Department of Defense news release (Oct. 28, 2004): 2004 Phoenix award winner announced.Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld announced today that Combat Service Support Battalion 10, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center is the 2004 winner of the Phoenix Trophy, DoD's highest award for field-level maintenance of weapon systems and equipment. The award was made during an awards banquet held in conjunction with the 2004 DoD Maintenance Symposium and Exhibition in Houston, Texas. Bradley Berkson, acting deputy under secretary of defense (logistics and materiel readiness) and Dave Pauling, assistant deputy under secretary of defense (maintenance policy, programs and resources) presented the award on behalf of Rumsfeld. In the year preceding Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), Combat Service Support Battalion 10, which traditionally provided maintenance in support of tenant units at Twentynine Palms, was given a new mission: direct combat service support, including direct maintenance, to all 1st Marine Division Units in the I Marine Expeditionary Force The 1st Marine Expeditionary Force is a Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) of the United States Marine Corps primarily composed of the 1st Marine Division, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and 1st Marine Logistics Group. combat zone. During OIF, CSSB 10 executed its new mission flawlessly, essentially perfecting "maintenance on the move." It established 14 repair and replenishment points between Kuwait and Baghdad, and dispatched more than 400 maintenance support teams to units that were unable to reach the repair and replenishment points. It also distributed one million gallons of water, two million gallons of fuel, and nearly 2,000 tons of ammunition. Also receiving Secretary of Defense Maintenance Awards in recognition of outstanding achievements in field-level military equipment and weapon system maintenance by organizations of the military departments were: SMALL CATEGORY * Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar (IATA: NKX, ICAO: KNKX, FAA LID: NKX), formerly Naval Air Station (NAS) Miramar is an airfield of the United States military, located about 10 miles (16 km) north of downtown San Diego, California, USA, , San Diego, Calif., United States Marine Corps United States Marine Corps (USMC) Separate military service within the U.S. Department of the Navy (see U.S. Navy), charged with providing marine troops for seizure and defense of advanced bases and with conducting operations on land and in the air in connection with * 509th Munitions Squadron, Whiteman Air Force Base Whiteman Air Force Base (Whiteman AFB) is a base of the United States Air Force in Johnson County, Missouri, United States. It is near the town of Knob Noster, Missouri. The population was 3,814 at the 2000 census. , Mo., United States Air Force United States Air Force (USAF) Major component of the U.S. military organization, with primary responsibility for air warfare, air defense, and military space research. It also provides air services in coordination with the other military branches. U.S. MEDIUM CATEGORY * 3rd Military Intelligence Battalion (Aerial Exploitation), Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea, United States Army United States Army Major branch of the U.S. military forces, charged with preserving peace and security and defending the nation. The first regular U.S. fighting force, the Continental Army, was organized by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1775, to supplement local LARGE CATEGORY * The USS Abraham Lincoln, Everett, Wash., United States Navy * 27th Maintenance Group, Cannon Air Force Base Cannon Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base in Curry County, New Mexico. The host wing is the 27th Special Operations Wing,[1] whose mission includes infiltration, exfiltration and re-supply of special operations forces; air refueling of special , N.M., United States Air Force |
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