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NAVADMIN 088/19 //

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SUBJ/CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS FIRST QUARTER FY 19 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 CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS 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 GREATLY 
IMPROVED THE 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 UP TO $5,000.

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 1st QUARTER FY-19 AWARD WINNERS:
    ET2 DUSTIN T. POWELL, MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL MAINTENANCE
    CENTER NORFOLK, VA.
    ET2 STEPHEN K. FRANZ, USS PREBLE (DDG-88)

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-
695-5726 OR VIA E-MAIL AT steve.andrews@navy.mil.

6.  RELEASED BY VADM W. K. LESCHER, DCNO, N8//

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