Secretary of Defense and Secretary of the Navy Environmental Security Awards
This MARADMIN announces the FY 2002 Secretary of Defense and Secretary of the Navy Environmental Security Awards winners from the Marine Corps. Multiple Marine Corps installations and teams received recognition across various environmental categories including natural resources conservation, cultural resources management, environmental quality, pollution prevention, and environmental restoration.
Issued: May 8, 2003
1. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING MARINE CORPS WINNERS OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AND SECRETARY OF THE NAVY ENVIRONMENTAL AWARDS FOR FY02. THE CONTINUED COMMITMENT OF OUR MARINE CORPS INSTALLATIONS TO ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE, WHICH THESE AWARD RECIPIENTS REPRESENT, IS CRITICAL IF WE ARE TO ENSURE THAT FUTURE GENERATIONS OF MARINES HAVE THE SAME TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES WE ENJOY TODAY. 2. THE FOLLOWING IS A WINNER OF A SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AWARD: -ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, OVERSEAS INSTALLATION MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP BUTLER 3. THE FOLLOWING ARE WINNERS OF A SECRETARY OF THE NAVY ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD: A. NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION -LARGE INSTALLATION - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE B. CULTURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT -INSTALLATION (TIE) - MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT PARRIS ISLAND MARINE BARRACKS 8TH AND I -INDIVIDUAL/TEAM CULTURAL RESOURCES TEAM, MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE C. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY -INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATION - MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT -OVERSEAS INSTALLATION MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP BUTLER D. POLLUTION PREVENTION -NON-INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATION MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON -INDIVIDUAL/TEAM MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS E. ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION -INSTALLATION - MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT 4. WHILE THE ABOVE AWARD WINNERS DESERVE THE SPECIAL RECOGNITION THAT THESE AWARDS REPRESENT, ALL MARINES, WHETHER MILITARY OR CIVILIAN, ARE DESERVING OF OUR THANKS. ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP IS A TEAM EFFORT. PRESERVING OUR ENVIRONMENT AND MAINTAINING OUR ABILITY TO TRAIN ARE NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE. THE INTEGRATION OF THESE TWO IMPORTANT EFFORTS MAINTAINS THE READINESS OUR NATION EXPECTS OF US. WE HAVE DONE WELL AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO BETTER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR A JOB WELL DONE.