La. sailor earns surface SOY award

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Naval Surface Force Atlantic has named its 2015 Sea and Shore Sailors of the Year (SOY) during a March 3 ceremony here aboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. Legalman 1st Class (LC1) Shallon Davis of Patterson, La., was selected as Shore SOY; and Culinary Specialist 1st Class Christopher Roth was named Sea SOY. Davis is a Naval Surface Squadron 14 staff and waterfront paralegal for six surface ships at Naval Station Mayport, Fla. Both Davis and Roth will advance to compete for U.S. Fleet Forces Command SOY. If Davis wins FFC’s Shore award, she will compete at the Chief of Naval Operation's Sailor of the Year level. (Source: Navy News Service 03/04/16)