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SUBJ/CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS FY21 SECOND QUARTER GOLD DISK AWARDEES//

REF/A/JFMM VOLUME VI, CHAPTER 8//

AMPN/REF A IS THE JOINT FLEET MAINTENANCE MANUAL 2M ELECTRONIC REPAIR 
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GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  IN 1997 THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS (LOGISTICS) 
IMPLEMENTED A CNO MONTHLY GOLD DISK AWARDS PROGRAM.  THIS PROGRAM WAS 
DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE FLEET PERSONNEL IN THE MARITIME COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP 
GOLD DISK TEST ROUTINES AND REPAIR CIRCUIT CARD ASSEMBLIES AND ELECTRONIC 
MODULES.  THE RESULTING BENEFITS HAVE RESULTED IN IMPROVED OPERATIONAL 
READINESS OF A WIDE RANGE OF C5I AND HM&E SYSTEMS IN ADDITION TO 
SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED OPTAR COST AVOIDANCE.  THE AWARD CONSISTS OF A LETTER 
OF COMMENDATION SIGNED BY DEPUTY CNO FOR INTEGRATION OF CAPABILITIES AND 
RESOURCES AND A MILITARY CASH AWARD OF UP TO FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS.

2.  CASH AWARD CRITERIA IS A GRADUATED DOLLAR VALUE DEPENDENT UPON COST 
AVOIDANCE THRESHOLDS.  THE AWARD PROGRAM NOT ONLY REWARDS THE TOP REPAIR 
TECHNICIAN, BUT EVERY TECHNICIAN THAT MEETS THE FOLLOWING QUARTERLY COST 
AVOIDANCE THRESHOLDS:
$150K TO $199K OF COST AVOIDANCE YIELDS A $2K AWARD $200K TO $249K OF COST 
AVOIDANCE YIELDS A $3K AWARD $250K TO $299K OF COST AVOIDANCE YIELDS A $4K 
AWARD $300K AND OVER OF COST AVOIDANCE YIELDS A $5K AWARD

3.  THE CNO GOLD DISK AWARDS PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY THE NAVSEA MINIATURE 
MICROMINIATURE MODULE TEST AND REPAIR (2M MTR) PROGRAM MANAGER.  FLEET 2M MTR 
POLICY AND RESPONSIBILITIES ARE CONTAINED IN REFERENCE A.  GOLD DISK AWARDEES 
ARE SELECTED BY AN AWARDS BOARD AT NUWC DETACHMENT FIELD ENGINEERING OFFICE 
IN NORFOLK.  THE MTR ENGINEERING AGENTS SELECTION IS BASED ON 2M REPAIR 
METRICS SUBMITTED IN THE MODULE TEST AND REPAIR TRACKING SYSTEM OR 
VERIFICATION OF RECENTLY SUBMITTED GOLD DISK TEST ROUTINES.

4.  I AM PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE 2ND QUARTER FY21 AWARDEES: (READ IN TWO 
COLUMNS)
ET1 ELIJAH ABDULLAH         SWRMC SAN DIEGO
ET1 LANE LOENNIG            USS CHAFEE (DDG 90)
ET2 CODY BONORA             USS NIMITZ (CVN 68)
ET2 PAUL KIM                USS BULKELEY (DDG 84)
ET2 TYLER PARENT            SWRMC SAN DIEGO
ET2 KWAYON SCONIERS         USS COLE (DDG 67)
ET2 JACOB SMITH             SWRMC SAN DIEGO
ET3 ALEX MACKENZIE          USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69)
ET3 DERRICK STERLING        USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74)

5.  NUWC DET FEO NORFOLK POC IS MR. SCOTT DOHERTY, MTR AND GOLD DISK FLEET 
COORDINATOR, 757-396-0800 EXT 5308, DSN 386-5308 OR VIA E-MAIL, 
SCOTT.P.DOHERTY2.CIV( AT )US.NAVY.MIL. THE NAVSEA 2M MTR PM, IS MR. RICHARD 
R.
STARK, COMM 202-781-1491 OR VIA E-MAIL RICHARD.R.STARK.CIV( AT )US.NAVY.MIL.

6.  RELEASED BY DIRECTION JAMES L. MOSER, SES, DIRECTOR OF FLEET READINESS, 
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