ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
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R 211552Z MAY 03 ZYB MIN PSN 615299J32
 
FM SECNAV WASHINGTON DC
 
TO ALNAV
 
UNCLAS
ALNAV 46/03
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/SECNAV/-/MAY//
 
SUBJ/DON 2003 SAFETY RECOGNITION CEREMONY//
 
RMKS/1.  THE HONORABLE GORDON R. ENGLAND, FORMER SECRETARY OF THE
NAVY, ESTABLISHED THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (DON) SAFETY EXCELLENCE
AWARDS PROGRAM IN 2002 TO PERSONALLY RECOGNIZE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS
COMMANDS THAT DEMONSTRATE EXTRAORDINARY EXCELLENCE BY SUSTAINED
MISSION SUCCESS WITH SIMULTANEOUS EXEMPLARY SAFETY PERFORMANCE.  THE
OBJECTIVE OF THIS AWARDS PROGRAM IS TO PROMOTE EXCELLENCE IN MISSION
READINESS BY MISHAP AND HAZARD REDUCTION THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF EFFECTIVE SAFETY PROGRAMS, THE FULL INTEGRATION OF OPERATIONAL
RISK MANAGEMENT (ORM) PRINCIPLES, AND A SOUND SAFETY CULTURE
THROUGHOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY.
 
2.  THE FIRST CEREMONY TO RECOGNIZE COMMANDS SELECTED FOR DON SAFETY
EXCELLENCE AWARDS WAS HELD ON 19 NOVEMBER 2002.  WITH GREAT PLEASURE
I ANNOUNCE THE SECOND ANNUAL DON SAFETY RECOGNITION CEREMONY
SCHEDULED FOR 4 SEPTEMBER 2003 AT 1415 TO 1540 AT THE PENTAGON
AUDITORIUM, ROOM 5A1070.  ADDITIONAL DETAILS REGARDING THE CEREMONY
AND WINNING COMMANDS WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA RADIO MESSAGE.
 
3.  I HAVE INVITED THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS AND THE COMMANDANT
OF THE MARINE CORPS TO JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING THIS YEAR'S
WINNERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY SAFETY EXCELLENCE AWARD.
COMMANDERS AND STAFF ARE INVITED TO JOIN US THAT AFTERNOON.
 
4.  RELEASED BY THE HONORABLE HANSFORD T. JOHNSON, ACTING SECRETARY
OF THE NAVY.//
 
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