Apex Award of Excellence: Real Warriors Campaign Web Site
June 2010 
The Real Warriors Web site won an Apex Award of Excellence in their twenty-second annual competition. The APEX Awards are based on excellence in graphic design, editorial content and the ability to achieve overall communications excellence. With more than 3,700 entries, competition was exceptionally intense. 100 Grand Awards were presented to honor outstanding work in 11 major categories, with 1,132 Awards of Excellence recognizing exceptional entries in 127 subcategories.

Videographer Award: Award of Excellence: Staff Sgt. Megan Krause PSA (59 seconds)
May 2010 
The Staff Sgt. Megan Krause (59 seconds) PSA won an Award of Excellent in the PSA Category for the 2010 Videographer Awards. These awards recognize outstanding achievement in video productions. There were about 1,800 entries from throughout the United States and several other countries in the 2010 competition. The Award of Excellence was awarded to those projects that the judges deemed were written, produced, shot and/or edited in an exceptional manner. Approximately 14 percent of the entries won this award.

Videographer Award: Award of Excellence: Lt. Col. Mary Carlisle Video Profile
May 2010 
The Lt. Col. Mary Carlisle Video Profile won an Award of Excellent in the Informational Category, video productions, for the 2010 Videographer Awards. These awards recognize outstanding achievement in video productions. There were about 1,800 entries from throughout the United States and several other countries in the 2010 competition. The Award of Excellence was awarded to those projects that the judges deemed were written, produced, shot and/or edited in an exceptional manner. Approximately 14 percent of the entries won this award.

Videographer Award: Award of Distinction: Maj. Jeff Hall PSA (59 seconds) 
May 2010
The Maj. Jeff Hall (59 seconds) PSA won an Award of Distinction in the PSA Category for the 2010 Videographer Awards. These awards recognize outstanding achievement in video productions. There were about 1,800 entries from throughout the United States and several other countries in the 2010 competition. The Award of Distinction was awarded for projects that exceeded industry standards. Approximately 14 percent of the entries won this award.

Communicator Awards: 2010 Communicator Award of Distinction 
The Real Warriors Campaign Web site won a 2010 Communicator Award of Distinction in the Web sites Government Category from the Communicator Awards. The Communicator Awards is the leading international awards program honoring creative excellence for communications professionals. Founded by communication professionals over a decade ago, the Communicator Awards is an annual competition honoring the best in advertising, corporate communications, public relations and identity work for print, video, interactive and audio. This year’s Communicator Awards received over 7,000 entries from companies and agencies of all sizes, making it one of the largest awards of its kind in the world. The Communicator Awards is sanctioned and judged by the International Academy of the Visual Arts, an invitation-only body consisting of top-tier professionals from a "Who's Who" of acclaimed media, advertising, and marketing firms.

Communicator Awards: 2010 Communicator Award of Distinction 
The Real Warriors Campaign Social Media won a 2010 Communicator Award of Distinction in the Online Advertising and Marketing Social Media Category from the Communicator Awards. The Communicator Awards is the leading international awards program honoring creative excellence for communications professionals. Founded by communication professionals over a decade ago, the Communicator Awards is an annual competition honoring the best in advertising, corporate communications, public relations and identity work for print, video, interactive and audio. This year’s Communicator Awards received over 7,000 entries from companies and agencies of all sizes, making it one of the largest awards of its kind in the world. The Communicator Awards is sanctioned and judged by the International Academy of the Visual Arts, an invitation-only body consisting of top-tier professionals from a "Who's Who" of acclaimed media, advertising, and marketing firms.

Telly Awards: 2010 Silver Award
The Major Jeff Hall PSA (59 seconds) won a 2010 Silver Award from the Telly Awards. The Telly Awards honor the very best local, regional, and cable television commercials and programs, as well as the finest video and film productions, and work created for the Web. Since 1978, our mission has been to strengthen the visual arts community by inspiring, promoting, and supporting creativity. The 30th Annual Telly Awards received over 13,000 entries from all 50 states and 5 continents.

Telly Awards: 2010 Silver Award
The Major Jeff Hall video profile won a 2010 Silver Award from the Telly Awards. The Telly Awards honor the very best local, regional, and cable television commercials and programs, as well as the finest video and film productions, and work created for the Web. Since 1978, our mission has been to strengthen the visual arts community by inspiring, promoting, and supporting creativity. The 30th Annual Telly Awards received over 13,000 entries from all 50 states and 5 continents.

Telly Awards: 2010 Bronze Award
The Staff Sgt. Megan Krause video profile won a 2010 Bronze Award from the Telly Awards. The Telly Awards honor the very best local, regional, and cable television commercials and programs, as well as the finest video and film productions, and work created for the Web. Since 1978, our mission has been to strengthen the visual arts community by inspiring, promoting, and supporting creativity. The 30th Annual Telly Awards received over 13,000 entries from all 50 states and 5 continents.

