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SUBJ: HUMAN RESOURCES COMMUNITY JUNIOR OFFICER OF THE YEAR AWARD WINN ER 
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AMPN/REF A IS NAVADMIN 192/11, HUMAN RESOURCES JUNIOR OFFICER OF THE YEAR 
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RMKS/1.  REF A ANNOUNCED THE HUMAN RESOURCES COMMUNITY JUNIOR OFFICER OF THE 
YEAR AWARD.  THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES ONE JUNIOR OFFICER, O-4 AND BELOW, WHO HAS 
MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE READINESS OF THE NAVY.

2.  IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I ANNOUNCE LIEUTENANT COMMANDER JED R. 
ESPIRITU AS THE FISCAL YEAR 2011 HUMAN RESOURCES COMMUNITY JUNIOR OFFICER OF 
THE YEAR FOR HIS WORK AS OFFICER IN CHARGE, PERSONNEL SUPPORT DETACHMENT, 
YOKOSUKA.
LCDR ESPIRITU LED HIS DIVERSE TEAM IN PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION FOR OVER 3,000 
FAMILY MEMBERS EXECUTING VOLUNTARY DEPARTURE FROM YOKOSUKA TO SAFE HAVEN 
LOCATIONS FOLLOWING THE MARCH 2011 TSUNAMI IN JAPAN.  HE ALSO WORKED WITH NAVY 
HEADQUARTERS' ENTITLEMENT AND TRANSPORTATION POLICY EXPERTS TO NEGOTIATE THE 
SUCCESSFUL RETURN OF FAMILY MEMBERS UPON THE LIFTING OF THE VOLUNTARY 
DEPARTURE ORDER.

3.  LCDR ESPIRITU WAS SELECTED FROM A FIELD OF 21 OUTSTANDING CANDIDATES, 
REPRESENTING THE FINEST HUMAN RESOURCES JUNIOR OFFICERS SERVING ASHORE AND 
AFLOAT.  ALL NOMINEES FOR THIS AWARD ARE TO BE CONGRATULATED FOR THEIR 
ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

4.  LCDR ESPIRITU WILL RECEIVE A NAVY COMMENDATION MEDAL AND THE 2011 HUMAN 
RESOURCES COMMUNITY JUNIOR OFFICER OF THE YEAR CERTIFICATE AT AN AWARD 
CEREMONY IN YOKOSUKA, JAPAN.

5.  RELEASED BY VICE ADMIRAL S. R. VAN BUSKIRK, N1.//

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