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MARADMIN 371/01
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SUBJ/FY 2001 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MAINTENANCE AWARDS WINNER//
REF/A/DOC/DOD/7MAR97//
REF/B/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/170157ZNOV00//
REF/C/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/160156ZMAY01//
REF/D/MSG/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC/091530AUG01//
NARR/REF A, DOD DIR 1348.30, ESTABLISHED THE ANNUAL DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE (DOD) MAINTENANCE AWARDS PROGRAM. REF B SOLICITED THE
MARINE CORPS NOMINATIONS FOR THE FY 2001 PROGRAM. REF C ANNOUNCED
THE MARINE CORPS NOMINEES FOR THE FY 2001 PROGRAM. REF D ANNOUNCED
THE SECDEF SELECTIONS FOR THE FY 2001 AWARDS.//
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RMKS/1. IN RESPONSE TO REFS A AND B, 16 AWARD NOMINATIONS WERE
RECEIVED AT HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS (LPC-2) FOR THE FY 01 SECDEF
MAINTENANCE AWARDS PROGRAM. ALL NOMINATIONS EPITOMIZED THE HIGHEST
STANDARDS OF EFFECTIVE MAINTENANCE, EFFICIENT OPERATIONS, AND
MANAGEMENT. THIS LIST WAS PARED DOWN TO SIX ORGANIZATIONS BY A
MARINE CORPS BOARD AND ANNOUNCED IN REF C. FINALLY, THE SECDEF
HELD A BOARD TO SELECT ITS TOP SIX OF THE 24 NOMINATIONS RECEIVED
DOD-WIDE AT AN INTERSERVICE COMPETITION, THE RESULTS OF WHICH WERE
ANNOUNCED IN REF D.
2. OF THE SIX MARINE CORPS NOMINEES, MARINE AVIATION LOGISTICS
SQUADRON-36 (MALS-36), OKINAWA, JAPAN WAS SELECTED AS A WINNER OF
THE FY 2001 SECDEF MAINTENANCE AWARD IN THE MEDIUM CATEGORY (301-999
AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL). THEY WILL FURTHER COMPETE AGAINST THE OTHER
FIVE DOD FINALISTS FOR THE PHOENIX TROPHY, AN AWARD FOR THE BEST
OVERALL MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY IN THE DOD. THE WINNER OF THE PHOENIX
TROPHY WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT THE FIFTH ANNUAL DOD MAINTENANCE
SYMPOSIUM IN KANSAS CITY, MO. AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE IN A CEREMONY AT THE SYMPOSIUM ON 31 OCT 01.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE SYMPOSIUM WILL BE PROVIDED TO MALS-36
AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.
3. CONGRATULATIONS GO OUT TO THE BLADERUNNERS OF MALS-36 FOR A JOB
WELL DONE. THEY HAVE SET AN EXAMPLE FOR ALL MARINE CORPS
MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES TO FOLLOW. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.//
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