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UNCLAS //N01650//
ALNAV 062/03
 
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SUBJ/2003 ANNUAL NAVY LEAGUE AWARD WINNERS//
 
REF/A/RMG/SECNAV/262110ZNOV2002//
 
REF/B/DOC/SECNAVINST 1650.34C/14MAR1991//
 
REF/C/LTR/NAVY LEAGUE/26MAR2003//
 
NARR/REF A IS ALNAV REQUEST FOR NOMINATIONS.  REF B PROVIDED
CRITERIA FOR SUBMISSION.  REF C ANNOUNCED 2003 AWARDEES.//
POC/MS. LOUISE HALSE/CIV/NLUS/-/TEL:703-528-1775 EXT 553//
 
RMKS/1.  THE NAVY LEAGUE OF THE UNITED STATES (NLUS) IS A NATIONAL
ORGANIZATION OF MORE THAN 70,000 MEMBERS AND APPROXIMATELY 330
COUNCILS.  NLUS ADVOCATES A STRONG DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY TEAM.  AS
OUTLINED IN REFS A AND B, NLUS PRESENTS 15 ANNUAL AWARDS IN
RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL LEADERSHIP AND ACHIEVEMENT.
 
2. THE 2003 NLUS AWARD WINNERS ARE:
- JOHN PAUL JONES AWARD FOR INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP (USN OFFICER):
CAPT JOHNNY L. GREEN, USN, NAVAL AIR FORCE, U.S. ATLANTIC FLEET;
- ADM CLAUDE V. RICKETTS AWARD FOR INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP  (E7 AND
ABOVE): CMDMC (SW/SS/DV) ROBERT J. ZAMORA, USN, USS FORD (FFG 54);
- ADM CLAUDE V. RICKETTS AWARD FOR INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP (E6 AND
BELOW): SM1 (SW) JAMES T. HAGERTY, USN, ASSAULT CRAFT UNIT ONE;
- THE CAPT WINIFRED QUICK COLLINS AWARD FOR INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP
(OFFICER): CAPT MARIA A. MARTE, USMC, 9TH ENGINEER SUPPORT
BATTALION, 3D FORCE SERVICE SUPPORT GROUP,
III MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, MARINE FORCE PACIFIC;
- THE CAPTAIN WINIFRED QUICK COLLINS AWARD FOR INSPIRATIONAL
LEADERSHIP (ENLISTED): ET1 (SW) MARY K. JACOBS, USN,
USS MILIUS (DDG 69);
- THE GENERAL JOHN A. LEJEUNE AWARD FOR INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP
(OFFICER): CAPT JOHN P. SULLIVAN, USMC, 9TH ENGINEER SUPPORT
BATTALION, 3D FORCE SERVICE SUPPORT GROUP, III MARINE EXPEDITIONARY
FORCE, MARINE FORCE PACIFIC;
- THE GENERAL GERALD C. THOMAS AWARD FOR INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP
(ENLISTED): 1STSGT GILBERT J. CONTRERAS, USMC, BATTERY L, 3D
BATTALION, 11TH MARINES;
- REAR ADMIRAL WILLIAM S. PARSONS AWARD FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL
PROGRESS: CAPT PETER M. GRANT, USN, PROGRAM DIRECTOR, AEGIS
BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE PROJECT;
- THE STEPHEN DECATUR AWARD FOR OPERATIONAL COMPETENCE: LT BENJAMIN
W. DOMOTO, USN, HELICOPTER ANTI SUBMARINE SQUADRON FOUR FOUR
(HSL-44);
- THE GENERAL HOLLAND M. SMITH AWARD FOR OPERATIONAL COMPETENCE:
CAPT THOMAS D. GORE, USMC, MARINE ATTACK SQUADRON 223, MARINE
AIRCRAFT GROUP 14, 2D MARINE AIRCRAFT WING, U.S. MARINE CORPS
FORCES, ATLANTIC;
- ALFRED THAYER MAHAN AWARD FOR LITERARY ACHIEVEMENT: LCDR DAVID A.
ADAMS, USN, AIDE TO DEPUTY, COMLANTFLT;
- THE ROBERT M. THOMPSON AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CIVILIAN LEADERSHIP:
THE HONORABLE DANIEL K. INOUYE, SENATOR FROM HAWAII;
- THE HONORABLE J. WILLIAM MIDDENDORF II AWARD FOR ENGINEERING
EXCELLENCE: EN1 (SW) JAMES L. STALLWORTH, USN,
USS REUBEN JAMES (FFG 57);
- THE ADMIRAL BEN MOREELL AWARD FOR LOGISTICS COMPETENCE (OFFICER):
CDR JAMES L. PROCTOR, JR., SC, USN, USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74);
- THE ADMIRAL BEN MOREELL AWARD FOR LOGISTICS COMPETENCE (ENLISTED):
SKC MARGARET A. GRIFFIN, USNR (TAR), NAVAL AND MARINE CORPS RESERVE
CENTER ATLANTA
- THE NAVAL INTELLIGENCE FOUNDATION AWARD: LCDR D. MARK HOUFF, USN,
CRUISER DESTROYER GROUP TWO;
- THE CAPTAIN ARTHUR L. JOHNSON AWARD FOR INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP:
KEVIN M. SORBELLO, CHIEF ENGINEER, USNS NIAGARA FALLS (T-AFS 3);
- THE OSCAR CHAPPELL FOR OUTSTANDING MARITIME STEWARDSHIP:
RUBEN C. GARLEJO, DECK ENGINEER MACHINIST,
USNS NIAGARA FALLS (T-AFS 3).
 
3. AWARDS WERE PRESENTED AT THE CENTENNIAL NAVY LEAGUE CONVENTION
IN HONOLULU, HI, 21 JUN 2003.
 
4. NLUS HAD GREAT DIFFICULTY IN SELECTING THIS YEAR'S WINNERS
BECAUSE NOMINATIONS WERE OF SUCH HIGH QUALITY.  THIS YEAR'S WINNERS
REPRESENT THE BEST OF THE BEST.
 
5. RELEASED BY THE HONORABLE HANSFORD T. JOHNSON, ACTING SECRETARY
OF THE NAVY.//
 
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