2006 VCNO NAVAL SHORE ACTIVITIES SAILOR OF THE YEAR:
RAAUZYUW RUENAAA4322 1181400-UUUU--RHMFIUU. ZNR UUUUU ZUI RUEWMCS0542 1181438 R 281400Z APR 06 ZYB MIN ZYW FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//DNS// TO NAVADMIN INFO RHMFIUU/CNO WASHINGTON DC//DNS// RUENAAA/CNO WASHINGTON DC//DNS// BT UNCLAS//N01700// NAVADMIN 122/06 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/DNS/APR// SUBJ/2006 VCNO NAVAL SHORE ACTIVITIES SAILOR OF THE YEAR// RMKS/1. IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I ANNOUNCE MA1(SW) SHAWN L. KLINE AS THE 2006 VICE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS NAVAL SHORE ACTIVITIES SAILOR OF THE YEAR. 2. PETTY OFFICER KLINE WAS NOMINATED BY NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY LA MADDALENA, ITALY. HE WAS SELECTED FROM A FIELD OF SIX OUTSTANDING CANDIDATES REPRESENTING THE FINEST PETTY OFFICERS SERVING ASHORE. A HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE OTHER FINALISTS: NAME NOMINATING COMMAND CTA1 DANIELLE M. CORDLE COMMANDER, OFFICE OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, WASHINGTON DC SK1(SEAL) GREGORY D. SIMONS NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE CENTER, SAN DIEGO, CA HM1(FMF/FPJ/DV/AW) MATTHEW S. PRANKA JOINT SPECIAL OPERATIONS MEDICAL TRAINING CENTER, FT BRAGG, NC HM1(DSW/SW/FPJ) MICHAEL A. RODRIGUES US NAVAL ACADEMY, ANNAPOLIS, MD YN1(SW) STEPHEN B. GRAHAM COMMANDER, NAVAL RESERVE READINESS COMMAND NORTHEAST NEWPORT, RI 3. THE COMPETITION WAS EXTREMELY TOUGH AND EPITOMIZES THE HIGH CALIBER OF SAILORS SERVING ASHORE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THESE SIX FINALISTS REPRESENTED THEIR COMMANDS IMPRESSIVELY AND CAN BE PROUD OF THIS SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT. 4. PETTY OFFICER KLINE WILL COMPETE IN THE 2006 CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS SHORE SAILOR OF THE YEAR COMPETITION IN WASHINGTON, DC IN MAY 2006. 5. RELEASED BY VADM A. E. RONDEAU, DIRECTOR, NAVY STAFF.// BT #4322 NNNN