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SUBJ/ADMIRAL STAN ARTHUR AWARDS - CALL FOR CY 2023 NOMINATIONS//

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AMPN/OPNAVINST 5305.8E, ADMIRAL STAN ARTHUR AWARDS FOR LOGISTICS AND 
SUSTAINMENT EXCELLENCE// POC/CDR DAVID COUCHMAN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N4L5/TEL: 
(703)695-4864/EMAIL: DAVID.P.COUCHMAN.MIL@US.NAVY.MIL  
/LCDR SAMUEL MACAVOY/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N4L5/TEL:(703)695-4876
/EMAIL: SAMUEL.E.MACAVOY.MIL(AT)US.NAVY.MIL//

RMKS/1.  Per reference (a), nominations are requested for the annual Admiral 
Stan Arthur Awards. Submit all nominations, not to exceed two pages, using 
OPNAVINST 5305/8 (Rev. Jan 2023), which is available at (copy and paste into 
browser, search Form Number 5305/8, and download as .pdf):
https://forms.documentservices.dla.mil/order/.   
Award categories are:
    a.  Military Officer Logistics and Sustainment Professional of the Year
    b.  Military Enlisted Logistics and Sustainment Professional of the Year
    c.  Senior Civilian Logistics and Sustainment Professional of the Year
(GS-13 to GS-15)
    d.  Junior Civilian Logistics and Sustainment Professional of the Year
(GS-12 and Below)
    e.  Logistics and Sustainment Team(s) of the Year

2.  The Admiral Stan Arthur Award will recognize Navy military and civilian 
individuals and team(s) whose contributions during Calendar Year 2023 have:
    a.  Advanced logistics and sustainment technology, products, services, 
and processes and demonstrably enhanced the combat capability of U.S. Navy
operating forces;
    b.  Resolved major Navy logistics and sustainment issues that 
substantially benefit the Navy, with issue categories including but not 
limited to those involving - requirements and acquisition, modernization, 
operational support, tools and professionalism, readiness, and ownership cost 
reduction;
    c.  Featured innovative planning and execution that merits adoption for
    standard usage due to its quantifiable success and benefit;
    d.  Advanced the current CNO NAVPLAN; and
    e.  Positively impacted joint logistics and sustainment operations.

3.  Nominees may be involved in any and all phases of Navy acquisition, 
operational logistics, and Joint Services logistics, from early life-cycle 
planning to in-service logistics and sustainment support. Nominees may come 
from a variety of communities, to include, but not limited to:  civil 
engineering, supply, medical, fuel, ordnance and maintenance communities. 
Contractors may be included on team award submissions, but will not receive 
monetary awards. When completing OPNAV 5305/8, commands will separately 
address each criteria category listed above and specifically address 
achievements within those categories. For any additional types of logistics 
or sustainment achievements, commands may identify additional categories of 
achievements and corresponding benefits.

4.  Individuals and team(s) selected to receive the Admiral Stan Arthur Award 
for Calendar Year 2023 will be announced via Naval message.

5.  Award selectees receive the following:
    a.  Plaque and certificate for individual and team categories
    b.  $7,500 for Military Officer Professional of the Year
    c.  $7,500 for Military Enlisted Professional of the Year
    d.  $7,500 for Senior Civilian Professional of the Year
    e.  $7,500 for Junior Civilian Professional of the Year
    f.  $10,000 for the winning Team of the Year to share among its military 
and civilian members

6.  Submit nominations in response to Enterprise Task Management Software 
Solution (ETMS2) tasker, or via e-mail if ETMS2 is unavailable, through 
Echelon II Command or Joint Command equivalent to Director, Logistics 
Division (OPNAV N4L) no later than NLT COB Friday, 29 March 2024.  Echelon 2 
commands may submit a total of five nominations, no more than one per award 
category.  Joint commands may submit one naval nominee in each award category 
and one team nomination.  The joint team nomination may be comprised of non-
naval military personnel if the Navy has administrative and support 
responsibility for the joint activity.  To receive confirmation of package 
arrival, nomination package must include e-mail address and phone number of 
echelon 2 command or joint command POC.  Commands will not submit nominee 
biographies or photos.  Any biographies and photos will not be included in 
the package reviewed by the awards panel.  Commands will refer to nominees by 
the names and pronouns they use to describe themselves.

7.  Released by VADM J. T. Jablon, N4.//

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