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 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. (CNO) 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
In the broadest sense, Cultural Resources Management (CRM) , 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 Naval Air Station Whiting Field is a United States Navy base located in Milton, Florida, in central Santa Rosa County, and is one of the Navy's two primary pilot training bases (the other being NAS Corpus Christi, Texas). NAS Whiting Field also provides training for U.S. * Navy Information Operations Command Sugar Grove * U.S. Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia Natural Resources Conservation Individual or Team award * Naval Air Station Jacksonville Naval Air Station Jacksonville or NAS Jacksonville (IATA: NIP, ICAO: KNIP, FAA LID: NIP) is a military airport located 4 miles (6 km) south of the center of Jacksonville, Florida. 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 "Pax River" redirects here. For the river, see Patuxent River. Naval Air Station Patuxent River (IATA: NHK, ICAO: KNHK, FAA LID: NHK), also known as NAS Pax River, is a United States Naval Air Station located in St. * Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake For other uses, see China Lake (disambiguation). Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake or NAWS China Lake (ICAO: KNID, FAA LID: NID) is an airborne weapons testing and training range operated by the United States Navy and its contractors. * U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan Environmental Quality Non-industrial Installation Award * Commander Navy Region Hawaii * Naval Station Great Lakes Naval Station Great Lakes is the United States Navy's Headquarters Command for training issues, located in North Chicago, Illinois. Important tenant commands include the Recruit Training Center (Basic Training), Training Support Center and Naval Recruiting District Chicago. * Naval Station Norfolk Coordinates: Naval Station Norfolk, in Norfolk, Virginia, is a base of the United States Navy, supporting naval forces operating in the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Indian Ocean. 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) * 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 Four ships of the United States Navy have been named USS George Washington in honor of an early American General and first President of the United States.
* USS 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) * USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Pollution Prevention Industrial Installation Award * Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan * Naval Air Depot North Island * Norfolk Naval Shipyard Environmental Restoration Installation Award * Naval Air Station Lemoore Naval Air Station Lemoore or NAS Lemoore (IATA: NLC, ICAO: KNLC, FAA LID: NLC) is a United States Navy base, located in Kings County, California. Lemoore Station, California, a census-designated place, is located inside the base's borders. * Naval Air Station Whiting Field * Norfolk Naval Shipyard Environmental Restoration Individual or Team Award * Naval Air Station Pensacola Naval Air Station Pensacola or NAS Pensacola (IATA: NPA, ICAO: KNPA, FAA LID: NPA), "The Cradle of Naval Aviation", is a United States Navy base located in Warrington, Florida, a community southwest of the Pensacola city limits. 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 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) 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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