Ang layunin ng OPS Challenge Coin ay magtatag ng isang field-level na inisyatiba at tradisyon upang pormal na kilalanin sa patuloy na batayan ang mga mamamayan sa Commonwealth na lampas at higit pa upang tumulong at tumulong sa mga pagsisikap ng ating mga opisyal ng pagpapatupad ng batas sa kanilang mga tungkulin na itaguyod ang DWR Mission bilang "Mga Tagapagtanggol ng Wildlife at Natural Resources ng Virginia ".
Ang mga nakatanggap ng sunud-sunod na numero ng OPS Protector Challenge Coin at lumalabas sa espesyal na roll na ito ay nominado ng Conservation Police Officers (CPOs) na kasalukuyang naglilingkod sa frontlines, at pagkatapos ay inaprubahan ng Law Enforcement OPS Advisory Council.
Ang unang sunud-sunod na bilang ng Law Enforcement ⭑ OPS #1 Protector Challenge Coin ay ipinapakita sa DWR Headquarters bilang Posthumous Recognition ng aming mga pinaka-dedikadong tagapagtanggol bago ang pagtatatag ng espesyal na programa sa pagkilala na ito sa panahon ng 115na Anibersaryo ng Law Enforcement Division.
OPS Protector Challenge Coin Database
Paunang Hanay ng Mga Tatanggap (Hulyo 17, 2018):
Tandaan: Ang nangungunang apat na tatanggap ng barya (mga numero 2 hanggang 5) ay pinili bilang pinakakarapat-dapat na mga kandidato para sa bawat rehiyon at pagkatapos ay pinili ayon sa pinakakarapat-dapat na igawad ng pinakamababang bilang na barya. Ang lahat ng iba pang mga tatanggap ay random na iginuhit para sa kanilang mga itinalagang numero ng barya.
| coin # | Buong Pangalan ng Tatanggap | County | Distrito | Petsa ng Tatanggap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2 | David Jack Ratliff | Dickenson | 34 | Hulyo 17, 2018 |
| #3 | Bruce Cauthorn | Hanover | 17 | Hulyo 17, 2018 |
| #4 | Michael Rolband | Prinsipe William | 47 | Hulyo 17, 2018 |
| #5 | John Honaker | Bedford | 22 | Hulyo 17, 2018 |
| #6 | Dennis S. Veach | Frederick | 41 | Hulyo 17, 2018 |
| #7 | Steve Holt Sr. | Campbell | 23 | Hulyo 17, 2018 |
| #8 | DC Duncan | Montgomery | 31 | Hulyo 17, 2018 |
| #9 | Floyd Fields | Washington | 33 | Hulyo 17, 2018 |
| #10 | Ron Davis | Grayson | 32 | Hulyo 17, 2018 |
| #11 | Jesse Battle Harrell | Greensville | 14 | Hulyo 17, 2018 |
| #12 | Terry Cable | Cumberland | 24 | Hulyo 17, 2018 |
| #13 | Diana O'Connor | Richmond | 11 | Hulyo 17, 2018 |
| #14 | Craig Karpinski | Mecklenburg | 25 | Hulyo 17, 2018 |
| #15 | CW Miller | Gloucester | 16 | Hulyo 17, 2018 |
| #16 | Aaron Clifford Grimsley | Fauquier | 46 | Hulyo 17, 2018 |
| #17 | Cheryl Cockram | Franklin | 21 | Hulyo 17, 2018 |
| #18 | Dino Costa | Spotsylvania | 45 | Hulyo 17, 2018 |
| #19 | Ricky Thompson | Suffolk | 13 | Hulyo 17, 2018 |
| #20 | Doug Gray | Accomack | 12 | Hulyo 17, 2018 |
| #21 | James Poole | Rockbridge | 43 | Hulyo 17, 2018 |
| #22 | Jack Lee | Bagong Kent | 15 | Hulyo 17, 2018 |
| #23 | Charlie Martin | Rockingham | 42 | Hulyo 17, 2018 |
| #24 | Richard L. Wharam | Albemarle | 44 | Hulyo 17, 2018 |
Mga tatanggap 2018–kasalukuyan
