The Hampton Roads Chapter of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association recognized Navy Expeditionary Combat Command Sailors and Navy civilians, Oct. 11.

The Sailors and Navy civilians were recognized for their outstanding performance and lasting contributions towards AFCEA's mission of advancing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) in partnership with government, military, industry and academia.

Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Flom, from Fort Collins, Colorado, who is currently assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 2 appreciated being recognized for his individual accomplishments.

"The only thing that I really want people to know is that I don't have any individual accomplishments," said Flom. "Everything that I have accomplished here is because I have an amazing team supporting me. I am proud of them and thankful that they continually make our ideas a reality."

Lt. Ann Marie Dixon-Leach, assigned to Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group in Williamsburg, Virginia, also received an award and gave credit to her mentors and Sailors she has served with.

"I've learned a great deal from my mentors and could not have achieved this award without my Sailors," said Dixon-Leach.

Chris Dudas, a Navy civilian from Norfolk who retired from the U.S. Navy in 2007, was recognized as AFCEA Civilian Cyber Professional of the Month.

"Being nominated, let alone being awarded the AFCEA Civilian Cyber Professional of the Month is a great honor," added Dudas, who while on active duty helped set-up the mobile communications detachment out of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2.

Carlos Santos, a Navy civilian from Brooklyn, New York, also received an award and appreciated being a part of the NECC team and being recognized for his contributions.

"It was nice being recognized, but my true reward is being able to support the Sailors daily providing them the required C4I (Command, Control, Communications, Computer and Intelligence) tools to accomplish the mission at hand and being part of the NECC team," added Santos.

Capt. Mark Guzzo, NECC's N6 spoke at AFCEA and appreciated the recognition of Sailors and civilians alike for the service they provide to expeditionary forces worldwide.

"It was a great honor to recognize some of the hard work that goes on every day with Sailors and civilians at NECC and its subordinates," said Guzzo. "Sometimes we take for granted the caliber of people we have working within the force, and we need to publically show them how grateful we are for the contributions they make to the U.S. Navy."

AFCEA was established in 1946 and is a nonprofit membership association serving the military, government, industry, and academia as an ethical forum for advancing professional knowledge and relationships in the fields of communications, information technology, intelligence, and security.

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