RAAUZYUW RUENAAA4539 0312112-UUUU--RUCRNAV. ZNR UUUUU ZUI RUEWMCF3851 0312054 R 312111Z JAN 07 PSN 120908K20 FM SECNAV WASHINGTON DC TO ALNAV ZEN/ALNAV @ AL ALNAV(UC) INFO ZEN/CNO CNO BT UNCLAS SUBJ: 2007 CAPTAIN EDWARD F. NEY MEMORIAL AWARDS FM SECNAV WASHINGTON DC TO ALNAV BT UNCLAS ALNAV 012/07 MSGID/GENADMIN/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC/-/JAN// SUBJ/2007 CAPTAIN EDWARD F. NEY 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 2007 CAPTAIN EDWARD F. NEY MEMORIAL AWARDS PROGRAM FOR FOOD SERVICE EXCELLENCE. MY PERSONAL CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING NAVY 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 CHEYENNE (SSN 773) RUNNER UP: USS MONTPELIER (SSN 765) HONORABLE MENTION: USS KENTUCKY GOLD (SSBN 737) SMALL AFLOAT CATEGORY FIRST PLACE: USS TAYLOR (FFG 50) RUNNER UP: USS CROMMELIN (FFG 37) MEDIUM AFLOAT CATEGORY FIRST PLACE: USS OSCAR AUSTIN (DDG 79) RUNNER UP: USS CURTIS WILBUR (DDG 54) HONORABLE MENTION: USS HOPPER (DDG 70) LARGE AFLOAT CATEGORY FIRST PLACE: USS ESSEX (LHD 2) RUNNER UP: USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) AIRCRAFT CARRIER CATEGORY FIRST PLACE: USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) RUNNER UP: USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71) B. CAPTAIN EDWARD F. NEY ASHORE GENERAL MESSES: CONUS GENERAL MESS CATEGORY FIRST PLACE: NAVY REGION MID-ATLANTIC NAVAL AMPHIBIOUS BASE, LITTLE CREEK RUNNER UP: NAVY REGION SOUTHWEST NAVAL STATION, SAN DIEGO OCONUS GENERAL MESS CATEGORY FIRST PLACE: NAVY REGION HAWAII SILVER DOLPHIN BISTRO RUNNER-UP: NAVY REGION SOUTHEAST NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY CUBA 2. THESE ANNUAL AWARDS, CO-SPONSORED BY THE INTERNATIONAL FOOD SERVICE EXECUTIVES ASSOCIATION (IFSEA), ENCOURAGE EXCELLENCE IN NAVY FOOD SERVICE PROGRAMS WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR NAVY PERSONNEL. I COMMEND ALL COMMANDS FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE. 3. FIRST PLACE WINNERS WILL BE RECOGNIZED DURING THE IFSEA CONFERENCE ON SATURDAY, 31 MARCH 2007 IN KANSAS CITY, MO. AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED DURING THE JOINT MILITARY AND IFSEA FOOD SERVICE EXCELLENCE AWARDS CEREMONY WHICH CELEBRATES THE 50TH NAVY CAPTAIN EDWARD F. NEY, 39TH PHILIP A CONNELLY, 22ND MARINE CORPS MAJOR GENERAL W.P.T. HILL, 13TH COAST GUARD, AND 15TH CAPTAIN DAVID M. COOK MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND FOOD SERVICE EXCELLENCE AWARDS. 4. NEY WINNERS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO SEND COMMAND/FACILITY REPRESENTATIVES TO THE AWARD CEREMONY. COMNAVSUPSYSCOM WILL FUND ONE REPRESENTATIVE PER WINNING COMMAND. PLEASE CONTACT THE POC IN THIS MESSAGE TO RSVP AND ARRANGE EVENT DETAILS. 5. RELEASED BY THE HONORABLE DONALD C. WINTER, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.// BT #4539 NNNN