| coin # | Buong Pangalan ng Tatanggap | County | Distrito | Petsa ng Tatanggap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #25 | Bill Ward | Wythe | 32 | Enero 22, 2019 |
| #26 | Darin Dick | Accomack | 12 | Enero 22, 2019 |
| #27 | Russell Holland | Brunswick | 25 | Enero 22, 2019 |
| #28 | Bryan McGraw | Highland | 42 | Enero 22, 2019 |
| #29 | Jack Van Zant | Scott | 34 | Enero 22, 2019 |
| #30 | David Straughan Robinson III | Haring William | 16 | Enero 22, 2019 |
| #31 | Tim Hall | Fairfax | 47 | Enero 22, 2019 |
| #32 | Billy Gray | Chesapeake | 13 | Enero 22, 2019 |
| #33 | Judy Jones | Spotsylvania | 45 | Enero 22, 2019 |
| #34 | Steve Peters | Franklin | 21 | Enero 22, 2019 |
| #35 | John Richard Wingfield IV | Albemarle | 44 | Enero 22, 2019 |
| #36 | Mark Fike | Haring George | 11 | Enero 22, 2019 |
| #37 | James R. Anderson | Washington | 33 | Enero 22, 2019 |
| #38 | Curtis Lowe | Nelson | 23 | Enero 22, 2019 |
| #39 | Billy Apperson | James City | 15 | Enero 22, 2019 |
| #40 | Jim Brech | Culpeper | 46 | Enero 22, 2019 |
| #41 | Bennett Meador | Prinsipe Edward | 24 | Enero 22, 2019 |
| #42 | Dale Runyon | Bedford | 22 | Enero 22, 2019 |
| #43 | Larry at Karen Fisher | Dinwiddie | 17 | Enero 22, 2019 |
| #44 | George P. Mason | Shenandoah | 41 | Enero 22, 2019 |
| #45 | Charles Welder Stultz, Jr. | Pulaski | 31 | Enero 22, 2019 |
| #46 | Travis B. Latimer | Isle of Wight | 14 | Enero 22, 2019 |
| #47 | Monte Alan Jessee | Rockbridge | 43 | Enero 22, 2019 |
| #48 | Daniel Orlando Olayvar, Jr. | Pulaski | 31 | Hulyo 16, 2019 |
| #49 | Brandon C. Basar | Westmoreland | 11 | Hulyo 16, 2019 |
| #50 | Grayson Chesser | Accomack | 12 | Hulyo 16, 2019 |
| #51 | Ashley Nichole Allen | Isle of Wight | 14 | Hulyo 16, 2019 |
| #52 | Charles T. Wright | Fluvanna | 44 | Hulyo 16, 2019 |
| #53 | Jon & Caroline Lamb | Charles City | 15 | Hulyo 16, 2019 |
| #54 | Mike Boitnott | Spotsylvania | 45 | Hulyo 16, 2019 |
| #55 | Pearl Carter | Prinsipe William | 47 | Hulyo 16, 2019 |
| #56 | Patrick Rice | Mecklenburg | 25 | Hulyo 16, 2019 |
| #57 | Reginald W. Nelson | Henrico | 17 | Hulyo 16, 2019 |
| #58 | Brian Keith Anderson | Buckingham | 24 | Hulyo 16, 2019 |
| #59 | Eric J. Winther | Suffolk | 13 | Hulyo 16, 2019 |
| #60 | Joe Musick | Tazewell | 33 | Hulyo 16, 2019 |
| #61 | John Franklin Vanover | Dickenson | 34 | Hulyo 16, 2019 |
| #62 | Art T. Kasson | Warren | 41 | Hulyo 16, 2019 |
| #63 | Rick Helton | Gloucester | 16 | Hulyo 16, 2019 |
| #64 | Franklin Taylor | Paligo | 43 | Hulyo 16, 2019 |
| #65 | Wade Baughan | Culpeper | 46 | Hulyo 16, 2019 |
| #66 | Randall Hensley | Rockingham | 42 | Hulyo 16, 2019 |
| #67 | Tommy Lawhorne | Waynesboro | 42 | Abril 21, 2020 |
| #68 | Kendra Pednault | Richmond | 11 | Abril 21, 2020 |
| #69 | Robert James | Carroll | 32 | Abril 21, 2020 |
| #70 | Lloyd C. Winters | Frederick | 41 | Abril 21, 2020 |
| #71 | Russell at Mary Ann Hancock | Southhampton | 14 | Abril 21, 2020 |
