MOAA’s communications team has earned top honors in distinguished contests for magazine design and videography this year.

The February 2020 issue of Military Officer was named a co-winner of the Ozzie award for best single-issue magazine design for an association (nonprofit, professional/membership) publication. The award is presented annually by Folio:, a publishing industry group.

The issue included features on military officers in space and African American trailblazers in the military; like the rest of the Military Officer archives from 2006 forward, it’s available to MOAA Premium and Life members via digitized archives. 

Military Officer also received three honorable mentions from the Ozzie award judges:

• The magazine’s August 2019 cover, featuring a photo of a member of a Navy underwater construction team entering the clear blue water off Diego Garcia, earned honorable mention for best design.
• Leading the Fight, a feature in the February 2020 issue offering a timeline of African American milestones in service, was honored in the data visualization category.
• The Wings of World War II feature in the May 2020 issue, which celebrated the 75th anniversary of the end of that conflict by showcasing multiple airframes of the era, earned honorable mention for feature design.

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“Great design and great content inspire each other, and this recognition by industry leaders underscores the value of the collaboration between the teams in the department and across MOAA,” said Alan English, MOAA’s vice president of communications.

Video Honors

Five MOAA-produced videos earned Videographer Awards from the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals, including three that received the “Distinction” honor, second only to the Videographer Award of Excellence.

Distinction honors went to a video outlining the complicated process of concurrent receipt, one highlighting the generosity of MOAA members who’d contributed to the MOAA COVID-19 Relief Fund, and another wishing NOAA a happy birthday.

Honorable Mention awards went to a video featuring MOAA members who’d received Purple Hearts to mark Purple Heart Day and to a preview of the yet-to-open National Museum of the U.S. Army.

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“These awards are emblematic of their dedication and the way they work with all of MOAA to tell stories, advocate and keep membership informed,” said Lt. Gen. Dana Atkins, USAF (Ret), president and CEO of MOAA, of the department's members. “I continue to be impressed, and am proud they continue to be honored for the remarkable products we are seeing.”