UNCLASSIFIED//
R 311433Z OCT 07
FM SECNAV WASHINGTON DC
TO ALNAV
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ALNAV 074/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC/-/OCT//
SUBJ/2007 ADMIRAL ELMO R. ZUMWALT AWARD WINNERS// 
RMKS/1.  IT IS MY PLEASURE TO ANNOUNCE THE RECIPIENTS OF THE ADMIRAL 
ELMO R. ZUMWALT AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN VISITORS QUARTERS MANAGEMENT 
(VQ) FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2007.  ALL VQ ACTIVITIES PARTICIPATE IN THE 
ACCREDITATION PROCESS AND ARE EVALUATED BASED ON THEIR PERFORMANCE 
STANDARDS IN FACILITIES, SERVICE, FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT.  SIMILAR TO 
COMMERCIAL HOTEL INDUSTRY QUALITY STANDARD RATINGS, VQ ACTIVITIES ARE 
AWARDED 3, 4 OR 5-STAR RATINGS.  THIS YEAR, 11 INSTALLATIONS ACHIEVED A 
5-STAR RATING IN ALL AREAS, AND WILL BE RECOGNIZED AS ADMIRAL ZUMWALT 
AWARD RECIPIENTS.
2.  I EXTEND MY PERSONAL CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING ADMIRAL ELMO 
R. ZUMWALT 5-STAR COMMANDS:
U.S. NAVAL STATION ROTA
U.S. NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY NAPLES
NAVAL AIR FACILITY EL CENTRO
NAVAL AIR STATION LEMOORE
NAVAL AIR WEAPONS STATION CHINA LAKE
NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY
JOINT FORCES STAFF COLLEGE
NAVAL AIR STATION BRUNSWICK
NAVAL SHIPYARD PORTSMOUTH
NAVAL STATION NEWPORT
3.  ACHIEVING A 5-STAR RATING IS A MOST SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENT.  
BRAVO ZULU TO ALL MANAGERS AND STAFF WHOSE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION 
SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE TRAVELERS.
4.  THIS YEAR I AM ALSO RECOGNIZING NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY, SOUDA BAY 
WHO EARNED A 4-STAR RATING.
5.  RELEASED BY THE HONORABLE DONALD C. WINTER, SECRETARY OF THE 
NAVY.//

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