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SUBJ/2023 SECRETARY OF THE NAVY ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD WINNERS// 
 
RMKS/1.  The Department of the Navy environmental programs play an important 
role in achievement of our national defense strategy.  The environment is an 
essential part of our mission and a strategic asset that enables warfighter 
readiness.  Environmental stewardship protects and enhances the mission 
capabilities of our installations and training/testing areas, ensures 
operational flexibility by complying with environmental laws and regulations, 
and sustains the resources and public trust, and support needed to carry out 
the mission.  The U.S. Navy (USN) and U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) take a 
proactive role in maintaining and improving the environmental quality on 
installations and ranges to ensure our ability to use them for their intended 
purposes, raise the quality of life for Sailors, Marines, their families, and 
the local community, and avoid significant liabilities that require cleanup, 
restoration, or other actions.  I want to thank our Civilians, Sailors, and 
Marines who are part of the environmental team that supports our operations 
and installations. 
 
2.  It is my distinct pleasure to announce the winners of the 2023 Secretary 
of the Navy Environmental Awards competition: 
    a.  Natural Resources Conservation - Large Installation: 
USN:  Naval Base Coronado, California 
USMC:  Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California 
    b.  Environmental Quality, Industrial Installation: 
USMC:  Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, Florida 
    c.  Environmental Quality - Overseas Installation: 
USN:  Commander Fleet Activities, Chinhae 
    d.  Sustainability - Non-Industrial Installation: 
USN:  Naval Base San Diego, California 
USMC:  Marine Forces Reserve, Louisiana 
    e.  Sustainability - Individual or Team: 
USN:  Mr. Bruce Delling and Mr. Jeff McGovern, Naval Weapons Station Seal 
Beach and Detachments Fallbrook and Norco, California 
    f.  Environmental Restoration - Installation: 
USN:  Naval Base Point Loma, California 
USMC:  Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina 
    g.  Cultural Resources Management - Small Installation: 
USN:  U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan 
USMC:  Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, California 
    h.  Environmental Planning: 
USN:  U.S. Fleet Forces ICEX 2022 Planning Team 
    i.  Afloat Environmental Award: 
USS EMORY S LAND (AS-39) 
 
3.  All winners are nominated to compete in the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) 
Environmental Awards competition with the exception of the Environmental 
Planning and Afloat Environmental Award winners, which have no equivalent at 
the SECDEF level. 
 
4.  The awards presentation will be coordinated separately with the winners' 
points of contact cited in the nomination packages.  Please refer questions 
to Amy Walker who can be reached at (703) 693-1795 or e-mail at   
amy.m.walker24.civ@us.navy.mil. 
 
5.  Congratulations once again to the winners of this year's awards.  Well 
done to all the commands that participated. 
 
6.  Released by the Honorable Carlos Del Toro, Secretary of the Navy.// 
 
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