Awards.The Naval Air Systems Command The Naval Air Systems Command, or NAVAIR, is the part of the United States Navy which provides materiel support for naval aircraft and airborne weapon systems, such as guided missiles. NAVAIR was established in 1966 as the successor to the Navy's Bureau of Naval Weapons (BuWeps). received the Chief of Naval Operations chief of naval operations n. pl. chiefs of naval operations Abbr. CNO The ranking officer of the U.S. Navy, responsible to the secretary of the Navy and to the President. Readiness Through Safety Award and the Admiral James S. Russell Naval Aviation Flight Safety Award for 2004. The awards are presented annually to the organization that contributes the most toward readiness and economy of operation through safety. The command selected must have an outstanding safety record, aggressive safety program, and an improving three-year safety trend. Nimitz (CVN 68) earned the FY 2004 Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet Retention Excellence Award. Nimitz earned the award by being on Commander Pacific Fleet's first and second quarter honor roll for retention numbers. Harry S. Truman For other persons named Harry Truman, see Harry Truman (disambiguation). Harry S. Truman (May 8 1884 – December 26 1972) was the thirty-third President of the United States (1945–1953); as vice president, he succeeded to the office upon the death of Franklin D. (CVN 75), Carl Vinson (CVN 70), and Kearsarge (LHD 3) received the 2004 Ship's Store Retail and Excellence Award. The Navy Exchange Service Command award recognizes outstanding professionalism and contributions made by ship's store, barber shop, and laundry personnel in improving the quality of life aboard ship. The aviation winners of the 2004 Chief of Naval Operations Environmental Awards were: Natural Resources Conservation, Large Installation--NAS Fallon, Nev. Environmental Quality, Industrial Installation--NADEP Depot Cherry Point, N.C. Environmental Quality, Overseas Installation--NAF Atsugi, Japan Pollution Prevention, Non-Industrial Installation--NAS Lemoore, Calif., and NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular Whidbey Island, Wash. Pollution Prevention, Individual or Team--NAS Whidbey Island Wash., Pollution Prevention Team VFA-82 was awarded the overall CVW-2 Top Hook Award for having the air wing's best landing grades during the 2004-2005 WESTPAC deployment. The 2005 Captain Edward F. Ney Memorial Awards for outstanding food service in the aviation community were: Large Afloat--first place, Iwo Jima (LHD 7), and runner-up, Belleau Wood (LHA 3). Aircraft Carrier--first place, Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and runner-up, John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The winners of the 2004 Chief of Naval Operations Safety Ashore Awards for significant contributions to safety and occupational health in the aviation community were: CONUS Industrial--NADEP Jacksonville, Fla. (large) and NAES NAES National Association of Episcopal Schools NAES National Annenberg Election Survey NAES Naval Air Engineering Station NAES Naval Air Experimental Station NAES Nyankpala Agricultural Experiment Station (Ghana) Lakehurst, N.J. (medium). CONUS Nonindustrial--NAS Atlanta, Ga. (medium). Individual Awards--Miguel H. Delrosal, NADEP NADEP Naval Aviation Depot NADEP Naval Air Depot (NADEP North Island overhauls Navy aircraft) San Diego, Calif.; Haukur Orn Johannesson, NAS Keflavik, Iceland; and James E. Taylor, NAS Meridian, Miss. Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA VMFA Virginia Museum of Fine Arts VMFA Marine Fighter/Attack Squadron ) 314 and Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR VMGR Marine aerial refueler and transport squadron (US DoD) ) 352 received the Chief of Naval Operations Aviation Safety Award for 2003. The award is given annually to Navy and Marine Corps flying units demonstrating exceptional safety performance and professionalism throughout the year. Edited by JO3 Brandy Lewis |
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