RTTUZYUW RUEWMCS0000 0661616-UUUU-RUCRNAV. ZNR UUUUU R 071616Z MAR 06 FM SECNAV WASHINGTON DC TO ALNAV INFO COMNAVSUPSYSCOM MECHANICSBURG PA//51// UNCLAS ALNAV 028/06 MSGID/GENADMIN/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC/-/FEB// SUBJ/2006 CAPTAIN EDWARD F. NEY AND MAJOR GENERAL W.P.T. HILL /MEMORIAL AWARDS// POC/ROXANNE HAUMAN/NEY PROGRAM MGR/SUP51B5/LOC:MECHANICSBURG /TEL:717-605-7463// RMKS/1. IT IS A PLEASURE TO ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS OF THE 2006 CAPTAIN EDWARD F. NEY AND MAJOR GENERAL W.P.T. HILL MEMORIAL AWARDS PROGRAM FOR FOOD SERVICE EXCELLENCE. MY PERSONAL CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING NAVY AND MARINE CORPS FOOD SERVICE TEAMS: A. CAPTAIN EDWARD F. NEY AFLOAT, REPRESENTING COMMANDER, U.S. ATLANTIC FLEET AND COMMANDER, U.S. PACIFIC FLEET: SUBMARINE CATEGORY FIRST PLACE: USS LAJOLLA (SSN 701) RUNNER UP: USS MEMPHIS (SSN 691) HONORABLE MENTION: USS TENNESSEE GOLD (SSBN 734) SMALL AFLOAT CATEGORY FIRST PLACE: USS SIMPSON (FFG 56) RUNNER UP: USS VANDEGRIFT (FFG 48) MEDIUM AFLOAT CATEGORY FIRST PLACE: USS LAKE ERIE (CG 70) - REPEAT WINNER RUNNER UP: USS HOPPER (DDG 70) HONORABLE MENTION: USS HUE CITY (CG 66) LARGE AFLOAT CATEGORY FIRST PLACE: USS TARAWA (LHA 1) RUNNER UP: USS BATAAN (LHD 5) AIRCRAFT CARRIER CATEGORY FIRST PLACE: USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75) - REPEAT WINNER RUNNER UP: USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72) B. CAPTAIN EDWARD F. NEY ASHORE GENERAL MESSES: CONUS GENERAL MESS CATEGORY FIRST PLACE: NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA GALLEY - THE DOLPHIN INN RUNNER UP: NAS OCEANA DAM NECK ANNEX OCONUS GENERAL MESS CATEGORY FIRST PLACE: COMFLEACT, YOKOSUKA, JAPAN - REPEAT WINNER RUNNER-UP: NAVSTA PEARL HARBOR, SILVER DOLPHIN BISTRO C. MAJOR GENERAL W.P.T. HILL AWARDS: BEST JOINTLY OPERATED GARRISON MESS HALL: MESS HALL #488, CAMP FOSTER, MCB CAMP BUTLER, OKINAWA JA BEST FULL FOOD SERVICE GARRISON MESS HALL: MESS HALL #455, CAMP JOHNSON, MCB CAMP LEJEUNE NC BEST ACTIVE FIELD MESS: 1ST MLG, CAMP PENDLETON, CA SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO FORWARD OPERATING BASE CAMP KOREAN VILLAGE, COMMANDED BY 2ND LIGHT ARMORED RECON BN, 2D MARDIV, II MEF 2. THESE ANNUAL AWARDS, CO-SPONSORED BY THE INTERNATIONAL FOOD SERVICE EXECUTIVES ASSOCIATION (IFSEA), ENCOURAGE EXCELLENCE IN NAVY AND MARINE CORPS FOOD SERVICE PROGRAMS WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR NAVY AND MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL. I COMMEND ALL COMMANDS FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE. 3. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS FIRST PLACE WINNERS WILL BE RECOGNIZED DURING THE IFSEA CONFERENCE ON SATURDAY, 8 APRIL 2006 IN MIAMI, FL. AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED DURING THE JOINT MILITARY AND IFSEA FOOD SERVICE EXCELLENCE AWARDS CEREMONY, WHICH CELEBRATES THE 49TH NAVY CAPTAIN EDWARD F. NEY, 38TH PHILIP A CONNELLY, 21ST MARINE CORPS MAJOR GENERAL W.P.T. HILL, 12TH COAST GUARD, AND 14TH CAPTAIN DAVID M. COOK MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND FOOD SERVICE EXCELLENCE AWARDS. 4. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY THE HONORABLE DONALD C. WINTER, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY. BT #0000 NNNN