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SUBJ/DON 2005 SAFETY EXCELLENCE AWARDS//
REF/A/DOC/SECNAVINST 5305.4/16APR2004//
NARR/REF A ESTABLISHED POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR SUBJECT AWARDS
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RMKS/1.  IT IS MY GREAT PLEASURE TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (DON) 2005 SAFETY EXCELLENCE AWARDS IN THE
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES ESTABLISHED BY REF A:
A. DON SAFETY EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR SAFETY ASHORE:
   - INDUSTRIAL: NAVAL AIR ENGINEERING STATION, LAKEHURST
   - NON-INDUSTRIAL: FLEET ACTIVITIES, OKINAWA
B. DON SAFETY EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR SAFETY SHIPBOARD:
   - LARGE DECK SURFACE COMBATANT: USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73)
   - SURFACE COMBATANT: USS MOBILE BAY (CG 53)
   - AMPHIBIOUS SHIP: USS SHREVEPORT (LPD 12)
   - AUXILIARY SHIP: USS SEATTLE (AOE 3)
   - MINE WARFARE SHIP: USS PATRIOT (MCM 7)
   - SUBMARINE: USS RHODE ISLAND (SSBN 740)
C. DON SAFETY EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR MARINE CORPS GROUND SAFETY:
   - CENTER OF SAFETY EXCELLENCE: MARINE CORPS BASE, CAMP LEJEUNE,
JACKSONVILLE, NC
   - ACHIEVEMENT IN SAFETY AWARD (GROUP I): MARINE CORPS BASE, HAWAII
   - ACHIEVEMENT IN SAFETY AWARD (GROUP II): MARINE CORPS BASE,
QUANTICO
   - ACHIEVEMENT IN SAFETY AWARD (GROUP III): MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS
BASE, ALBANY, GA
   - ACHIEVEMENT IN SAFETY AWARD (GROUP IV): MAINTENANCE CENTER,
ALBANY, GA
D. DON SAFETY EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR AVIATION SAFETY:
   - ACTIVE DUTY - NAVY: STRIKE FIGHTER SQUADRON 136 (VFA-136)
   - ACTIVE DUTY - MARINE CORPS: MARINE MEDIUM HELICOPTER SQUADRON
263 (HMM-263)
   - RESERVE - NAVY: HELICOPTER COMBAT SUPPORT SQUADRON EIGHT FIVE
(HC-85)
   - RESERVE - MARINE CORPS: MARINE MEDIUM HELICOPTER SQUADRON 774
(HMM-774)
   - TRAINING COMMAND: TRAINING SQUADRON THIRTY-ONE (VT-31)
E. DON SAFETY EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND SAFETY:
USNS APACHE (T-ATF 172)
2.  CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL DON 2005 SAFETY EXCELLENCE AWARD
RECIPIENTS.  ALL NOMINEES FOR THIS YEAR'S SAFETY EXCELLENCE AWARDS
DEMONSTRATED EFFECTIVE USE OF OPERATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT (ORM)
PRINCIPLES AND A SOUND SAFETY CULTURE THAT CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY
TO MISSION SUCCESS.
3.  WINNERS WILL BE RECOGNIZED AT THE DON SAFETY EXCELLENCE AWARDS
CEREMONY TO BE HELD 4 OCTOBER 2005, FROM 1300 TO 1400 AT THE NAVY
MEMORIAL AND NAVAL HERITAGE CENTER THEATER, 701 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE,
NW, WASHINGTON, DC; A BRIEF RECEPTION WILL FOLLOW IN THE PRESIDENTS
ROOM AT THE CENTER.  THE CEREMONY WILL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS COMMANDS THAT HAVE
DEMONSTRATED EXTRAORDINARY EXCELLENC BY SUSTAINED MISSION SUCCESS
WITH SIMULTANEOUS EXEMPLARY SAFETY PERFORMANCE.
4.  I HAVE INVITED CNO AND CMC TO JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING THIS YEAR'S
WINNERS OF THIS DISTINGUISHED AWARD. COMMANDERS ARE INVITED TO
RESERVE THE AFTERNOON OF 4 OCTOBER TO JOIN US IN RECOGNIZING THE
WINNING COMMANDS.
5.  RELEASED BY THE UNDER SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.
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