Secretary of Defense and Secretary of the Navy Environmental Security Awards
This MARADMIN announces the FY 2004 Secretary of Defense and Secretary of the Navy Environmental Award winners from the Marine Corps. Multiple installations and individuals are recognized across categories including cultural resources management, natural resources conservation, environmental quality, pollution prevention, and environmental restoration. The message congratulates all recipients and emphasizes that environmental stewardship is essential to maintaining training capabilities and operational readiness.
Issued: May 19, 2005
1. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING MARINE CORPS WINNERS OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AND SECRETARY OF THE NAVY ENVIRONMENTAL AWARDS FOR FY04. 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: - CULTURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT INSTALLATION - MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT PARRIS ISLAND 3. THE FOLLOWING ARE WINNERS OF A SECRETARY OF THE NAVY AWARD: -NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION LARGE INSTALLATION - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE -CULTURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT INSTALLATION - MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT PARRIS ISLAND INDIVIDUAL - MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT PARRIS ISLAND/DR BRYAN HOWARD -ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATION - MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT OVERSEAS INSTALLATION - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP BUTLER -POLLUTION PREVENTION NON-INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATION - MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII INDIVIDUAL - MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT PARRIS ISLAND/KATHLEEN STILES -ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION INSTALLATION - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE 4. WHILE THE ABOVE AWARD WINNERS DESERVE THE SPECIAL RECOGNITION THAT THESE AWARDS REPRESENT, ALL MARINES AND CIVILIAN MARINES ARE DESERVING OF OUR THANKS. ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP IS A TEAM EFFORT. PRESERVING OUR ENVIRONMENT AND PRESERVING OUR ABILITY TO TRAIN ARE NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE. THE INTEGRATION OF THESE TWO IMPORTANT EFFORTS MAINTAINS THE READINESS OUR NATION EXPECTS OF US. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR A JOB WELL DONE.