UNCLASSIFIED// ATTENTION INVITED TO ROUTINE R 031746Z FEB 12 PSN 895801K31 FM SECNAV WASHINGTON DC TO ALNAV INFO ZEN/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC ZEN/CNO WASHINGTON DC ZEN/CMC WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS QQQQ SUBJ: NAVY LEAGUE OF THE UNITED STATES FY 11 ADMIRAL VERN CLARK AND G ENERAL JAMES L. JONES SAFETY AWARDS UNCLASSIFIED/ FM SECNAV WASHINGTON DC TO ALNAV INFO SECNAV WASHINGTON DC CNO WASHINGTON DC CMC WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS ALNAV 009/12 MSGID/GENADMIN/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC/-/FEB// SUBJ/NAVY LEAGUE OF THE UNITED STATES FY 11 ADMIRAL VERN CLARK AND GENERAL JAMES L. JONES SAFETY AWARDS// POC/LESLIE HOLLAND/ODASN(SAFETY)/LOC:WASH DC/TEL:(703)614-5530/TEL:DS N 224-5530/TEL:FAX (703)614-1149/E-MAIL: LESLIE.HOLLAND@NAVY.MIL// RMKS/1. THE ADMIRAL VERN CLARK AND GENERAL JAMES L. JONES SAFETY AWARDS WERE ESTABLISHED BY THE NAVY LEAGUE OF THE UNITED STATES TO RECOGNIZE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY GROUPS OR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED THE SAFETY CULTURE WITHIN THE NAVY OR MARINE CORPS. 2. A MINIMUM OF TWO SAFETY AWARDS, ONE NAVY AND ONE MARINE CORPS, ARE PRESENTED ANNUALLY TO RECOGNIZE INNOVATIVE ACTIONS, EXAMPLES OR SUGGESTIONS THAT HAVE REDUCED FATALITIES AND/OR MISHAPS AMONG SAILORS, MARINES OR CIVILIANS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY. MORE THAN ONE WINNER OF EACH AWARD MAY BE SELECTED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE NAVY LEAGUE AWARDS SELECTION BOARD BASED ON THE NUMBER AND QUALITY OF NOMINATIONS RECEIVED. IN ADDITION TO BEING RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO SAFETY EXCELLENCE IN THE NAVY OR MARINE CORPS, AWARDEES WILL RECEIVE A COMMEMORATIVE SCROLL AND A CASH AWARD. 3. CRITERIA, ELIGIBILITY AND NOMINATION SUBMISSION DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE NAVY LEAGUE OF THE UNITED STATES WEBSITE, HTTP://WWW.NAVYLEAGUE.ORG/PUBLIC_RELATIONS/SAFETY_AWARDS.PHP, DEADLINE FOR NOMINATION SUBMISSIONS IS MARCH 2, 2012. 4. AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY LUNCHEON DURING THE NAVY LEAGUE SEA-AIR-SPACE EXPOSITION, APRIL 16, 2012, AT THE GAYLORD NATIONAL RESORT AND CONFERENCE CENTER, NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. 5. RELEASED BY RAY MABUS, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.// BT #2325 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//