2009 CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS (CNO) SHORE SAILOR OF THE YEAR:

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SUBJ/2009 CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS (CNO) SHORE SAILOR OF THE YEAR// 
RMKS/1.  IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I ANNOUNCE CTT1(SW/AW) 
CASSANDRA L. FOOTE AS THE 2009 CNO SHORE SAILOR OF THE YEAR.
2.  PETTY OFFICER FOOTE WAS NOMINATED BY DEPUTY CHIEF OF NAVAL 
OPERATIONS, MANPOWER, PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND EDUCATION.  SHE WAS 
SELECTED FROM A FIELD OF FOUR OUTSTANDING CANDIDATES REPRESENTING THE 
FINEST PETTY OFFICERS SERVING ASHORE.  A HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 
OTHER FINALISTS:

RATE/NAME                       NOMINATING COMMAND
LN1(SW/AW) JESSICA H. BYARD     COMMANDER, U.S. PACIFIC FLEET
MM1(SW/AW) STEVEN T. ROBERSON   COMMANDER, U.S. FLEET FORCES COMMAND
HM1(FMF) OLUYINKA O. ADEFISAN   VICE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
3.  THE COMPETITION WAS EXTREMELY KEEN AND CHARACTERIZED THE HIGH 
CALIBER OF SAILORS SERVING ASHORE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.  FINALISTS 
REPRESENTED THEIR COMMANDS IMPRESSIVELY AND CAN BE PROUD OF THEIR 
SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT.
4.  PETTY OFFICER FOOTE WILL TRAVEL TO WASHINGTON, DC IN JULY 2010 TO 
BE RECOGNIZED FOR HER SELECTION AS THE CNO SHORE SAILOR OF THE YEAR.  
RECOGNITION WILL INCLUDE MERITORIOUS ADVANCEMENT TO CHIEF PETTY OFFICER 
AND AWARDING OF THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS COMMENDATION MEDAL.
5.  RELEASED BY ADMIRAL G. ROUGHEAD, CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS.//
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