CALENDAR YEAR 2006 ARLEIGH BURKE FLEET TROPHY AWARD RECIPIENTS:
RAAUZYUW RUENAAA9120 1621402-UUUU--RUCRNAD ZNR UUUUU ZUI RUEWMCF3706 1621356 R 111402Z JUN 07 PSN 506679K33 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN ZEN/NAVADMIN @ AL NAVADMIN (UC) INFO ZEN/CNO CNO BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 152/07 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N00/JUN// SUBJ/CALENDAR YEAR 2006 ARLEIGH BURKE FLEET TROPHY AWARD RECIPIENTS// REF/A/DOC/CNO/30JAN2007// AMPN/REF A IS OPNAVINST 3590.11F, THE ARLEIGH BURKE FLEET TROPHY/MARJORIE STERRETT BATTLESHIP FUND AWARD/USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL TROPHY.// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. RECOGNIZING SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE IN THEIR IMPROVEMENTS IN BATTLE EFFICIENCY, IT IS AN HONOR TO ANNOUNCE THE CALENDAR YEAR 2006 ARLEIGH BURKE FLEET TROPHY AWARD RECIPIENTS: A. ATLANTIC FLEET: VP 16 B. PACIFIC FLEET: USS HOWARD (DDG 83) 2. SELECTION FOR THIS AWARD IS A REFLECTION OF THE PROFESSIONALISM AND DEDICATION OF THESE COMMANDS. THE WIDE RANGE OF OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS MADE BY VP 16, COUPLED WITH THEIR INNOVATIVE MEASURES RESULTED IN THE INTERDICTION OF 43 METRIC TONS OF ILLEGAL NARCOTICS AND DEMONSTRATED THEIR DIVERSE OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES ACROSS FOUR AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY. SIGNIFICANT OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS TRANSLATED INTO SUPERB PERFORMANCE FOR USS HOWARD (DDG 83) AS THE REGIONAL AIR DEFENSE COMMANDER AND SCENE OF ACTION COMMANDER DURING HIGHLY CHALLENGING MARITIME SECURITY OPERATIONS IN THE NORTHERN ARABIAN GULF. 3. CONGRATULATIONS TO VP 16 AND USS HOWARD (DDG 83) FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE. YOU HAVE RAISED THE BAR. 4. RELEASED BY ADMIRAL MIKE MULLEN, CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS.// BT #9120 NNNN