RAAUZYUW RUENAAA7345 1151710-UUUU--RUCRNAV. ZNR UUUUU ZUI RUEWMCF6245 1151649 R 251710Z APR 07 PSN 293060K20 FM SECNAV WASHINGTON DC TO ALNAV ZEN/ALNAV @ AL ALNAV(UC) INFO ZEN/CNO CNO BT UNCLAS SUBJ: SUPPORTING DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEERS FOR THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM FM SECNAV WASHINGTON DC TO ALNAV BT UNCLAS ALNAV 037/07 MSGID/GENADMIN/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC/-/APR// SUBJ/SUPPORTING DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEERS FOR THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM// RMKS/1. I WANT TO EXPRESS MY SINCERE APPRECIATION TO COMMANDS THAT SUPPORT VOLUNTEERISM AND THE MANY DON EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE SERVED ON DETAIL ASSIGNMENTS IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM (OEF), OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF), DEPARTMENT OF STATE RECONSTRUCTION EFFORTS AND OTHER GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM (GWOT) SUPPORT, AS WELL AS DON EMPLOYEES WHO ARE ABOUT TO SERVE ON THESE ASSIGNMENTS. OVER 550 DON EMPLOYEES VOLUNTEERED IN RESPONSE TO THE RECENT CALL FOR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES TO SUPPORT THE IRAQ PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAMS. 2. I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE COMMANDERS AT ALL LEVELS TO SUPPORT OUR DON CIVILIAN VOLUNTEERS AND THIS WORTHWHILE EFFORT. THEY WILL RETURN AS MANY HAVE, WITH BROADENED PERSPECTIVES, NEW EXPERIENCE, AND A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR ROLE IN SUPPORT OF THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM. 3. I VALUE OUR VOLUNTEERS AND THE SERVICE THEY PROVIDE TO OUR NATION. 4. RELEASED BY THE HONORABLE DONALD C. WINTER, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.// BT #7345 NNNN