UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 271341Z JAN 11 FM SECNAV WASHINGTON DC TO AL ALNAV ALNAV INFO SECNAV WASHINGTON DC CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS FM SECNAV WASHINGTON DC TO ALNAV BT UNCLAS ALNAV 006/11 MSGID/GENADMIN/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC/-/JAN// SUBJ/2011 CAPTAIN EDWARD F. NEY MEMORIAL FOOD SERVICE AWARD RESULTS// RMKS/1. IT IS A PLEASURE TO ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS OF THE 2011 CAPTAIN EDWARD F. NEY MEMORIAL AWARDS PROGRAM FOR FOOD SERVICE EXCELLENCE. MY PERSONAL CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING OUTSTANDING FOOD SERVICE TEAMS THAT REPRESENT THE NAVY'S WARFARE ENTERPRISES AND COMMANDER, NAVY INSTALLATIONS COMMAND (CNIC): A. CAPTAIN EDWARD F. NEY AFLOAT RESULTS, REPRESENTING THE NAVY'S UNDERSEA ENTERPRISE, SURFACE WARFARE ENTERPRISE AND NAVAL AVIATION ENTERPRISE: SUBMARINE CATEGORY FIRST PLACE: USS MARYLAND (GOLD) (SSBN 738) RUNNER UP: USS OLYMPIA (SSN 717) HONORABLE MENTION: USS PROVIDENCE (SSN 719) SMALL AFLOAT CATEGORY FIRST PLACE: USS DOYLE (FFG 39) RUNNER UP: USS VANDEGRIFT (FFG 48) MEDIUM AFLOAT CATEGORY FIRST PLACE: USS LEYTE GULF (CG 55) RUNNER UP: USS PEARL HARBOR (LSD 52) HONORABLE MENTION: USS CHAFEE (DDG 90) LARGE AFLOAT CATEGORY FIRST PLACE: USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19) (REPEAT WINNER) RUNNER UP: USS WASP (LHD 1) AIRCRAFT CARRIER CATEGORY FIRST PLACE: USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) RUNNER UP: USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75) B. CAPTAIN EDWARD F. NEY ASHORE GENERAL MESSES REPRESENTING COMMANDER, NAVY INSTALLATIONS COMMAND (CNIC): CONUS GENERAL MESS CATEGORY FIRST PLACE: PORT HUENEME GALLEY, NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY RUNNER UP: ADMIRAL NIMITZ DINING FACILITY, NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND OCONUS GENERAL MESS CATEGORY FIRST PLACE: NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA RUNNER-UP: SILVER DOLPHIN BISTRO GALLEY, JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HAWAII 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 NAVY WARFARE ENTERPRISES, CNIC AND INDIVIDUAL COMMANDS FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE. 3. FIRST PLACE WINNERS AND RUNNER-UPS WILL BE RECOGNIZED DURING THE IFSEA CONFERENCE ON SATURDAY, 2 APRIL 2011 IN SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS. AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED DURING THE JOINT MILITARY AND IFSEA FOOD SERVICE EXCELLENCE AWARDS CEREMONY SATURDAY EVENING. 4. RELEASED BY RAY MABUS, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.// BT BT #0001 NNNN