ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 140015Z FEB 03 ZYB MIN PSN 605393J26 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N4// TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS //N05305// NAVADMIN 039/03 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/-/FEB// SUBJ/ADMIRAL STAN ARTHUR AWARDS FOR LOGISTICS EXCELLENCE FOR CALENDAR /YEAR 2002// REF/A/DOC/OPNAV/08JAN2001// AMPN/REF A IS OPNAV INSTRUCTION 5305.8, ADMIRAL STAN ARTHUR AWARDS FOR LOGISTICS EXCELLENCE.// POC/CHARLES BORSCH/N401B/-/-/EMAIL:ARTHURAWARDS@NAVY.MIL// RMKS/1. NOMINATIONS ARE REQUESTED FOR THE SUBJECT ANNUAL AWARDS. REFERENCE (A) IS AWARDS POLICY, SELECTION CRITERIA, AND NOMINATION FORM. WEB SEARCH FOR OPNAVINST AT NAVY ELECTRONICS DIRECTIVE SYSTEM. THE PROCESS FOR AWARD NOMINATION IS ALSO DISCUSSED IN PARAGRAPHS 5 AND 6 BELOW. AWARDS ARE: A. MILITARY LOGISTICIAN OF THE YEAR. B. CIVILIAN LOGISTICIAN OF THE YEAR. C. LOGISTICS TEAM(S) OF THE YEAR. 2. THE INTENT OF THE ADMIRAL STAN ARTHUR AWARD IS TO RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUALS AND TEAMS WHOSE CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS, DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2002, HAVE: A. MEASURABLY SUPPORTED THE LOGISTICS MISSION OF THE NAVY. B. PROMOTED INNOVATIVE IDEAS AND CONCEPTS RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE BENEFITS TO THE NAVY. C. ENHANCED THE LOGISTICS PROFESSION. 3. NOMINEES MAY BE INVOLVED IN ANY AND ALL PHASES OF LOGISTICS FROM EARLY LIFE-CYCLE PLANNING TO IN-SERVICE LOGISTICS SUPPORT. 4. INDIVIDUALS AND TEAM(S) SELECTED TO RECEIVE THE ADMIRAL STAN ARTHUR AWARDS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2002 WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA NAVAL MESSAGE ON OR ABOUT 26 MAY 2003. AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED IN A CEREMONY AT THE PENTAGON, ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA ON FRIDAY, 27 JUNE 2003. THE CASH COMPONENT OF EACH AWARD WILL BE PAID THROUGH DIRECT DEPOSIT. AWARD SELECTEES RECEIVE: A. PLAQUE FOR INDIVIDUAL CATEGORY AND EACH TEAM WINNER. B. $5,000 EACH FOR THE MILITARY AND CIVILIAN WINNERS. C. $10,000 FOR EACH LOGISTICS TEAM TO SHARE. 5. NOMINATIONS MAY ONLY BE SUBMITTED BY AND VIA ECHELON TWO COMMAND ENDORSEMENT TO DCNO(FR&L). ECHELON TWO COMMANDS MAY SUBMIT A TOTAL OF THREE NOMINATIONS; ONE PER AWARD CATEGORY. SUBMIT, VIA MAIL, ALL ENDORSEMENT LETTERS BUT POST NOMINATION FORMS AND QUESTIONS TO CHARLES.BORSCH@NAVY.MIL. ALL FORMS AND ENDORSEMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 03 MAY 2003. 6. RELEASED BY VADM CHARLES W. MOORE, JR., N4.// BT NNNN