CMC Safety Division

Warrior Preservation Award

SECNAV Instruction 5305.4B establishes the Secretary of the Navy Safety Excellence Awards. The Marine Corps Safety Awards Program, as outlined in MCO 5100.32A, supplements this program.

The Marine Corps Safety Awards Program provides recognition of commands and personnel for significant contributions and accomplishments made in the field of safety and mishap prevention.  Submissions for these awards are due to Safety Division by December 15th of each year.

• Marine Corps Warrior Preservation Award: This award is presented each fiscal year to the Marine Corps installation that has established the most comprehensive safety program. This award consists of a representative trophy, a commemorative wall plaque, and a certificate signed by the Commandant of the Marine Corps.

Eligibility: All Marine Corps bases, stations, and depots.

• Marine Corps Superior Achievement in Safety: This award is an individual award presented annually to one officer, one enlisted, and one government civilian employee who have made the most significant contribution to the Marine Corps Safety Program. This award consists of a commemorative wall plaque and a Marine Corps Safety Division commemorative coin.

Eligibility: All Marine Corps military and government civilian employees.

• Marine Corps Achievement in Safety Award: This award is presented each fiscal year to one Marine Corps command in each group listed in enclosure (2) of MCO 5100.32A that has established the most outstanding safety program. The award consists of a commemorative wall plaque and a Marine Corps Safety Division commemorative coin.

Eligibility: All Marine Corps commands.

• Road Warrior Award (Individual and Unit): These awards are presented on an ongoing basis to Marine Corps military and government civilian employees and Marine Corps command and units operating government motor vehicles who achieve mishap/violation-free driving milaege in the increments detailed in MCO 5100.32A. The award consists of a certificate signed by the Commandant of the Marine Corps.

Eligibility: All Marine Corps military and government civilian employees and all Marine Corps commands and units.

• Command Safety Awards Program:  MCO 5100.32A also outlines the Command Safety Awards - All Marine Corp commands shall establish a Marine Corps Command Safety Awards Program to recognize the outstanding safety performance of subordinate units and military personnel.

Additionally, commands which do not fall under the force commands shall establish a safety awards program to recognize the outstanding safety performance of subordinate units and military personnel.

From the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Safety:

The Navy League of the United States is seeking Navy and Marine Corps personnel or organizations that have made the Department of the Navy safer.

The Admiral Vern Clark and General James L. Jones Safety Awards recognize individuals or groups whose actions and example have significantly improved the safety culture within the Navy or the Marine Corps.

“The Navy League sponsors these awards to stimulate safety ideas, suggestions, or programs that will reduce mishaps and fatalities by providing special recognition to individuals, units or organizations that exemplify and advance a culture of safety,” said Navy League National President J. Michael McGrath.

In addition to a Navy League scroll, recipients of the safety awards will receive a cash award from proceeds generated by contributions from former Secretary of the Navy Gordon England and his wife as well as multiple corporate sponsors. The amount of the award is determined by the Navy League Awards Selection Board. Follow the links below for more information:

-  Navy League Awards HomePage