| #72 | Gareth Williams | Prinsipe William | 47 | Abril 21, 2020 |
| #73 | Scott Woody | Hanover | 17 | Abril 21, 2020 |
| #74 | Erich F. Krause | Goochland | 44 | Abril 21, 2020 |
| #75 | William Newton Tharpe | Charlotte | 25 | Abril 21, 2020 |
| #76 | Wesley A. Dew | Alleghany | 43 | Abril 21, 2020 |
| #77 | Ward Burton | Halifax | SOP | Abril 21, 2020 |
| #78 | Stephen Grant Farris | Smythe | 33 | Abril 21, 2020 |
| #79 | Ernest Vaughn | Hari at Reyna | 16 | Abril 21, 2020 |
| #80 | David P. Mason | Shenandoah | 41 | Oktubre 20, 2020 |
| #81 | Justin Halder | Prinsipe George | 15 | Oktubre 20, 2020 |
| #82 | Richard O. Earhart | Fluvanna | 44 | Oktubre 20, 2020 |
| #83 | Kimberly Cameron | Louisa | 45 | Oktubre 20, 2020 |
| #84 | Steven W. Davis | Westmoreland | 11 | Oktubre 20, 2020 |
| #85 | William Rey | Gloucester | 16 | Oktubre 20, 2020 |
| #86 | Barry Andrew Thompson | Henrico | 17 | Oktubre 20, 2020 |
| #87 | Bill Burket | Norfolk | 13 | Oktubre 20, 2020 |
| #88 | Vernie C. Kennedy | Bedford | 22 | Hunyo 22, 2021 |
| #89 | Steve McCormick | Appomattox | 23 | Hunyo 22, 2021 |
| #90 | Todd McCormick | Appomattox | 23 | Hunyo 22, 2021 |
| #91 | Jason L. Mozingo | Northumberland | 11 | Hunyo 22, 2021 |
| #92 | Steve Edwards | Isle of Wight | 14 | Hunyo 22, 2021 |
| #93 | Tracy L. Freeman | Norfolk | 13 | Hunyo 22, 2021 |
| #94 | Jennifer D. Lindsey | Stafford | 45 | Hunyo 22, 2021 |
| #95 | Michelle Silver | Albemarle | 44 | Hunyo 22, 2021 |
| #96 | Tanya Joye Lovern | Danville | 21 | Hunyo 22, 2021 |
| #97 | Steven Williams | Gloucester | 16 | Hunyo 22, 2021 |
| #98 | Arthur Mertz | Hampton | 15 | Hunyo 22, 2021 |
| #99 | Dwight Farmer | Shenandoah | 41 | Hunyo 22, 2021 |
| #100 | Robert "Bob" William Kelly | Highland | 42 | Hunyo 22, 2021 |
| #101 | Skylar Huffman | Fauquier | 46 | Oktubre 2021 |
| #102 | Christopher Hapsas | Loudoun | 47 | Oktubre 2021 |
| #103 | Nathan Wenger | Augusta | 42 | Oktubre 2021 |
| #104 | Machaela Curry | Spotsylvania | 45 | Oktubre 2021 |
| #105 | Mark Slade | Pittsylvania | 21 | Mayo 25, 2022 |
| #106 | David Wease | Prinsipe William | 47 | Pebrero 21, 2023 |
| #107 | Gerald Keith Andrews | Grayson | 32 | Pebrero 21, 2023 |
| #108 | Frank Shannon | Stafford | 45 | Pebrero 21, 2023 |
| #109 | Mason Basten | Amherst | 23 | Oktubre 25, 2023 |
| #110 | Allen Dunn | Prinsipe William | 44 | Oktubre 25, 2023 |
| #111 | Frank Poe | Nottoway | 24 | Oktubre 25, 2023 |
| #112 | Jeff Phillips | Lungsod ng Richmond | 22 | Abril 2024 |
| #113 | Robert Baker | Shenandoah | 41 | Abril 2024 |
| #114 | Lenny Williams | Alleghany | 42 | Abril 2024 |
| #115 | Scott Favors | Stafford | 45 | Abril 2024 |
| #116 | Wayne Billlhimer | Rockingham | Spec Ops | Abril 2024 |
| #117 | Karra Pierce | Waynesboro | Spec Ops | Abril 2025 |
| #118 | Giles Conley Johnson | Haring William | 16 | Oktubre 2025 |
| #119 | Mark Weaver | Goochland | 43 | Oktubre 2025 |