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SUBJ/CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS THIRD QUARTER GOLD DISK AWARD WINNERS//

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 CURRENTLY CONSISTS OF 
A LOC SIGNED BY CNO N8, DEPUTY CNO FOR INTEGRATION OF CAPABILITIES AND 
RESOURCES AND A MILITARY CASH AWARD OF FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS.

2. 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.

3. I AM PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE 3rd QUARTER FY-18 AWARD WINNERS:
AUGUST 2018: ET2 JEFFREY S. HERMS, USS TRIPOLI (LHA-7) 
SEPTEMBER 2018: ET2 JACOB A. HUTTO, USS ANTIETAM (CG-54)

4.  NUWC DET FEO NORFOLK POC IS MR. DAVE ASCHER, MTR AND GOLD DISK FLEET 
COORDINATOR, 757-396-0800 EXT 5256, DSN 386-5256 OR VIA E -MAIL, 
david.ascher@navy.mil.  THE NAVSEA 2M MTR PM, RICH MCCONNELL, 
richard.mcconnell@navy.mil, DSN 326-3259, COMM 202-781-3259.

5.  POINT OF CONTACT FOR SUBMISSIONS IS MR. STEVE ANDREWS, OPNAV N831, 
703-695-5794 OR E-MAIL AT steve.andrews@navy.mil.

6.  RELEASED BY DIRECTION NEIL W. T. HOGG, SES, ASSISTANT DEPUTY CHIEF OF 
NAVAL OPERATIONS, N8B.//

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