USA: Naval Air Station Wins CNIC Installation Excellence Award

Naval Air Station Wins CNIC Installation Exellence Award

Commander Navy Installations Command (CNIC) announced Dec. 12 that Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville is the winner of the 2013 Commander, Navy Installations Command Installation Excellence Award(large category).

NAS Jacksonville Commanding Officer Capt. Bob Sanders immediately congratulated base personnel.

 “It gives me great pleasure to announce that you have once again won the Installation Excellence Award as the best large installation in the United States Navy! I could not be more proud of each and every one of you and your accomplishments over the past year. Again, congratulations. I am very fortunate to a part of this amazing organization,” Sanders said.

The competition was intense, but NAS Jacksonville displayed a well-defined understanding of CNIC and Office of the Secretary of Defense strategic goals and fiscal austerity in execution of its mission.

The award reflected the hard work by all who helped NAS Jax deliver the most effective and efficient readiness from shore. The station’s synergistic ‘One Team, One Fight’ relationship with all tenant commands targeted the best use of available resources to ensure all accomplished their mission and focused on innovative energy and management actions that increased productivity.

Throughout the year, NAS Jacksonville was the premier installation for delivering effective,sustained and improved shore readiness for the 14 home-based squadrons, Sailors and civilian personnel,while Supporting numerous joint commands, government agencies, and carrier readiness sustainment exercises along with visiting allied forces.

Its personnel approached every challenge with a leading-edge mentality and continued their unprecedented,

accident-free growth by exceeding the chief of naval personnel mandated 75 percent mishap reduction goal.

Upon learning that NAS Jacksonville had again won the Navy’s Installation Excellence Award for the second consecutive year, Commander, Navy Region Southeast Rear Adm. Jack Scorby Jr. said that the men and women assigned to the installation had earned the recognition with a balance of initiative and hard work.

 “This year’s competition and all nomination packages reflected the great accomplishments that CNIC installations made worldwide,” said Scorby. “However, for the second year in a row, NAS Jacksonville distinguished itself and made the best use of its available resources to accomplish its assigned missions. “They continue to set the standard, and I couldn’t be prouder of Capt. Sanders and his team of professionals.”

Sanders attributed their continued success to conducting business using an integrated team approach that includes the support of Navy Southeast leadership, the Jacksonville mayor, county, state, federal agencies and area communities.

 “This award belongs not only to the NAS Jax Team, but also to the people of northeast Florida. They worked with us throughout the year, ensured our mission, military and their families are well care for,” Sanders said.

CNIC is comprised of 11 regions and 72 bases worldwide.

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Press Release, December 17, 2012