RTTUZYUW RUEWMCS0000 3451924-UUUU--RUCRNAV ZNR UUUUU R 101924Z DEC 12 FM SECNAV WASHINGTON DC TO ALNAV INFO SECNAV WASHINGTON DC CNO WASHINGTON DC CMC WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS ALNAV 074/12 MSGID/GENADMIN/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC/-/DEC// SUBJ/NAVY LEAGUE OF THE UNITED STATES FY 12 ADMIRAL VERN CLARK AND GENERAL JAMES L. JONES SAFETY AWARDS// POC/LESLIE HOLLAND/ODASN(SAFETY)/LOC:WASH DC/TEL:(703)614-5530/TEL:DSN 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 (DON) 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 DON. 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, HTTPS://WWW.NAVYLEAGUE.ORG/PROGRAMS/SAFETY_AWARDS.HTML DEADLINE FOR NOMINATION SUBMISSIONS IS 21 FEBRUARY 2013. 4. AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY LUNCHEON DURING THE NAVY LEAGUE SEA-AIR-SPACE EXPOSITION, 8-10 APRIL 2013, AT THE GAYLORD NATIONAL RESORT AND CONFERENCE CENTER, NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. 5. RELEASED BY RAY MABUS, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.// BT #0000 NNNN