The Night Vision Awards selection committee has announced a June 30th deadline for nominations for the 2015 Night Vision Awards Show to be held in Houston, Texas at the Airborne Law Enforcement Association’s (ALEA) annual conference.The awards will be presented to recipients on Thursday, July 16 at an awards reception in the convention center room 372 ABDE from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

The Night Vision Awards are a bi-annual event with ceremonies hosted by Aviation Specialties Unlimited, Night Flight Concepts, Vertical Magazine and Rotorcraft Pro Magazine at ALEA in July and at NightCon later in the year. The purpose of the awards is to promote operational leadership and excellence in the use of night vision, in North America and around the world.

The Community Awareness Award, International Awareness, if applicable, 5-year service award, 10-year service award and new 15-year awards will be presented at ALEA. The Mark of Excellence Award will be presented at NightCon in Dallas, Texas.

Any flight operation using any Night Vision systems is eligible for consideration. Award nomination packets can be downloaded or filled out at http://www.nightvisionawards.com.   Operators must be present at ALEA in order to be eligible for entry for the awards.  Nominators are asked to submit photos, videos and stories about their use of Night Vision Systems along with their nomination form.  Applicants are asked to email supporting materials to scott@brandingiron.com.  A full list of previous winners and award description can be found on http://www.nightvisionawards.com.

“The Night Vision Awards at ALEA will be the biggest ceremony of the year,” said Night Vision Awards emcee Scott Emerine. “We are anxious to see how many deserving units we get to honor this year.”

About The Night Vision Awards

Night Vision Awards will be given for the following categories:

•    5-year service award
•    10-year service award
•    15-year service award
•    Community Awareness award
•    Mark of Excellence award
•    International Advancement award