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2025 NETC Military Instructor of the Year

  • Naval Education and Training Command
  • Feb. 19, 2026 | 25:57

PENSACOLA, Fla. (Feb. 19, 2026) – Rear Adm. Greg Huffman, commander, Naval Education and Training Command (NETC), and Master Chief Robert C. Inigo, NETC senior enlisted advisor, recognize the 2025 Military Instructors of the Year (MIOY) during an awards ceremony at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Feb. 19, 2026.

The MIOY award recognizes Navy and Marine Corps instructors who have displayed outstanding instructional and leadership performance across the NETC domain. The 2025 awardees include Damage Controlman 2nd Class Crystal Avila (Junior Enlisted), Damage Controlman 1st Class Anna C. Dickin (Mid-Grade Enlisted), Chief Hull Maintenance Technician Librado Najera III (Senior Enlisted), Lt. Augusta L. Garies (Officer), and Marine Corps Capt. Phillip S. Haly (NROTC).

NETC recruits and delivers world-class training to the fleet, transforming civilians into highly skilled, operational, and battle-ready warfighters.

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