Navy newsstand (Jan. 10, 1006): Fiscal Year 2005 CNO Environmental Award winners named.WASHINGTON -- Thirty winners have been selected in the Fiscal Year 2005 Chief of Naval Operations (CNO CNO - Chief of Naval Operations CNO - Cashew Nut Oil CNO - Chief Nursing Officer CNO - College of Nurses of Ontario CNO - Com/Net/Org (GTLDs) CNO - Community Nutrition Organizer (Bangladesh) CNO - Computer Network Operation(s) CNO - Cyanate (form of cyanide)) Environmental Awards competition, sponsored by the CNO Environmental Readiness Division. The awards will be presented May 3 at the U.S. Navy Memorial and Naval Heritage Center in Washington. The annual CNO Environmental Awards program recognizes Navy people, ships, and installations for their exceptional environmental stewardship. The Fiscal Year 2005 competition categories included natural resources conservation, cultural resources management, environmental quality, pollution prevention, environmental restoration, and environmental excellence in weapon system acquisition. The winners, in alphabetical order, are: Natural Resources Conservation Small Installation Award * Naval Air Station Whiting Field * Navy Information Operations Command Sugar Grove * U.S. Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia Diego Garcia, coral island, 11 sq mi (28 sq km). Indian Ocean, largest island of the Chagos Archipelago, SW of Sri Lanka. Part of the British Indian Ocean Territory, the island was leased (1970) to the United States and later developed as a joint U.S.-British naval base to guard the Persian Gulf oil routes and to counter increased Soviet military activities in S Asia and Africa. Natural Resources Conservation Individual or Team award * Naval Air Station Jacksonville Natural Resources Team (Christine M. Bauer, Angela Glass, Will Henry) * Richard R. Riddle/Commander Navy Region South * Jim Swift/Naval Air Station Patuxent River Cultural Resources Management Installation Award * Naval Air Station Patuxent River * Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake * U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo Sasebo (säsā`bō), city (1990 pop. 244,677), Nagasaki prefecture, W Kyushu, Japan. It is a commercial and fishing port and naval base on the East China Sea., Japan Environmental Quality Non-industrial Installation Award * Commander Navy Region Hawaii * Naval Station Great Lakes * Naval Station Norfolk Environmental Quality Individual or Team Award * Naval Air Depot Cherry Point Environmental Management System Team (Edward Childs, Wesley Lamb, James Byrd, Billy Weeks, Andrew Krelie, Michelle Burroughs, Debbie King, Steve Adinolfi) * Lamberto R. Torres/Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC SWRMC - South West Regional Maintenance Center) * United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Environmental Quality Team (Frederick W. Burns, Paul H. Schoenfeld, Christopher K. Creighton, Kenneth E. Hendl, John H. Brummett, Jr., Robert W. Bunch) Environmental Quality Large Ship Award * USS George Washington (CVN 73) * USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) * USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Pollution Prevention Industrial Installation Award * Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka Yokosuka (yōkō`s  kä), city (1990 pop. 433,358), Kanagawa prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan. It has an important naval base (founded 1868) and shipyards. It is a major fishing and trade port., Japan * Naval Air Depot North Island * Norfolk Naval Shipyard Environmental Restoration Installation Award * Naval Air Station Lemoore * Naval Air Station Whiting Field * Norfolk Naval Shipyard Environmental Restoration Individual or Team Award * Naval Air Station Pensacola Environmental Restoration Team (Betsy Voss, Allison Harris, Bill Hill, Tracie Vaught, Greg Wilfley, Joe Foran, Greg Campbell, Greg Fraley, Brian Caldwell, Gerry Walker) * Naval Base Ventura County Environmental Restoration Team (Steve Granade, Michael Gonzales, Reza Ghanei, Eric Green, Monica Ryan) * Naval Station Mayport Environmental Tier I Partnering Team (Diane Racine, Adrienne Wilson, James Wilson, James, American juristWilson, James, 1742–98, American jurist, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. near St. Andrews, Scotland. He studied at the universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh and, after emigrating to Pennsylvania in 1766, taught Latin at the College of Philadelphia (now Univ. of Pennsylvania). He studied law there under John Dickinson, was later admitted to the bar in 1767, and became a successful lawyer within a few years. Cason, Terry Hansen, Michael Halil, Craig A. Benedikt, Beverly Washington, Michael Albert, Mark Peterson)Environmental Excellence in Weapon System Acquisition Award * F/A-18E/F & EA-18G Acquisition Programs Team (Mike Rudy, Erin Beck, John Bogner, M. Duarte, Lori Hales, S. Sofian, R. Viktora, Tom Zucal) * MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopter Program Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health (ESOH ESOH - Environment, Safety and Occupational Health) Team (Mary Hammerer, Jennifer Paulk) * P-8A Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA) Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health (ESOH) Team (Michele Pok, Greg Berry, Thomas Doughty, Flint Webb, Michael Krier, Joseph Krezelak, Tanya Tonnu) Rear Adm. James A. Symonds, director of the CNO Environmental Readiness Division that administers the environmental awards program, congratulated the winners in a naval message saying, "I am proud that you are working hard to achieve superior environmental stewardship while executing our primary mission of national defense. Your work has added to Navy's ever-growing record of accomplishments, proving yet again that Navy's environmental programs are among the finest in the world." The winners advanced to the Secretary of the Navy Environmental Awards competition. For more information about the CNO Environmental Awards program, contact Easter R. Thompson in the Chief of Naval Operations Environmental Readiness Division (N45) Public Affairs at Easter.R.Thompson@navy.mil. |
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