Rachel Napolitan, Chief of Public Affairs, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Far East District, was awarded the 2024 USACE Public Affairs Officer of the Year, April 25, 2025. The award is the highest individual honor within the USACE Public Affairs Community of Practice. According to Col. Juan Martinez, Director of Public Affairs for Eighth Army, the playbook Napolitan created was so effective that Eighth Army developed a similar version to mirror what she created. (Photo courtesy of Rachel Napolitan)