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R 271729Z MAY 04 

UNCLAS //N05305//
NAVADMIN 122/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/-/MAY//
SUBJ/ADMIRAL ARTHUR AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT//
REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/131440ZFEB2004//
AMPN/REF A IS ADMIRAL ARTHUR AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT MSG//
POC/KENNETH TOMCICH/N401G/703-604-9908/LOC:OPNAV
/EMAIL:KENNETH.TOMCICH@NAVY.MIL//
RMKS/1.  REF A ANNOUNCES THE ADMIRAL STAN ARTHUR AWARDS FOR
LOGISTICS EXCELLENCE.  THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES MILITARY AND CIVILIAN
LOGISTICIANS WHO EPITOMIZE EXCELLENCE IN LOGISTICS PLANNING AND
EXECUTION.  A FLAG/SES PANEL REVIEWED CANDIDATES AND SELECTED
WINNERS BASED ON INNOVATIONS WHICH MERIT SPECIAL RECOGNITION.  I AM
PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS.
2.  THE 2004 MILITARY LOGISTICIAN OF THE YEAR IS COMMANDER THOMAS A.
SIMCIK, FROM NAVAL SHIPYARD MATERIAL BRANCH, NAVSEA HQ, WASHINGTON.
CDR SIMCIK, AS HEAD OF THE NAVAL SHIPYARD MATERIAL BRANCH, WAS THE
DRIVING FORCE BEHIND REFOCUSING EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT SHIPYARD
TRANSFORMATION AND IMPROVE SHIPYARD SUPPLY CHAIN PROCESSES.  AS A
RESULT, CRITICAL SUPPORT ISSUES WERE RESOLVED, SAVINGS WERE REALIZED
AND PRODUCTIVITY INCREASED.
3.  THE 2004 CIVILIAN LOGISTICIAN OF THE YEAR IS MR. LARRY GARVEY,
FROM THE NAVAL INVENTORY CONTROL POINT, PHILADELPHIA.  MR. GARVEY,
AN EXPERT IN PERFORMANCE BASED LOGISTICS AND LOGISTICS ENGINEERING
CHANGE PROPOSALS, LED THE WAY IN IMPLEMENTING INNOVATIVE WEAPONS
SYSTEM SUPPORT, REDUCING COST AND IMPROVING PERFORMANCE.  AS A
RESULT OF HIS INNOVATION, MAINTENANCE PROCESSES IMPROVED AND NAVY
SYSTEM AVAILABILITY SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED.
4.  THIS YEAR THERE ARE TWO LOGISTICS TEAM OF THE YEAR WINNERS.
THE COMBINED INTEGRATED MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY FROM THE AVIATION
INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT AND AVIATION SUPPLY DEPARTMENT,
NAS, NORTH ISLAND TAKES TOP HONORS IN THE ACQUISITION LOGISTICS
CATEGORY AND THE NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE TASK GROUP - CENTRAL
(CTF-561) FROM THE NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMMAND, TAKES TOP HONORS
IN THE OPERATIONAL LOGISTICS CATEGORY.  THE COMBINED INTEGRATED
MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY TEAM APPLIED LEADING-EDGE COMMERCIAL PROCESS
IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES TO MILITARY MAINTENANCE RESULTING IN
UNPRECEDENTED IMPROVEMENTS IN ACHIEVING NEW LEVELS OF EFFICIENCY
WHILE SUSTAINING READINESS.  THE NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE TASK GROUP
TEAM QUICKLY FORMED FROM FIVE DIFFERENT COMMANDS TO SUPPORT THE
LARGEST SPECIAL WARFARE FORWARD DEPLOYED EFFORT IN HISTORY BY
BUILDING AND SUSTAINING A FORWARD OPERATING BASE SETTING THE
STANDARD FOR FUTURE EXPEDITIONARY LOGISTICS SUPPORT.  BOTH TEAMS
DEMONSTRATED INNOVATIVE 'FIRSTS' IN IMPROVING PROCESSES TO SUPPORT
THE WARFIGHTER.
5.  AWARD LEVELS FOR 2004 ARE 5,000 DOLLARS FOR THE MILITARY
LOGISTICIAN OF THE YEAR, 5,000 DOLLARS FOR THE CIVILIAN LOGISTICIAN
OF THE YEAR, AND 10,000 DOLLARS FOR EACH OF THE TEAMS.  THE TEAM
AWARDS WILL BE ISSUED TO THE PARENT COMMAND FOR DISTRIBUTION AMONG
TEAM MEMBERS.
6.  THE AWARD CEREMONY IS SCHEDULED IN PENTAGON ROOM 5A1070 FOR 1400
ON 28 JUNE 04.  ATTENDEES WILL BE ESCORTED INTO THE BUILDING AND
SHOULD ARRIVE AT THE SOUTH PARKING ENTRANCE TO THE PENTAGON NLT
1330.  AN ARTHUR AWARDS VISITOR ACCESS ROSTER IS BEING DEVELOPED TO
FACILITATE ENTRANCE.  PLEASE ADVISE ALL WHO PLAN TO ATTEND TO BRING
PICTURE IDENTIFICATION AND FORWARD THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION NLT 21
JUNE TO ARTHURAWARDS@NAVY.MIL:
    A.  FULL NAME
    B.  SSN
    C.  PLACE AND DATA OF BIRTH
    D.  CLEARANCE DATA (IF APPLICABLE)
7.  RELEASED BY VADM C.W. MOORE, JR.//
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