Cocoa Beach Chamber Military Affairs Council Recognizes Enlisted Men, Women On Space Coast

2017 Community Service Award Winners

BREVARD COUNTY • MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA – The Military Affairs Council of the Cocoa Beach Regional Chamber of Commerce hosted its Community Service Awards November 15 at the Courtyard by Marriott in Cocoa Beach.

The four winners are: BM3 Jakob Blass, U.S. Coast Guard; Coast Guard Station Port Canaveral; MT1 Michael Gilman, U.S. Navy Naval Ordnance Test Unit (NOTU); SSG Thierry A. Kengne, U.S. Army Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute; and SrA Kulwinder McDaniel, U.S. Air Force 45th Medical Support Squadron.

This annual event recognized both men and women that are serving on the Space Coast for their contributions of personal time and talents to many non-profit and charitable organizations in Brevard County.

Commanding officers from each of the branches nominated enlisted and non-commissioned personnel for the awards. There were eighteen nominated. Each of the nominee’s contributions were recognized and received a special commemorative plaque.

The major sponsor of the event was Lockheed Martin.

The Cocoa Beach Regional Chamber of Commerce was established in 1968 and serves Cape Canaveral, Cocoa, Cocoa Beach, Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Patrick Air Force Base, Port St. John, Rockledge, Palm Shores, Suntree and Viera.

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