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SUBJ/CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS SECOND QUARTER FY18 GOLD DISK AWARD WINNERS 
(CORRECTED COPY)//

REF/A/DOC/JFMM VOLUME VI, CHAPTER 8//

NARR/REF A IS THE JOINT FLEET MAINTENANCE MANUAL 2M ELECTRONIC REPAIR 
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RMKS.  1.  IN 1997 THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS (LOGISTICS) 
IMPLEMENTED A CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS (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 LETTER OF COMMENDATION SIGNED BY N8, DEPUTY CNO FOR INTEGRATION 
OF CAPABILITIES AND RESOURCES AND A MILITARY CASH AWARD OF $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 2ND QUARTER FY-18 AWARD WINNERS:
    JANUARY 2018: ET3 THOMAS F. GOULD, USCG
    FEBRUARY 2018: ET2 GREGORY A. KRIEG, USS KEARSARGE
    MARCH 2018: ET3 MAKAYLA L. NICHOLS, USS GEORGE WASHINGTON

4.  NUWC DET FEO NORFOLK POC IS MR. DAVE ASCHER, MTR AND GOLD DISK FLEET 
COORDINATOR, 757-396-0800 EXT 5256 DSN 386 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 MS. VERONIKA BUONAUGURIO, OPNAV N831, 
703-695-5726, OR VIA EMAIL AT VERONIKA.BUONAUGURIO.CTR @NAVY.MIL.

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

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