Telly Awards: 2010 Bronze Award
The Staff Sgt. Megan Krause PSA (59 seconds) won a 2010 Bronze Award from the Telly Awards. The Telly Awards honor the very best local, regional, and cable television commercials and programs, as well as the finest video and film productions, and work created for the Web. Since 1978, our mission has been to strengthen the visual arts community by inspiring, promoting, and supporting creativity. The 30th Annual Telly Awards received over 13,000 entries from all 50 states and 5 continents.

Hermes Creative Awards: 2010 Platinum Award
The Real Warriors Campaign Web site won a Platinum Award in the Web Site Overall category of the Hermes Creative Awards. This competition is for creative professionals involved in the concept, writing and design of traditional and emerging media. Hermes Creative Awards recognizes outstanding work in the industry while promoting the philanthropic nature of marketing and communication professionals. Hermes Creative Awards is administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP). The international organization consists of several thousand marketing, communication, advertising, public relations, media production and free-lance professionals. AMCP oversees awards and recognition programs, provides judges and rewards outstanding achievement and service to the profession. Only about 18% of the entries won the Platinum Award, the organization’s top honor.

Hermes Creative Awards: 2010 Platinum Award
The Real Warriors Campaign Video Profile for Lt. Col. Mary Carlisle won a Platinum Award in the Video/Government category of the Hermes Creative Awards. This competition is for creative professionals involved in the concept, writing and design of traditional and emerging media. Hermes Creative Awards recognizes outstanding work in the industry while promoting the philanthropic nature of marketing and communication professionals. Hermes Creative Awards is administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP). The international organization consists of several thousand marketing, communication, advertising, public relations, media production and free-lance professionals. AMCP oversees awards and recognition programs, provides judges and rewards outstanding achievement and service to the profession. Only about 18% of the entries won the Platinum Award, the organization’s top honor.

MerComm's 2009 iNOVA Honors Award
MerComm, Inc. was founded with the principal purpose of advancing the arts and sciences of communications in an international arena. MerComm's iNOVA award strives to establish and promote high standards of individual and collective achievement in Web sites.

Health Improvement Institute's 2009 Aesculapius Certificate of Merit
Named after the ancient Greek god of healing, the Aesculapius Award is intended to encourage and recognize excellence in health communications through the use of Web sites, or television or radio PSAs.

Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Thoth Award, 2009
PRSA awarded DCoE’s Real Warriors Campaign the Thoth Award for the campaign’s press kits. The campaign’s public service announcements also received a Certificate of Excellence from PRSA at the Thoth Award Gala. PRSA’s Thoth Awards recognize the most outstanding, strategic public relations programs and components developed and produced in the Greater Washington area.

Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Thoth Award, 2009
PRSA awarded DCoE’s Real Warriors Campaign the Thoth Award for the campaign’s public service announcements (PSAs). The campaign’s public service announcements also received a Certificate of Excellence from PRSA at the Thoth Award Gala. PRSA’s Thoth Awards recognize the most outstanding, strategic public relations programs and components developed and produced in the Greater Washington area.

Web Marketing Association's 2009 Military Standard of Excellence WebAward, 2009
The Web Marketing Association was founded in 1997 to set a high standard for Internet marketing and site development on the World Wide Web. The WebAwards is an annual website award competition that names the best Web sites in 96 industries while setting the standard of excellence for all website development.

FREDDIE Award finalist for Web site category, 2009
The FREDDIE awards are voted on by the general public and award winners represent excellence in a variety of categories. The Real Warriors campaign Web site placed as a finalist in the 2009 FREDDIE Awards for their excellence in presenting health information to consumers.

Telly Award 2009 Online Video Bronze Winner for "Real Warriors Profile: Sgt. Josh Hopper"
The Telly Awards honor the very best local, regional, and cable television commercials and programs, as well as the finest video and film productions, and work created for the Web. Since 1978, their mission has been to strengthen the visual arts community by inspiring, promoting, and supporting creativity. The Annual Telly Awards received over 14,000 entries from all 50 states and 5 continents.

Telly Award 2009 Online Video Bronze Winner for "Real Warriors Campaign Sgt. Hopper PSA"
The Telly Awards honor the very best local, regional, and cable television commercials and programs, as well as the finest video and film productions, and work created for the Web. Since 1978, their mission has been to strengthen the visual arts community by inspiring, promoting, and supporting creativity. The Annual Telly Awards received over 14,000 entries from all 50 states and 5 continents.