CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS FIRST QUARTER FY24 GOLD DISK AWARDEES:
CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 291550Z MAR 24 MID120000991800U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN COMMARFORCOM COMMARCORSYSCOM LCES QUANTICO VA INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS SUBJ/CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS FIRST QUARTER FY24 GOLD DISK AWARDEES// NAVADMIN 067/24// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC //N8//MAR// REF/A/JFMM VOLUME VI, CHAPTER 8// AMPN/REF A IS THE JOINT FLEET MAINTENANCE MANUAL 2M ELECTRONIC REPAIR CHAPTER// REMARKS/1. In 1997 the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Logistics) implemented a CNO 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. The 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 1st Quarter FY24 awardees: (read in two columns) ET1 ADAM BARBER USS DWIGHT D EISENHOWER (CVN 69) ET1 NICOLE CARR SERMC JACKSONVILLE FL ET2 REESE CASTRO MARMC NORFOLK VA IC2 JUNIOR DUCATEL SWRMC SAN DIEGO CA ET2 KYLE HARMON MARMC NORFOLK VA ET2 ADAM HONG USS THE SULLIVANS (DDG 68) ET2 ALEXANDER MACKENZIE USS DWIGHT D EISENHOWER (CVN 69) IC2 FERNANN MENDOZA USS WINSTON S CHURCHILL (DDG 81) ET2 GUILLERMO MENDOZA MARMC NORFOLK VA ET2 STEVEN PEREZ USS DONALD COOK (DDG 75) ET2 WINSTON WYLIE MARMC NORFOLK VA ET3 NATHAN ALBRIGHT USS GERALD R FORD (CVN 78) ET3 AZRIELLA CESTRO USS DWIGHT D EISENHOWER (CVN 69) CPL JAMES DEFREESE ELMACO 2D MAINT BN CLR 25 ET3 BRADLEY DORTON MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL CAL CENTER CPL RENON VASH ELMACO 2D MAINT BN CLR 25 5. NUWC DET FEO Norfolk POC is Mr. Scott Doherty, 2M MTR and Gold Disk Fleet Coordinator, 757-396-0800 EXT 5308, DSN 386-5308 or via e-mail, scott.p.doherty2.civ@us.navy.mil The NAVSEA 2M MTR PM, is Mr. Richard R. Stark, COMM 850 207-6985 or via e- mail richard.r.stark.civ@us.navy.mil 6. Released by Neil W. T. Hogg, SES, Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, N8B.// BT #0001 NNNN CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED//