Photojournalist of the Year: Carfrey, Tomlinson, O’Quin, Aalto

Photojournalist of the Year 1st Place - LCpl. Bryan Carfrey:  Pvt. Orgaise Joseph, 23, Headquarters Battalion, Headquarters Marine Corps, performs the ammunition lift event during a Combat Fitness Test demonstration on Aug. 18. Joseph, a native of Lantana, Fla. performed the CFT on Aug. 18 and 19 as part of a worldwide tour showcasing the CFT to Marines at installations around the globe.

Photojournalist of the Year 1st Place - LCpl. Bryan Carfrey: Pvt. Orgaise Joseph, 23, Headquarters Battalion, Headquarters Marine Corps, performs the ammunition lift event during a Combat Fitness Test demonstration on Aug. 18. Joseph, a native of Lantana, Fla. performed the CFT on Aug. 18 and 19 as part of a worldwide tour showcasing the CFT to Marines at installations around the globe.

Photojournalist of the Year 1st Place: LCpl. Bryan Carfrey

Photojournalist of the Year 1st Place: LCpl. Bryan Carfrey

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1st Place: LCpl. Bryan Carfrey, Defense Media Activity (DMA) Headquarters Marine Corps
He won the Outstanding New Writer award and another for his Pictorial entry and the combination of this and other work at Division of Public Affairs in Washington swayed the judges. “There are so many Marines out there that have done more than me,” said Carfrey. “I just did the best I could on all of my assignments.”

2nd Place: Cpl. Ryan Tomlinson, 1st Marine Logistics Group

Honorable Mention: LCpl. Christopher O’Quin, MCAS Miramar

Honorable Mention: LCpl. Gregory Aalto, MCAS Yuma

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