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SUBJ/2018 USS BAINBRIDGE (CGN 25) AWARD FOR OVERALL EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNITY 
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REF/A/DOC/OPNAVINST 5350.D/17SEP2018//
AMPN/NAVY COMMUNITY SERVICE OF THE YEAR// POC/SAN NICOLAS-PEREZ, 
COLEEN/CNIC/TEL:  (202) 433-4358//
EMAIL: COLEEN.PEREZ(AT)NAVY.MIL//

RMKS/1.  It is with great pleasure that I announce the selection of Afloat 
Training Group Middle Pacific as the Fiscal Year 2018 winner of the USS 
BAINBRIDGE (CGN 25) Award for Overall Excellence in Community Service.  Per 
reference (a), this annual award recognizes a Navy command that engaged in 
exemplary voluntary community service activities with local communities.  
Sailors at Afloat Training Group Middle Pacific greatly improved the lives of 
more than 61,000 in their local community through their ongoing relationship 
with local schools, Special Olympics of Hawaii, and numerous local food 
banks.  Their efforts made a positive difference in the lives of Americas 
youth and helped them to reach their fullest potential, specifically in 
education and civic responsibility.

2.  USS GERMANTOWN (LSD 42) was chosen as Honorable Mention for the USS 
BAINBRIDGE (CGN 25) Award for Overall Excellence in Community Service.  
Sailors at USS GERMANTOWN volunteered more than 1,000 hours to a beach clean-
up, the Sasebo Shimabara Walk, Department of Defense Schools STEM Programs, 
and the Kami Ainoura Childcare Center.

3.  Selection was highly competitive with the winner chosen from a field of 
15 outstanding nominees.  The following commands were nominated by their 
community service Region coordinators for consideration:

    a.  Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam
    b.  Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands
    c.  Afloat Training Group Middle Pacific
    d.  USS GERMANTOWN (LSD 42)
    e.  Naval Construction Training Center, Gulfport
    f.  Naval Air Station, Whiting Field
    g.  Naval Submarine Base, Kings Bay
    h.  Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit, Lemoore
    i.  Fleet Readiness Center Southwest Detachment, Point Mugu
    j.  Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron TWO THREE
    k.  U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion THREE
    l.  Cryptologic Warfare Activity SIXTY SIX
    m.  Naval Air Station, Patuxent River
    n.  USS GERALD FORD (CVN 78)
    o.  Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit, Whidbey Island

4.  Congratulations and thank you for your participation and continued 
support of our Navy Communities.  Your proactive engagement made a tremendous 
difference in the lives of those around you.  Well done!

5.  Released by Mrs. Steffanie B. Easter, Director, Navy Staff.//

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