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MARADMIN 364/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC SD//
SUBJ/DON 2003 SAFETY AWARDS RECOGNITION//
REF/A/MSG/SECNAV/211552MAY2003//
POC/M. THOMPSON/GS-13/SD/-/TEL:COMM (703) 614-1202
/TEL:DSN 224-1202/EMAIL:THOMPSONME1@HQMC.USMC.MIL//
AMPN/REF A IS ALNAV 46/03ANNOUNCING DON 2003 SAFETY RECOGNITION
CEREMONY.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PER REF A THE HONORABLE GORDON R. ENGLAND,
FORMER SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, ESTABLISHED THE DEPARTMENT OF
THE NAVY (DON) SAFETY EXCELLENCE AWARDS PROGRAM IN 2002.
THESE AWARDS RECOGNIZE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS COMMANDS
THAT DEMONSTRATE EXTRAORDINARY EXCELLENCE BY SUSTAINED MISSION
SUCCESS WITH SIMULTANEOUS EXEMPLARY SAFETY PERFORMANCE.
THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS AWARD PROGRAM IS TO PROMOTE EXCELLENCE
IN MISSION READINESS BY MISHAP AND HAZARD REDUCTION THROUGH THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF EFFECTIVE SAFETY PROGRAMS, THE FULL INTEGRATION
OF OPERATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT (ORM) PRINCIPLES, AND A SOUND SAFETY
CULTURE THROUGHOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY.
2. IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I ANNOUNCE THE RECIPIENTS OF THE FY03
DON SAFETY EXCELLENCE AWARDS.
A. MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII.
B. SECOND FORCE SERVICE SUPPORT GROUP, MARINE FORCES ATLANTIC.
C. MARINE ATTACK SQUADRON VMA 223, MARINE FORCES ATLANTIC.
D. MARINE CORPS TRANSPORT SQUADRON ONE (VMR-1)
E. MARINE CORPS AERIAL REFUELER TRANSPORT SQUADRON 452 (VMGR-452)
3. MARINE CORPS AWARD RECIPIENTS WILL BE RECOGNIZED DURING THE DON
SAFETY RECOGNITION CEREMONY IN WASHINGTON DC ON 4 SEPTEMBER 2003
FROM 1415 TO 1540 AT THE PENTAGON AUDITORIUM, ROOM 5A1070.
4. ALL AWARD RECIPIENTS ARE TO BE CONGRATULATED ON THE
SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS THEY MADE IN MISHAP AND HAZARD REDUCTION
AND INCREASED MISSION READINESS.
5. SEMPER FIDELIS, H.C. DEWEY III, COLONEL, U.S. MARINE CORPS, DIRECTOR
HQMC SAFETY DIVISION.//