFCEA, served because the visitor speaker to acknowledge the Copernicus Award recipients.
Cortez was nominated for his contribution to the Navy whereas connected to Service Strike Group 5 (CSG5). Throughout that point he served because the cryptologic useful resource coordinator (CRC) for the provider strike group, whereas additionally supporting the event of doctrine, techniques, methods, and procedures for future CRC Sailors.
CRC is the place assigned an officer accountable for managing cryptologic belongings, cryptologic protection and tasking plans, personnel and augmentation necessities, cryptologic direct assist operations, sign safety operations, direct service interfaces, cryptologic sanitation, and correlation procedures.
Cortez mentioned receiving notification that he was chosen for the Copernicus Award was a shock.
“I didn’t even know I had been nominated for the award, so it’s tremendous humbling to have been chosen,” mentioned Cortez. “I felt delight within the accomplishment, felt delight to have been part of CSG5; and most of all grateful for my Sailors, and pleased with all the pieces we completed as a workforce. My accomplishments wouldn’t have been potential with out nice mentorship from my management, excellent assist and teamwork from my friends, and superb Sailors who impressed me every single day to be higher.”
Cortez mentioned, now serving as a CRC teacher at Info Warfare Coaching Command Corry Station his primary aim is to offer one of the best instruction, steering, and mentorship he can to the long run CRCs and Assistant CRCs. He seems to be ahead to passing on the issues he discovered in the course of the two years he served because the CRC of CSG5 supporting Ahead Deployed Naval Forces operations, “the great and the unhealthy.”
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