ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 061700Z FEB 02 ZYB MIN PSN 645781J31 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N4// TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS //N05100// NAVADMIN 024/02 MSGID/GENADMIN/N4// SUBJ/FY 2001 CNO ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD WINNERS// REF/A/DOC/OPNAVINST 5090.1B/09SEP1999// REF/B/MEMO/DUSD/03JUL2001// REF/C/MEMO/-/15AUG2001// NARR/REF A IS NAVY ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES PROGRAM MANUAL, APPENDIX D. REF B IS FY 2001 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARDS PROGRAM GUIDANCE. REF C IS CNO (N45) ENVIRONMENTAL AWARDS NOMINATION MEMORANDUM.// POC/EASTER THOMPSON/-/N45/-/TEL:(703) 604-5426// RMKS/1. CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL AWARDS RECOGNIZE SHIPS, INSTALLATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS OR TEAMS, FOR THEIR EXCEPTIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES THE FY 2001 CNO ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD WINNERS. 2. FIFTY WINNERS WERE SELECTED FROM A FIELD OF 113 NOMINEES FOR THE 18 AWARDS GIVEN IN SEVEN CATEGORIES. THE WINNERS ARE: A. NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SMALL INSTALLATION AWARD: NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER NAVAL AIR STATION PENSACOLA U. S. NAVY SUPPORT FACILITY DIEGO GARCIA NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION INDIVIDUAL OR TEAM AWARD: TAMMY CONKLE, COMMANDER NAVY REGION SOUTHWEST NEPA/NATURAL RESOURCES TEAM (THOMAS FETHERSTON, THOMAS VARS, GLENN MITCHELL, CHRIS TOMPSETT, LISA PHELPS, CELESTE PELLETIER, LEE HALL, ELLEN KEANE, AND RYAN CAMPBELL), NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER DIVISION NEWPORT ENVIRONMENTAL TEAM (PATRICIA LOOP, PAUL SCHOENFELD, AND BARBARA HOWE), U.S. NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY B. CULTURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT CULTURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT INSTALLATION AWARD: COMMANDER NAVY REGION MID-ATLANTIC COMMANDER U.S. NAVAL FORCES MARIANAS, GUAM M.I. NAVAL AIR STATION PENSACOLA CULTURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT INDIVIDUAL OR TEAM AWARD: STEVE COVELL, CIVIL ENGINEER CORPS OFFICERS SCHOOL C. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATION AWARD: NAVAL SUBMARINE BASE BANGOR NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD PEARL HARBOR NAVAL SHIPYARD & INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE FACILITY ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY NON-INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATION AWARD: COMMANDER NAVY REGION HAWAII NAVAL STATION MAYPORT NAVAL SUBMARINE BASE KINGS BAY ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INDIVIDUAL/TEAM AWARD: CDR STEPHEN P. MARKLE, LEWIS AND CLARK (T-AKE) CLASS JAMES HUNSICKER, NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER CRANE DIVISION ENVIRONMENTAL TEAM (LENORA MAU, JOHN ORNELLAS, HERBERT LOVE, GLENN ATTA, DANILO CABUDOL, VALARIA CARDUS, CHRISTIE CHUN, JEFFREY FIGUEROA, HENRY FUNASAKI, LESLIE HARRIS, CLARK HATAISHI, NATHAN HIGA, TROY KANESHIRO, RANDALL KIDO, GERALD LEE, KARRIE MAEDA, ALAN MUKAI, ARDEN NAGAI, SANDRA ROCHA, GAIL SHON, MARCIA WICKHAM, AND ROBERT YOUNG), PEARL HARBOR NAVAL SHIPYARD & INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE FACILITY ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OVERSEAS INSTALLATION AWARD: U.S. NAVAL AIR STATION KEFLAVIK, ICELAND U.S. NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY