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SUBJ: 2012 SECRETARY OF THE NAVY (SECNAV) SAFETY EXCELLENCE AWARDS 
UNCLASSIFIED/ UNCLASSIFIED FM SECNAV WASHINGTON DC TO ALNAV INFO SECNAV 
WASHINGTON DC CNO WASHINGTON DC CMC WASHINGTON DC

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SUBJ/2012 SECRETARY OF THE NAVY (SECNAV) SAFETY EXCELLENCE AWARDS//

REF/A/DOC/SECNAVINST 5305.4B//

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

RMKS/1.  IT IS MY PLEASURE TO ANNOUNCE THE RECIPIENTS OF THE 2012 SAFETY 
EXCELLENCE AWARDS.  THESE PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS RECOGNIZE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
UNITS FOR UNPARALLELED SAFETY ACHIEVEMENTS DURING 2011.
RECIPIENTS ARE:
- ASHORE, INDUSTRIAL, CATEGORY A:  NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND 
NORTHWEST
- ASHORE, INDUSTRIAL, CATEGORY B:  U.S. NAVAL SHIP REPAIR FACILITY AND JAPAN 
REGIONAL MAINTENANCE CENTER
- ASHORE, INDUSTRIAL, CATEGORY C:  MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW
- ASHORE, NON-INDUSTRIAL, CATEGORY A:  NAVAL SUBMARINE BASE KINGS BAY
- ASHORE, NON-INDUSTRIAL, CATEGORY B:  NAVAL AIR STATION LEMOORE
- ASHORE, NON-INDUSTRIAL, CATEGORY C:  NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY
- FLEET OPERATIONAL/FLEET SUPPORT:  MARINE CORPS SUPPORT FACILITY BLOUNT 
ISLAND
- AFLOAT, LARGE DECK COMBATANT:  USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76)
- AFLOAT, SURFACE COMBATANT:  USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN (CG 57)
- AFLOAT, AMPHIBIOUS:  USS GREEN BAY (LPD 20)
- AFLOAT, SUBMARINE:  USS TENNESSEE (SSBN 734)(BLUE)
- AFLOAT, AUXILIARY:  USNS GRASP
- AVIATION, NAVY ACTIVE DUTY:  HELICOPTER MARITIME STRIKE SQUADRON SEVEN SEVEN 
(HSM-77)
- AVIATION, MARINE CORPS ACTIVE DUTY:  MARINE ATTACK SQUADRON TWO TWO THREE 
(VMA-223)
- AVIATION, NAVY RESERVE:  FLEET LOGISTICS SUPPORT SQUADRON FIVE SEVEN (VR-57)
- AVIATION, MARINE CORPS RESERVE:  MARINE LIGHT ATTACK HELICOPTER SQUADRON 
SEVEN SEVEN THREE (HMLA-773)
- AVIATION, TRAINING:  NAVAL TRAINING SQUADRON TEN (VT-10)
- SAFETY INTEGRATION IN ACQUISITION:  NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND SHALLOW WATER 
COMBAT SUBMERSIBLE TEAM
- EMERGING CENTER OF EXCELLENCE:  U.S. FORCES AFGHANISTAN (USFOR-A), NAVAL SEA 
SYSTEMS COMMAND, NOSSA, AND USFOR-A SAFETY AND SYSTEM SAFETY

2.  SAFETY AND RISK MANAGEMENT ARE INDISPENSABLE TO EFFECTIVELY PREPARE FOR 
AND COMPLETE OUR MISSION, WHETHER AT HOME OR DEPLOYED IN HARM'S WAY.  YOUR 
SAFETY ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE PROOF-POSITIVE OF YOUR  MISSION FIRST, SAFETY 
ALWAYS COMMAND CULTURE AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO  EACH OTHER, TO SAFETY 
EXCELLENCE, TO THE NATION, AND TO 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.  MY PERSONAL CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL 
SECNAV SAFETY EXCELLENCE AWARD RECIPIENTS.

3.  I CORDIALLY INVITE ALL RECIPIENTS TO MY SAFETY EXCELLENCE AWARDS 
PRESENTATION CEREMONY WHERE YOU WILL BE FORMALLY RECOGNIZED.  THE CEREMONY 
WILL BE HELD AT 1400, 11 JULY 2012 AT THE U.S. NAVY MEMORIAL AND NAVAL 
HERITAGE CENTER THEATER, 701 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW, WASHINGTON DC.

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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