Petty Officer 1st Class Jacob Perry, center, holds his Naval Air Systems Command 2018 Sailor of the Year award Feb. 7 at Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Md., while flanked by fellow nominees Petty Officers 1st Class Daniel Eldridge (left) and Jason Pardee (right), who each received the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal. (U.S. Navy photo)