ANNUAL SHIP-HELICOPTER SAFETY AWARDS:
UNCLASSIFIED// RAAUZYUW RUENAAA0950 2771350-UUUU--RUCRNAD ZNR UUUUU ZUI RUEWMCE0110 2771414 R 041350Z OCT 07 PSN 534751K25 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC// TO NAVADMIN INFO RHMFIUU/CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS//N01650// NAVADMIN 253/07 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N00/OCT// SUBJ/ANNUAL SHIP-HELICOPTER SAFETY AWARDS// REF/A/DOC/CNO/03APR2000// AMPN/REF A IS OPNAVINST 3590.18F, ANNUAL CNO SHIP-HELICOPTER SAFETY A WARDS// POC/J. HARNDEN/CDR/OPNAV N86/LOC: WASHINGTON DC/TEL: (703) 604-7626/TEL: DSN: 664-7626// GENTEXT/REMARKS/ 1. I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS AND RUNNERS-UP OF THE 2006 SHIP-HELICOPTER SAFETY AWARDS. A. WINNERS: SHIP CATEGORY USS LEYTE GULF (CG 55) LAMPS HSL 48 DET 2 EMBARKED USS DUBUQUE (LPD 8) AMPHIBIOUS AIR B. RUNNERS UP: SHIP CATEGORY USS HOWARD (DDG 83) LAMPS HSL 49 DET 3 EMBARKED USS PONCE (LPD 15) AMPHIBIOUS AIR 2. USS LEYTE GULF, WITH HSL 48 DET 2 EMBARKED, AGGRESSIVELY UPHELD THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF SHIP-HELICOPTER SAFETY DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2006 BY MAINTAINING A PERFECT AVIATION SAFETY RECORD DURING 208 DAYS OF UNDERWAY OPERATIONS AND COMPLETING 978 FLIGHT HOURS, OF WHICH 39 PERCENT WERE AT NIGHT. TH E USS LEYTE GULF/HSL 48 TEAM FULLY EMBRACED OPERATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT AND INTEGRATED SAFETY PREPAREDNESS INTO EVERY AVIATION EVOLUTION. THEY SHARED THEIR KNOWLEDGE WITH THE FLEET THROUGH SUBMISSION OF HAZREPS, LESSONS LEARNED MESSAGES, AND 200 PUBLICATION CHANGE REQUESTS. 3. USS DUBUQUE MAINTAINED AN OUTSTANDING AVIATION SAFETY RECORD WHILE CONDUCTING MORE THAN 340 MISHAP-FREE FLIGHT HOURS DURING DEPLOYMENT IN THE THIRD, FIFTH, AND SEVENTH FLEET AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY. DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2006, USS DUBUQUE CONDUCTED 554 DAY LANDINGS, 695 NIGHT LANDINGS, TRANSFERRED 1,350 PASSENGERS, AND 80 TONS OF CARGO. 4. WELL DONE TO ALL WINNERS AND RUNNERS UP. 5. RELEASED BY ADM G. ROUGHEAD, CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS.// BT #0950 NNNN