ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
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R 142003Z NOV 02 ZYB MIN PSN 692060J23
 
FM SECNAV WASHINGTON DC
 
TO ALNAV
 
UNCLAS //N01420//
ALNAV 088/02
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC/-/NOV//
 
SUBJ/SECNAV 2002 SAFETY RECOGNITION CEREMONY//
 
RMKS/1.  IT IS A PLEASURE TO ANNOUNCE THE COMMANDS THAT WILL BE
HONORED AT THE 19NOV02 SECNAV SAFETY RECOGNITION CEREMONY AT 1030 IN
THE PENTAGON AUDITORIUM, ROOM 5A1070.  THESE COMMANDS WERE CHOSEN
FROM AMONG SIX CATEGORIES OF FY01 SECNAV, CNO AND CMC SAFETY AWARD
WINNERS BASED ON THEIR MISSION SUCCESSES AND EXEMPLARY SAFETY
PERFORMANCE:
 
A. SECNAV ACHIEVEMENT IN SAFETY ASHORE CATEGORY:
NAVAL AIR STATION, KEFLAVIK, ICELAND
B. CNO SAFETY AWARD - SHIPBOARD (CV) CATEGORY:
USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71)
C. CNO SAFETY AWARD - SHIPBOARD (NON-CV) CATEGORY:
USS BENFOLD (DDG 65)
D. CNO SAFETY AWARD - AVIATION CATEGORY:
STRIKE FIGHTER SQUADRON 82 (VFA 82)
E. CMC SAFETY AWARD - AVIATION CATEGORY:
MARINE FIGHTER ATTACK SQUADRON 232 (VMFA 232)
F. CMC SAFETY AWARD - GROUND CATEGORY:
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII
 
2.  EACH COMMANDER DEMONSTRATED A STRONG COMMITMENT TO ENHANCING THE
SAFETY FOCUS OF HIS OR HER COMMAND'S CULTURE THROUGH PERSONAL EXAMPLE
AND DIRECTION; THIS "TOP-DOWN" EMPHASIS ON SAFETY SUCCESSFULLY
PROMOTED EFFECTIVE RISK MANAGEMENT PROCESSES AND HAZARD
RECOGNITION AND CORRECTION.
 
3.  EACH COMMAND TO BE RECOGNIZED AT THE CEREMONY IS
COMMENDED FOR ITS OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS IN MISHAP PREVENTION AND
MISSION SUCCESS.
 
4.  COMMANDS PARTICIPATING IN THE 19NOV02 CEREMONY WILL BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING TRAVEL FUNDS FOR THEIR REPRESENTATIVES.
 
5.  RELEASED BY THE HONORABLE GORDON R. ENGLAND, SECRETARY OF THE
NAVY SENDS.//
 
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