LA MADDALENA, ITALY U.S. NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, GREECE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OVERSEAS INDIVIDUAL/TEAM AWARD: SHINKAMPO PROGRAM TEAM (CAPT KEVIN MCNAMARA, CAPT FRANK SWEIGART, CDR KEVIN KASBERG, LCDR WILLIAM SHEEDY, CDR MICHAEL O'CONNOR, BRYAN MURPHY, CDR JOHN VISHER, CDR PETER WERP, LCDR JOHN SALZER, LCDR DAVID CROSSLIN, PH2 MICHAEL DIONNE, JUNKO LAITILA, SATORU SUEYASU, NOBUKO AKIMOTO, LT REYNALDO REGIS, CDR SARA MARKS, CDR KATHLEEN PIERCE, LCDR CAMERON WAGGONER, RADM ROBERT CHAPLIN, RADM DONALD WEISS, RADM MICHAEL HASKINS, CAPT FRED CRECELIUS, CAPT DENNIS KERNS, CDR ALEX WHITAKER, CDR JAMIE GRAYBEAL, CDR SCOTT BELL, J. W. WICKETT, CDR JERRY MANLEY, LCDR NEIL SHEEHAN, YVONNE WALKER, VERA WANG, CDR CHRIS RENNIX, CLYDE HARUNO, DOUG ROFF, DON KING, MIKE PETERSON, AND DR. SHOZO KAJIYAMA), U.S. NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, JAPAN ENVIRONMENTAL TEAM (AWNI M. ALMASRI AND AKC(AW) LLOYD MORRELL), U.S. NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN GIUSEPPE DAMIANO, U.S. NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY NAPLES, ITALY ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY LARGE SHIP AWARD: USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY SMALL SHIP AWARD: USS MILIUS (DDG 69) USS THACH (FFG 43) USS TORTUGA (LSD 46) D. POLLUTION PREVENTION POLLUTION PREVENTION INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATION AWARD: COMMANDER FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, JAPAN NAVAL AIR STATION BRUNSWICK PEARL HARBOR NAVAL SHIPYARD & INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE FACILITY POLLUTION PREVENTION NON-INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATION AWARD: NAVAL AIR STATION LEMOORE NAVAL AIR STATION PENSACOLA NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND POLLUTION PREVENTION INDIVIDUAL OR TEAM AWARD: NAVSEA PMS 333 SHIP DISPOSAL PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY & HEALTH TEAM (CAPT LAWRENCE JONES, CAPT GARRY HALL, GLEN CLARK, GARY KITCHEN, CDR CHARLES BAKER, CDR RONALD LUBATTI, DANNY NORRIS, BARRY RICHARDSON, RAY BLANCO, MARK GRIBBON, MATTHEW BUCCHINO, JOSEPH ABBAMONTE, CLYDE EVANS, NARVIE BILBRAY, ROBERT ESTLUND, HARRY ALEXANDER, JOHN PELOSI, WILLIAM NEU, JOSEPH PEDREGON, RICHARD DUNNING, ANTHONY PAPPERO, CALVIN MERCER, TED MITCHELL, STEVE BUCHANAN, JEFF MAUCK, AND GARY RAHL) NAVSEA POLLUTION PREVENTION WORKING GROUP (MONICA BAKER, VICTOR NEVES, JO BELCHER, DAVE CARTWRIGHT, TOM COOK, CARLOS CRUZ, TIM DUNN, GEORGE FILIOPOULOS, LTJG HELY GONZALEZ, ROBIN HAYS, PENNY JONES, DEAN KOHN, TOM RIVERS, JIM MCCARTY, BARRY RICHARDSON, DARRYL SHEEDLO, DOUGLAS VAUGHTERS, AND DEBORAH VERDERAME) E. ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE IN WEAPON SYSTEM ACQUISITION ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE IN WEAPON SYSTEM ACQUISITION TEAM AWARD: F/A-18E/F ACQUISITION PROGRAM TEAM (MIKE RUDY, CHIP CLARK, JOHN BOGNER, ROB ERICKSON, STEVE HARTLE, JIM MULLER, DON SHAVER, STEVE SHIELL, FRANK WILLIAMS, BEV DAVIS, TIM WOODS, CDR MARK HUBBARD, SHARON SOFIAN, MICHAEL P. CLARK, MARIA FRANCO, GARY HUFFMAN, LIONEL GROVE, AND JIM PETERS) LEWIS AND CLARK (T-AKE) CLASS PROJECT TEAM (ART DIVENS, FRANK MCCARTHEY, CDR STEVE MARKLE, MARY WENZEL, MARY JO BIEBERICH, LAUREN KUHN, AND SEAN GILL) USS WINSTON S. CHURCHILL (DDG 81) SHOCK TRIAL ENVIRONMENTAL TEAM (LYN B. CARROLL, WILLIAM R. SLOGER, JR., DR. NEAL W. PHILLIPS, JAMES C. CRAIG, JR., JOEL GASPIN, JANET CLARKE, DR. JOHN E. SIGURDSON, WILLIAM PANISZCZYN, SCOTT KRAUS, AND KEN HOLLINGSHEAD) F. RECYCLING RECYCLING NON-INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATION AWARD: NAVAL AIR STATION JACKSONVILLE NAVAL SECURITY GROUP ACTIVITY KUNIA G. ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION INSTALLATION AWARD: NAVAL AIR ENGINEERING STATION LAKEHURST NAVAL AIR FACILITY EL CENTRO NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION INDIVIDUAL OR TEAM AWARD: SITE ASSESSMENT & REMEDIATION TEAM (PEARL AUSLER, DEELLEN BRASHER, RUSSELL CALDWELL, ERIC COATES, ARSENIO CRUZ, MARLENE DEAN, JON DESMOND, JUAN DIEZ DE BONILLA, YOLANDA ELLIS, FRED ESSIG, JERRY FEE, DENNY FLORES, ANGIE FRIAS, CHRISTINA GRAULAU, BILL HAGEN, GARRY HALL, CARL NUFFER, JOHN PATSKAN, JIM PIERCE, TIM SHIELDS, LEN SINFIELD, IMAD SLAIWA, ROD SOULE, BOB STETTLER, JOHN SUDOL, SUSAN VAN WINKLE, AND JULIE WALSH), NAVY PUBLIC WORKS CENTER SAN DIEGO ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION TEAM (MIKE HOST, KATHY MOONEY, JANICE NIELSEN, TIM REISCH, MARK STEVENS, DEVLIN HARRIS, STACIN MARTIN AND DONNA CALDWELL), NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD GREGORY LEICHT, PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD 3. IN ADDITION TO 50 WINNERS, TWO HONORABLE MENTIONS WERE AWARDED FOR SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL ACHIEVEMENT. RECIPIENTS WERE: ROBERT W. WESCOM, COMMANDER U.S. NAVAL FORCES MARIANAS, GUAM M.I., IN THE NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION/INDIVIDUAL OR TEAM CATEGORY REMEDIATION PROJECT TEAM (RICK BARFIELD, MARK CRAIG, JUDITHANNE HARE, JOE KAMINSKI, GARY RESSING, MARK ARTHUR, DONNAYLOR, BOB STURDIVANT, ALAN JACOBS, JEFF JAMES, AND HUNTER SARTAIN), NAVAL WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL RESERVE PLANT MCGREGOR, IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION/INDIVIDUAL OR TEAM CATEGORY. 4. CNO WINNERS IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES WILL ADVANCE TO THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY ENVIRONMENTAL AWARDS COMPETITION: NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION (SMALL INSTALLATION; INDIVIDUAL/TEAM), CULTURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (INSTALLATION), ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY(NON-INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATION; INDIVIDUAL/TEAM; OVERSEAS INSTALLATION; OVERSEAS INDIVIDUAL/TEAM; LARGE SHIP; SMALL SHIP), POLLUTION PREVENTION (INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATION), ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE IN WEAPON SYSTEM ACQUISITION (TEAM), AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION (INSTALLATION; INDIVIDUAL/TEAM). SECNAV WINNERS WILL ADVANCE TO DOD LEVEL COMPETITION EXCEPT FOR SHIP AND OVERSEAS WINNERS WHICH HAVE NO EQUIVALENT AT DOD LEVEL THIS YEAR. 5. CNO AWARDS CEREMONY IS 0900 30 APRIL 02, AT THE NAVY MEMORIAL, 701 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20004. SECNAV CEREMONY FOLLOWS AT 1100. DOD CEREMONY IS 1500 1 MAY 02 AT THE PENTAGON CENTRAL COURTYARD. 6. I COMMEND ALL THE PARTICIPANTS IN THIS YEAR'S VERY TOUGH COMPETITION. JUDGING WAS DIFFICULT DUE TO THE EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY OF THE NOMINATIONS. NAVY HAS SOME OF THE BEST ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS IN THE WORLD AND I AM PROUD THAT YOU HAVE DEMONSTRATED THAT ONCE AGAIN. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL. 7. RELEASED BY A.L. WHITTEMORE, DCNO N4, ACTING.// BT