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Navy Public Affairs Awards Program

Standard Operating Procedure

Calendar Year 2023

25 October 2023

This is Reference (b) for the CY 2023 NPAA NAVADMIN.

1. General. The Navy Public Affairs Awards (NPAA) Program Standard Operating Procedure

(SOP) covers the submission process for Calendar Year 2023 award nominations. The Navy 

Office of Information (CHINFO) will administer the program.

2. Program Changes.

a. Background. Effective in 2023, the Navy Media Awards and the Thompson-Ravitz 

Awards merged into a single program, the Navy Public Affairs Awards Program (guiding 

instruction: OPNAVINST 5305.7D).

b. New Categories.

(1) C007: Deployment Excellence

(2) I029: Graphic Design - Photo Illustration

(3) I030: Video - B-Roll

(4) U008: Team - Audio Production

(5) U009: Team - Video Production

c. New Documents.

(1) OPNAV 1650/3, Personal Award Recommendation is available at the Naval Forms

Online website: https://forms.documentservices.dla.mil/order/.

(2) The NPAA Submission Tool is located on the CHINFO Portal at

https://portal.secnav.navy.mil/orgs/CHINFO/PAAwards/Lists/NPAA_Submissions2023/ccs_Ne

wForm.aspx - this link will only work during the submission window: Dec. 1, 2023 to Feb. 1, 

2024.

3. Points of Contact.

a. NPAA Program questions: NPAA_Questions@us.navy.mil

b. Defense Visual Information Distribution System (DVIDS) login questions:

dvicustomerservice@defense.gov, 1-888-743-4662 or 678-421-6690
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c. CHINFO Portal questions: CHINFO_Portal@us.navy.mil

4. Timeline.

DATES ACTION RESPONSIBILITY

Oct. 2023 NPAA SOP Released CHINFO 

0001 EST 

Dec. 1, 2023 Entry Window Opens 

CHINFO Portal Administrator

DVIDS Administrator

Dec. 1, 2023 –

Feb. 1, 2024 Submissions Accepted Local Units and Individual Contributors 

2400 EST

Feb 1, 2024 Entry Window Closes CHINFO Portal AdministratorDVIDS Administrator

Feb. 2024 

Entries Processed CHINFO 

NPAA Coordinator Submits Panel 

Leads to CHINFO NPAA Coordinator

NPAA Entries Judged NPAA Judges

March 2024 Results and Feedback Due Coordinators and Judges

March/

April 2024

Winners Announced CHINFO 

Winners Listed on CHINFO Portal CHINFO Portal Administrator 

NPAA Winning Entries Prepped for

Submission to DoD Media Awards NPAA Coordinator

Deadline for DoD Media Awards

Submissions NPAA Coordinator

April 2024

DMA Entries Judged DoD/DMA 

Judge Feedback via Livestream DoD/DMA 

May 2024 Awards Sent to Winners CHINFO
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5. Award Categories.

a. Content Awards (Individual).

Identifier Title Action

I005 Graphic Design - Layout & Design

Upload submission to DVIDS during 

calendar year.

Submit entry via DVIDS Award Tool.

I006 Graphic Design - Digital Art

I007 Graphic Design - Identity Design

I008 Graphic Design - Animation 

I029 Graphic Design - Photo Illustration

I009 Photo – Feature Photo

I010 Photo – News Photo

I014 Photo – Photo Series

I015 Photo - Portrait

I017 Video – Video Story

I018 Video – Multimedia Product

I021 Video – Video Series

I023 Video – Video Spot

I030 Video – B-Roll

I024 Writing - Commentary

I025 Writing – Blog Post

I026 Writing – Feature Story

I027 Writing - Information

I028 Writing - Photojournalism

b. Content Awards (Team).

Identifier Title Action

U001 Team – Print and Digital Publication Upload submission to DVIDS during 

calendar year.

Submit entry via DVIDS Award Tool. 

Give List of contributors.

U008 Team - Audio Production

U009 Team - Video Production
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c. ‘Of the Year’ Awards.

Identifier Title Action

E001 Videographer of the Year - Military

Upload submission to DVIDS during 

calendar year.

Submit entry via DVIDS Award Tool.

E002 Videographer of the Year - Civilian

E003 Writer of the Year - Military

E004 Writer of the Year - Civilian

E005 Photographer of the Year - Military 

E006 Photographer of the Year - Civilian

E007 Graphic Designer of the Year - Military

E008 Graphic Designer of the Year - Civilian

Identifier Title Action

Y001 Junior MC of the Year

Upload products into DVIDS during 

calendar year.

Name File: Identifier – Last Name

Example: “Y001-Jones.pdf”

Submit a single PDF with DVIDS URLs 

and Titles via NPAA Submission Tool.

Y002 MC of the Year

Y003 Reserve Junior MC of the Year

Y004 Reserve MC of the Year

Y006 Junior PAO of the Year

Y007 Civilian Public Affairs

Specialist of the Year

Y008 Unit Public Affairs 

Representative of the Year 

Y009 Junior Reserve PAO of the Year

d. Campaign Awards. 

Identifier Title Action

C000 Best in Show Selected From Category Winners

C001 Community Outreach Name File: Identifier – Command

Name – Event Name

Example: "C001-BushDV_Program.pdf"

Submit a single PDF via the NPAA 

Submission Tool.

C002 Crisis Communication

C003 Special Event

C004 Internal Communication

C005 Public Information

C007 Deployment Excellence