2009 VICE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS SHORE ACTIVITIES SAILOR OF THE YEAR FINALISTS:
RTTUZYUW RUEWMCS0000 1061537-UUUU--RUCRNAD ZNR UUUUU R 161537Z APR 10 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//DNS// TO NAVADMIN BT UNCLAS //N01700// NAVADMIN 135/10 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/DNS/APR// SUBJ/2009 VICE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS SHORE ACTIVITIES SAILOR OF THE YEAR FINALISTS// RMKS/1. IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I ANNOUNCE THE FIVE FINALISTS FOR THE 2009 VCNO SHORE ACTIVITIES SAILOR OF THE YEAR. 2. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING OUTSTANDING SAILORS: NAME NOMINATING COMMAND NC1(SW/NAC) DEBORAH R. SPINNER NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND HM1(FMF) OLUYINKA O. ADEFISAN BUREAU OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY IT1(SW/EXW/PJ) ANTONIO J. RIOSRIVERA U.S. JOINT FORCES COMMAND YN1(SW/AW) FERNANDO J. QUINONES-PEREZ NAVY RESERVE FORCES COMMAND GSM1(SW/EXW) JOHN H. MATHEWSON SPECIAL WARFARE GROUP ONE 3. THE COMPETITION WAS EXTREMELY TOUGH AND EPITOMIZES THE HIGH CALIBER OF SAILORS SERVING ASHORE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THESE FIVE FINALISTS WILL REPRESENT THEIR COMMANDS AND COMPETE IN THE 2009 VICE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS SHORE SAILOR OF THE YEAR COMPETITION TO BE HELD 27-29 APRIL 2010 IN WASHINGTON, DC. 4. RELEASED BY VICE ADMIRAL SAM J. LOCKLEAR III, DIRECTOR, NAVY STAFF.// BT #0000 NNNN