PEOPLE PLANES PLACES.Awards The 2000 Commander Naval Air Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet A number of countries currently have or previously had an Atlantic Fleet in their navies.
The Atlantic Fleet winners: George Washington (CVN (Card Verification Number) See CSC. 73), HC-8, HM-15, HS-5, HSL-44, VAQ-132, VAW-125, VF-103, VFA-34, VP-S and VS-30. Aviation winners of the 2000 Secretary of the Navy Environmental Awards: Natural Resources Conservation, large installation runner-up: MCAS McCune-Albright syndrome (MCAS) A genetic syndrome characterized in girls by the development of ovarian cysts and puberty before the age of 8, together with abnormalities of bone structure and skin pigmentation. Mentioned in: Ovarian Cysts Miramar, Calif. Natural Resources Conservation, small installation winner: 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 Pensacola, Fla. Cultural Resources Management
In the broadest sense, Cultural Resources Management (CRM) , installation runner-up: NAS Patuxent River The Patuxent River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay in the state of Maryland. There are three main river drainages for central Maryland: the Potomac River to the west passing through Washington D.C. , Md. Cultural Resources Management, individual/team winner: NAS Patuxent River, Md. Douglas P. Lister; runner-up: Marine Corps Air-Ground Task Force Training Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. Environmental Quality, industrial installation winner: MCAS Cherry Point, N.C.; runner-up: NADEP NADEP Naval Aviation Depot NADEP Naval Air Depot (NADEP North Island overhauls Navy aircraft) Jacksonville, Fla. Environmental Quality, nonindustrial installation runner-up: MCAS Beaufort, S.C. Environmental Quality, individual/team runners-up: NADEP North Island Calif., Theodore Beyer; and MCAS Beaufort, S.C., Charles Herron. Environmental Quality, large ship winner: Carl Vinson Carl Vinson (November 18, 1883 – June 1, 1981) was a Democratic United States Congressman from Georgia. He was the first person to serve for more than 50 years in the United States House of Representatives. (CVN 70); runner-up: Bonhomme Richard (LHD LHD abbr. Latin Litterarum Humaniorum Doctor (Doctor of Humanities; Doctor of Humane Letters) 6). Pollution Prevention, nonindustrial installation winner: MCAS Camp Pendleton, Calif.; runner-up: MCAS Beaufort, S.C. Recycling, industrial installation winner: MCAS Cherry Point, N.C. Recycling, nonindustrial installation runner-up: NAS Whidbey Island Whid·bey Island An island of northwest Washington in Puget Sound northwest of Everett and east of Admiralty Inlet. , Wash. Recycling Program Team runner-up: MCAS Beaufort S.C., James Williams. Environmental Cleanup, installation runner-up: NAS Patuxent River, Md. Aviation winners of the Navy Community Service Program's 2000 Environmental Stewardship Flagship Awards: large shore honorable mention, NAS Patuxent River, Md.; and medium overseas winner, NAF NAF National Arbitration Forum NAF National Academy Foundation NAF National Abortion Federation NaF sodium fluoride NAF Naval Air Facility NAF National Ataxia Foundation NAF New America Foundation (think tank) Misawa, Japan. The award encourages military and civilian personnel within each Navy command to join efforts with local communities to educate youth and families about environmental initiatives. NAS Atlanta, Ga., was selected as the 2000 winner of the Conway Trophy, presented annually to the best managed naval air station A Naval Air Station is an airbase of the United States Navy. Such bases are used to house Naval Aviation squadrons and support commands. List of Functioning US Naval Air Stations
Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) was named best in the Atlantic Fleet by the Naval Supply Systems Command and the Navy Exchange Services Command. The carrier received a Service Excellence Award and a Best of Class Award for high-level quality of life for Sailors throughout FY 00. VR-61 won the Commander Fleet Logistics Support Wing Career Information Program Management Excellence Award. The squadron was selected from among all C-9 Skytrain II and C-20 Gulfstream squadrons. HS-7 received the 2000 Commander Helicopter Antisubmarine Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet Maintenance Trophy on 19 January for superior performance carrying Out the Naval Aviation Maintenance Program. At a 20 February ceremony in Yuma, Ariz., Marine Capt. Glen Lindstrom received an Air Medal for meritorious service in flight while assigned to HMH-365 during the 1999 Serbian withdrawal. Air Traffic Controller 1st Class (Aviation Warfare) Michael Cope was named Commander Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Controller of the Year for 2000. ACl(AW) Cope is stationed aboard Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Aviation winners of the 2000 Personal Excellence Partnership Award: Naval Air Maintenance Training Unit, North Island, Calif., medium shore; TACRONs 11 and 12, small shore; and HSL-51, medium overseas unit. Hany S. Truman (CVN 75) was awarded the 2000 Edward F. Ney Award for Food Service Excellence in the Atlantic Fleet's aircraft carrier category, for the third time. The year-long competition grades ship-and shore-based facilities on their customer service techniques, quality of food and crew feedback. Other winners in the Atlantic Fleet were Bataan (LHD 5) in the large afloat category and Enterprise (CVN 65), runner-up in the aircraft carrier category. The Pacific Fleet honorees include winner Constellation (CV 64) and runner-up Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Air stations receiving the award included NAS North Island, Calif.; NAS Point Mugu, Calif.; and NAS Whidbey Island, Wash. NADEP Cherry Point, N.C., recognized several employees for their participation in the Beneficial Suggestion Program for FY 00. The Depot realized a savings of $7,041,943 and awarded $94,774 to employees for ideas that were adopted to improve government operations and reduce cost. |
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