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SUBJ/CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS THIRD QUARTER FY18 GOLD DISK AWARD WINNERS//

REF/A/JFMM VOLUME VI, CHAPTER 8//
AMPN/REF A IS THE JOINT FLEET MAINTENANCE MANUAL 2M ELECTRONIC REPAIR 
CHAPTER// GENTEXT/REMARKS/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 CNO 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 3RD QUARTER FY-18 AWARD WINNERS:
   APRIL 2018:  ET2 SEAN M. CISKE USS HUE CITY (CG-66)
   MAY 2018:  ET1 BRANDON L. JONES, USS GRIDLEY (DDG-101)
   JUNE 2018:  ET2 NATHAN CHEW, USS FARRAGUT (DDG-99)
   JULY 2018:  CPL DAVID RUSH, ELECTRONIC MAINTENANCE COMPANY, 2ND
   MAINTENANCE BATTALION

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 AT 
david.ascher@navy.mil.  THE NAVSEA 2M MTR PM, RICH MCCONNELL, DSN 326-
3259, COMM 202-781-3259, OR VIA E-MAIL AT richard.mcconnell@navy.mil.

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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