Tenth annual Admiral Stanley R. Arthur Awards for Logistics Excellence.The tenth annual Admiral Stanley R. Arthur Awards for Logistics Excellence were presented on June 27 at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., by Army Lt. Gen. C. V. Christianson, director for logistics, J-4, the Joint Staff; Navy Rear Adm. Al Thompson, director, Supply, Ordnance and Logistics Operations Division, OPNAV OPNAV Office of the Chief of Naval Operations OPNAV Operational Navy N41; and retired Navy Adm. Stanley R. Arthur. These special recognition awards are bestowed annually upon individuals and teams who epitomize logistics excellence. The three award categories--Military Logistician, Civilian Logistician, and Logistics Team (Operational, Acquisition, and/or Joint)--recognize Navy individuals and teams whose contributions have significantly supported the Navy mission, have promoted innovative ideas and concepts resulting in substantial and quantifiable benefits to the Navy, and have enhanced the logistics profession. Nominees may be involved in any or all phases of Navy logistics from early life cycle planning to in-service support. The 2005 award winners are: CAPT. THOMAS C. TRAAEN, SC, USN MILITARY LOGISTICIAN OF THE YEAR Capt. Traaen, from COMPACFLT COMPACFLT Commander, Pacific Fleet and Naval Supply Systems Command, distinguished himself in the exceptional performance of duties while serving as director of Fleet Supply on the staff of commander, PACFLT PACFLT Pacific Fleet , and as the deputy commander for Fleet Logistics Operations at the NAVSUPSYSCOM NAVSUPSYSCOM Naval Supply Systems Command . He was instrumental in the development and certification by the business management modernization program (BMMP BMMP Business Management Modernization Program (US DoD) BMMP Biomimetic Materials Processing BMMP Benign Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid BMMP Bluebonnet Military Motor Pool (of Texas) BMMP Basic Major Medical Plan ) of a comprehensive logistics readiness reporting tool, used weekly to report the fleet's logistical readiness to commanders. DR. LAMBROS P. TZEREFOSA CIVILIAN LOGISTICIAN OF THE YEAR Dr. Tzerefosa, from the Naval Supply Systems Command, assembled and led a multi-talented team of specialists to deliver a joint operations focused system, the ordnance information system (OIS Noun 1. OIS - agency that oversees the intelligence relationships of the Treasury's offices and bureaus and provides a link between the Intelligence Community and officials responsible for international economic policy Office of Intelligence Support ), which is the definitive logistics and inventory management transformational solution for the naval ordnance community. OIS provides maximum readiness through access, agility, adaptability, and persistent awareness and leverages the competencies of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard through the integration of their existing ammunition management systems into a single more efficient and cost-effective system. THE CARRIER SUPPLY DEPARTMENT BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE CROSS FUNCTIONAL TEAM OPERATIONAL LOGISTICS TEAM OF THE YEAR The Carrier Supply Department Bridge to the Future Cross Functional Team from COMNAVAIRPAC COMNAVAIRPAC Commander, Naval Air Force, US Pacific Fleet N41 Force Supply, USS Abraham Lincoln Various ships have borne the name Abraham Lincoln, in honor of the 16th President of the United States. In the U.S. Navy
F/A-18 INTEGRATED READINESS SUPPORT TEAM (FIRST) ACQUISITION LOGISTICS TEAM OF THE YEAR The F/A-18 FIRST, from 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). and the Naval Inventory Control Point, Philadelphia, provided an innovative performance-based logistics approach that increased the efficiency and effectiveness of the F/A-18 by uniting the responsiveness of industry with the expertise and capacity of the Navy's organic support activities. FIRST identified over $430 million in savings and cost avoidance in supportability improvements and improved F/A-18 supply availability from 62 percent for the Hornet to 85 percent for the Super Hornet, reducing depot turnaround time and awaiting parts by 41 percent and 64 percent respectively. NAVY EXPEDITIONARY LOGISTICS SUPPORT GROUP (NAVELSG) PORT GROUP CHARLIE REDEPLOYMENT AND LOGISTICS (RESULTS) TEAM JOINT LOGISTICS TEAM OF THE YEAR The Port Group CHARLIE RESULTS team, Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command performed with singular distinction, serving as the vital hinge pin of the logistics process in the Central Command Theater of operations Noun 1. theater of operations - a region in which active military operations are in progress; "the army was in the field awaiting action"; "he served in the Vietnam theater for three years" field of operations, theatre of operations, theater, theatre, field through which a vast majority of equipment and supplies flow to the fighting forces engaged in OIF. Collaborating with the U. S. Army, civilian contractors, and Kuwaiti authorities, the Port Group CHARLIE RESULTS team established a stellar reputation as the best in the business at managing all facets of maritime port cargo handling operations. Working under a highly complex Joint Service hierarchy, the RESULTS team received and staged over 50,000 pieces of rolling stock and containerized con·tain·er·ize v.tr. con·tain·er·ized, con·tain·er·iz·ing, con·tain·er·iz·es 1. To package (cargo) in large standardized containers for efficient shipping and handling. 2. cargo for over 207,000 armed forces members from 47 Army and Marine Corps units. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Navy's premier logistics awards are named for Adm. Stanley R. Arthur. Arthur was commissioned in June 1957. He became a naval aviator in 1958 and later completed over 500 combat missions in the A-4 Skyhawk aircraft. During his distinguished career, Arthur served on the staff of the commander in chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor; as assistant chief of staff for Plans and Policy with additional duty as commander, Rapid Deployment Naval Forces and U.S. Naval Forces Central Command U.S. Naval Forces Central Command is the naval element of United States Central Command (CENTCOM). Its area of responsibility includes the Red Sea, the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Arabian Sea. ; as commander, Carrier Group SEVEN; as director, Aviation Plans and Requirements Division (OP-50); and as director, General Planning and Programming Division (OP-80). He was selected for the rank of vice admiral in February 1988 and assumed the duties as deputy 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. (Logistics). On Dec. 1, 1990, Arthur assumed duties as commander, U.S. SEVENTH Fleet and commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command for Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm. He directed the operations and tactical movements of more than 96,000 Navy and Marine Corps personnel and 130 U.S. Navy and allied ships. This represented the largest U.S. naval armada amassed since World War II. Arthur assumed duties as the vice chief of Naval Operations The Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO) is the top deputy to the Chief of Naval Operations, in the United States Navy. Appointed by the President of the United States under authority of an act of March 5, 1948 (62 Stat. 67). on July 6, 1992. He retired from active military service on June 1, 1995. Further information and photos on the Adm. Stanley R. Arthur Awards program are available at <https://awards.navy.mil/stanarthur>. Smith is a supportability advocate with OPNAV (N401). [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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