The Navy presented two recipients with an esteemed award that recognizes the best surface warfare officer from each coast, according to a Navy release. Lt. Cmdr. Carolyn Bystrom received the honor for ...
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle issued a directive on April 2024, 2026, requiring Surface Warfare Officers to ...
Lt. Cmdr. Carolyn Bystrom poses aboard the USS Spruance on Sept. 23, 2025. (MCS Sara L. Eshleman/U.S. Navy) The Navy presented two recipients with an esteemed award that recognizes the best surface ...