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UNCLAS //N01650//
NAVADMIN 257/03
 
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SUBJ/2003 VADM JAMES BOND STOCKDALE LEADERSHIP AWARD WINNERS//
 
RMKS/1.  I AM PLEASED TO CONGRATULATE CDR CHARLES M. GAOUETTE, CO,
USS OLDENDORF (DD 972) AND CDR KEVIN J. KOVACICH, FORMER CO, FIGHTER
SQUADRON TWO ONE ONE, AS THE 2003 RECIPIENTS OF THE VADM JAMES BOND
STOCKDALE AWARD FOR INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP.
 
2.  THIS UNIQUE FLEET AWARD WAS ESTABLISHED IN HONOR OF VADM JAMES
BOND STOCKDALE, WHOSE DISTINGUISHED NAVAL CAREER SYMBOLIZED THE
HIGHEST STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE IN BOTH PERSONAL EXAMPLE AND
LEADERSHIP.  THE AWARD IS PRESENTED ANNUALLY TO TWO COMMISSIONED
OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY BELOW THE GRADE OF CAPTAIN WHO ARE IN
COMMAND OF A SINGLE SHIP, SUBMARINE, OR AVIATION SQUADRON AT THE
TIME OF NOMINATION.  CANDIDATES ARE NOMINATED BY PEERS WHO
THEMSELVES MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE AWARD.
 
3.  THE 2003 WINNERS WERE CHOSEN FROM AMONG EIGHT OUTSTANDING
FINALISTS IN A REVIEW PROCESS WHICH INCLUDED SCREENING AT THE FLEET
COMMANDER LEVEL AND FINAL SELECTION BY A BOARD OF SENIOR OFFICERS IN
MILLINGTON, TN.  A HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE OTHER FINALISTS.
COMPAC FINALISTS:
CDR KENT R. AITCHESON, FORMER CO, STRIKE FIGHTER SQUADRON ONE NINE
FIVE
CDR PAUL A. HAAS, CO, FIGHTER SQUADRON THIRTY ONE
CDR STEVEN J. MARR, FORMER CO, USS SALT LAKE CITY (SSN 716)
CDR MATTHEW PRINGLE, FORMER CO, HELICOPTER ANTISUBMARINE SQUADRON
LIGHT FORTY SEVEN
COMLANT FINALISTS:
CDR STEVEN E. SLOAN, CO, USS YORKTOWN (CG 48)
CDR KEVIN S. ZUMBAR, CO, USS MAINE (SSBN 741)
 
4.  WE ARE ALL PROUD OF CDR GAOUETTE AND CDR KOVACICH, AS WELL AS
ALL NOMINEES.
 
5.  AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED IN OCTOBER 2003.
 
6.  ADMIRAL VERN CLARK SENDS.//
 
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