 Through this award,
each aviation unit is able to recognize an assigned enlisted aircrew member as having
demonstrated exemplary performance and superior technical, aviation, professional,
and leadership abilities.The selection of personnel to be honored with the
Outstanding Aircrew Member's award is made on a semiannual basis using
criteria in keeping with the intent of the award.Five Coast Guardsmen were killed when their Grumman HU-16E Albatross, CG Number 7233, crashed on a mountainside near Ketchikan while searching for a grounded fishing vessel.