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SUBJ/SECRETARY OF THE NAVY 2010 SAFETY EXCELLENCE AWARDS//

REF/A/DOC/SECNAVINST 5305.4B//

AMPN/REF A ESTABLISHES POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR SUBJECT AWARDS 
PROGRAM.//

RMKS/1.  IT IS MY PLEASURE TO ANNOUNCE THE RECIPIENTS OF THE 2010 
SAFETY EXCELLENCE AWARDS.  THESE PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS RECOGNIZE NAVY AND 
MARINE CORPS UNITS FOR ON- AND OFF-DUTY SAFETY EXCELLENCE DURING 2009.  
THE SAFETY EXCELLENCE RECIPIENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
    - ASHORE, INDUSTRIAL, CATEGORY A:  NAVAL WEAPONS STATION SEAL BEACH
    - ASHORE, INDUSTRIAL, CATEGORY B:  MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE 
BARSTOW (TIE)
    - ASHORE, INDUSTRIAL, CATEGORY B:  SOUTHWEST REGIONAL MAINTENANCE 
CENTER (TIE)
    - ASHORE, INDUSTRIAL, CATEGORY C:  NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING 
COMMAND, MID-ATLANTIC
    - ASHORE, NON-INDUSTRIAL, CATEGORY A:  NAVAL BASE CORONADO
    - ASHORE, NON-INDUSTRIAL, CATEGORY B:  NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO
    - ASHORE, NON-INDUSTRIAL, CATEGORY C:  NAVAL STATION NORFOLK
    - FLEET OPERATIONAL/FLEET SUPPORT:  2D MARINE AIRCRAFT WING
    - AFLOAT, LARGE DECK COMBATANT:  USS NASSAU (LHA 4)
    - AFLOAT, SURFACE COMBATANT:  USS PREBLE (DDG 88)
    - AFLOAT, AMPHIBIOUS:  USS DUBUQUE (LPD 8)
    - AFLOAT, LITTORAL WARFARE:  MCM CREW CONSTANT
    - AFLOAT, SUBMARINE:  USS NEVADA (SSBN 733)
    - AFLOAT, AUXILIARY:  USS FRANK CABLE (AS 40)
    - AVIATION, NAVY ACTIVE DUTY:  STRIKE FIGHTER SQUADRON FOURTEEN 
(VFA-14)
    - AVIATION, MARINE CORPS ACTIVE DUTY:  MARINE HEAVY HELICOPTER 
SQUADRON 362 (HMH-362)
    - AVIATION, NAVY RESERVE:  HELICOPTER ANTI-SUBMARINE SQUADRON LIGHT 
SIX ZERO (HSL-60)
    - AVIATION, MARINE CORPS RESERVE:  MARINE HEAVY HELICOPTER SQUADRON 
772 (HMH-772)
    - AVIATION, TRAINING:  TRAINING SQUADRON SEVEN (VT-7)
    - EMERGING CENTER OF EXCELLENCE:  WEAPON SYSTEM EXPLOSIVES SAFETY 
REVIEW BOARD (WSESRB), NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND
    - SAFETY INTEGRATION IN ACQUISITION:  SHIP TO SHORE CONNECTOR, 
AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE PROGRAM (PMS377)/NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND

2.  MY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL SECRETARY OF THE NAVY SAFETY EXCELLENCE 
RECIPIENTS.  SAFETY AND RISK MANAGEMENT ARE INTRINSIC TO EFFECTIVELY 
PREPARE FOR AND COMPLETE OUR MISSION, WHETHER AT HOME OR DEPLOYED IN 
HARM'S WAY.  WHAT YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED IN THE LAST YEAR IS PROOF-
POSITIVE OF YOUR COMMITMENT TO A "MISSION FIRST, SAFETY ALWAYS" COMMAND 
CULTURE, EACH OTHER, SAFETY EXCELLENCE, THE NATION, AND THE ADVENT OF 
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY AS A WORLD CLASS SAFETY ORGANIZATION.  YOU 
HAVE JUSTLY EARNED THE RIGHT TO FLY MY SECNAV SAFETY FLAG FOR THE NEXT 
YEAR.

3.  I CORDIALLY INVITE ALL RECIPIENTS TO THE SAFETY EXCELLENCE AWARDS 
PRESENTATION CEREMONY WHERE YOU WILL BE FORMALLY RECOGNIZED.  THE 
CEREMONY WILL BE HELD MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2010, FROM 1000-1100 AT THE 
U.S. NAVY MEMORIAL AND NAVAL HERITAGE CENTER THEATER, 701 PENNSYLVANIA 
AVE NW, WASHINGTON, DC.  A RECEPTION WILL FOLLOW IN THE CENTER'S 
PRESIDENTS ROOM.

4.  COMMANDERS, SAFETY PROFESSIONALS, FAMILY MEMBERS, AND CO-WORKERS 
ARE ALSO INVITED TO JOIN US IN HONORING THE RECIPIENTS.

5.  RELEASED BY RAY MABUS, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.//

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