The Department of Defense announced today the winners of the Secretary of Defense Maintenance Award for 2005.
The recipients are:
Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department
Naval Air Station/Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, La.
United States Navy
31st Maintenance Operations Squadron, 31st Fighter Wing
Aviano Air Base, Italy
United States Air Force
428th Transportation Company
Jefferson City, Mo.
United States Army
Combat Service Support Battalion 12, 1st Maintenance Battalion
Camp Pendleton, Calif.
United States Marine Corps
3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment
Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
United States Army
USS George Washington
Naval Station Norfolk, Va.
United States Navy
Annually, the Secretary of Defense Maintenance Awards Program recognizes outstanding achievements in military equipment and weapon systems maintenance by field-level organizations of the military services.
Awards are presented in the categories of small, medium and large units.
As part of the 2005 Department of Defense Maintenance Symposium and Exhibition scheduled for October 24-27, the awards will be presented at the Secretary of Defense Maintenance Awards Banquet on Oct.26 at the Sheraton Birmingham Hotel, Ala.
This years Phoenix Award winner will be announced at the awards banquet on Oct. 26 and the winner will be awarded the prestigious Phoenix Trophy. The recipient of the Phoenix Award, DoDs highest award for field-level maintenance, is selected from the six maintenance award winners and is recognized as the best of the best field-level maintenance unit within DoD.
Additional information regarding the 2005 DoD Maintenance Symposium and Exhibition can be found at http://www.sae.org/dod .
