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SUBJ/NAVY WINNERS OF THE 2020 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MAINTENANCE AWARDS//

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NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 261/19 ANNOUNCING COMPETITION FOR THE 2020 SECRETARY 
OF DEFENSE (SECDEF) MAINTENANCE AWARDS FOR FIELD LEVEL UNITS AND COMMANDS.
REF B IS NAVADMIN 260/19 ANNOUNCING COMPETITION FOR THE 2020 SECRETARY OF 
DEFENSE (SECDEF) ROBERT T. MASON DEPOT MAINTENANCE EXCELLENCE AWARD.
REF C IS OUSD(A&S) MEMO OF 15 OCTOBER 2020 ANNOUNCING THE 2020 SECRETARY OF 
DEFENSE MAINTENANCE AWARD WINNERS.// POC/RANDY PILKERTON/CIV/CNO WASHINGTON 
DC/N83I1/TEL: 703-695-4925//
E-MAIL: RANDY.PILKERTON(AT)NAVY.MIL//

RMKS/1.  The annual Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) Awards Program recognizes 
the Department of Defense's (DoD) most outstanding field-level and depot-
level military maintenance units from a highly competitive field of 
candidates.  I would like to extend my congratulations and gratitude for all 
Navy units that submitted nomination packages in accordance with references 
(a) and (b).  Each nominee should be proud of their accomplishments.

2.  Reference (c) announced the 2020 SECDEF Maintenance Award winners for the 
entire DoD.  I am pleased to inform you that the following Navy Commands have 
been selected as winners of the 2020 SECDEF Maintenance Award:
    a.  Field-Level Small Category:  Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron FIVE 
ONE (HSM-51), Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan
    b.  Field-Level Large Category:  USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72), San Diego, 
CA

3.  All of the above winners will be formally recognized as part of the 
SECDEF Maintenance Awards Ceremony planned for 13 January 2021 in the 
Pentagon Auditorium.  The overall Phoenix Award winner will be announced at 
the Awards Ceremony as well.  The Phoenix Award represents the very best of 
all the field -level winners, and is the highest SECDEF award for field-level 
maintenance.

4.  The 2020 DoD Maintenance Symposium is cancelled due to the ongoing COVID 
19 pandemic.

5.  Please join me in congratulating each of our Navy winners for a job well 
done, they represent the very best of our military maintenance community 
which contributes directly to the readiness of our Navy.  BRAVO ZULU!

6.  Released by direction Neil W. T. Hogg, SES, Assistant Deputy Chief of 
Naval Operations, N8B.//

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