LAUNCH OF NEW NAVY INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTEE (IA) WEBSITE:
RAAUZYUW RUEWMCS0000 2390759-UUUU--RHMCSUU ZNR UUUUU R 272300Z AUG 09 ZYB FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//DNS// TO NAVADMIN INFO SECNAV WASHINGTON DC CNO WASHINGTON DC//DNS// CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// BT UNCLAS //N02000// NAVADMIN 251/09 MSGID/GENADMIN/COMUSFLTFORCOM/AUG// SUBJ/LAUNCH OF NEW NAVY INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTEE (IA) WEBSITE// RMKS/1. NAVY INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTEES AND THEIR FAMILIES DESERVE THE BEST TOOLS WE CAN MUSTER. OUR IA SURVEYS INDICATE THAT CLEAR COMMUNICATION IS WHAT OUR IA SAILORS AND FAMILIES WANT MOST. IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THAT COMMUNICATION, U.S. FLEET FORCES (USFF), AS THE NAVY'S EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTEES, LAUNCHED A NEWLY DESIGNED NAVY IA WEBSITE WWW.IA.NAVY.MIL. THIS WEBSITE ALIGNS SUPPORT FOR IA SAILORS AND THEIR FAMILIES, PROVIDES CLEAR GUIDANCE ON POLICY AND EXECUTION, AND INCORPORATES EVOLVING TECHNOLOGY, NETWORKING MEDIA, AND SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS USED BY TODAY'S SAILORS. 2. ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT FOR THE IA PROGRAM IS CRUCIAL TO ITS SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION AND WWW.IA.NAVY.MIL PROVIDES SAILORS AND THEIR FAMILIES A TREMENDOUS NEW TOOL. PASS THE WORD ABOUT THE NEW WEBSITE TO YOUR IA SAILORS AND THEIR FAMILIES, COMMAND IA COORDINATORS, AND COMMAND OMBUDSMEN. SHOULD YOU DESIRE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, USFF POINTS OF CONTACT FOR THE NAVY IA WEBSITE ARE MS. KATE PERLEWITZ, 757- 836-0493, EMAIL kate.perlewitz@navy.mil AND CAPT DOUG KIBBEY, 757- 836-2384, EMAIL doug.kibbey@navy.mil. 3. RELEASED BY ADMIRAL J. C. HARVEY, JR., COMMANDER, U.S. FLEET FORCES COMMAND.// BT #0000 NNNN