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MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC//N8//NOV// 
 
SUBJ/CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS SECOND QUARTER FY23 GOLD DISK AWARDEES// 
 
REF/A/JFMM VOLUME VI, CHAPTER 8// 
 
AMPN/REF A IS THE JOINT FLEET MAINTENANCE MANUAL 2M ELECTRONIC REPAIR 
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GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  IN 1997 THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS (LOGISTICS) 
IMPLEMENTED A CNO 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 CONSISTS OF A LETTER OF COMMENDATION SIGNED BY 
DEPUTY CNO FOR INTEGRATION OF CAPABILITIES AND RESOURCES AND A MILITARY CASH 
AWARD OF UP TO FIVE THOUSA ND DOLLARS. 
 
2.  THE CASH AWARD CRITERIA IS A GRADUATED DOLLAR VALUE DEPENDENT UPON COST 
AVOIDANCE THRESHOLDS.  THE AWARD PROGRAM NOT ONLY REWARDS THE TOP REPAIR 
TECHNICIAN, BUT EVERY TECHNICIAN THAT MEETS THE FOLLOWING QUARTERLY COST 
AVOIDANCE THRESHOLDS: 
 
$150K TO $199K OF COST AVOIDANCE YIELDS A $2K AWARD 
$200K TO $249K OF COST AVOIDANCE YIELDS A $3K AWARD 
$250K TO $299K OF COST AVOIDANCE YIELDS A $4K AWARD 
$300K AND OVER OF COST AVOIDANCE YIELDS A $5K AWARD 
 
3.  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. 
 
4.  I AM PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE 2ND QUARTER FY23 AWARDEES:  (READ IN TWO 
COLUMNS) 
 
ET1  NICHOLAS BAILEYSWRMC SAN DIEGO CA 
CPL  ZACHARY BENTZ2ND ELMACO CAMP LEJEUNE NC 
CPL  CHAD BLAKEMORE2ND ELMACO CAMP LEJEUNE NC 
ET2  MATTHEW FORDSERMC MAYPORT FL 
CPL  CHAD HELMAN2ND ELMACO CAMP LEJEUNE NC 
CPL  THOMAS HENNIGAN2ND ELMACO CAMP LEJEUNE NC 
FCA3 JORDI KNEISZLERMARMC NORFOLK VA 
ET2  ALEXANDER MACKENZIEUSS DWIGHT D EISENHOWER (CVN 69) 
ET2  BRODRICK MCDONALDUSS BULKELEY (DDG 84) 
IC2  GUILLERMO MIRANDAUSS COLE (DDG 67) 
ET2  REESE MULDERMARMC NORFOLK VA 
ET2  RODOWSKY PROPHILEUSS WINSTON CHURCHILL (DDG 81) 
CPL  CESAR QUINONEZ-MARTINEZ2ND ELMACO CAMP LEJEUNE NC 
ET2  MITCHELL RILEYUSS LABOON (DDG 58) 
ET2  WINSTON WYLIEMARMC NORFOLK VA 
ET3  CIERA CAPUCHINUSS DWIGHT D EISENHOWER (CVN 69) 
ET3  ALEXANDER KIMUSS MAKIN ISLAND (LHD 8) 
ET3  CHRISTIAN MORRISONUSS PRINCETON (CG 59) 
ET3  KEVIN NETEMEYERUSS NIMITZ (CVN 68) 
ET3  CHRISTOPHER NORBERGUSS DEWEY (DDG 105) 
ET3  MARGARITA SALINASUSS NIMITZ (CVN 68) 
ET3  WESLEE SMITHUSS GEORGE H W BUSH (CVN 77) 
 
5.  NUWC DET FEO NORFOLK POC IS MR. SCOTT DOHERTY, MTR AND GOLD DISK FLEET 
COORDINATOR, 757-396-0800 EXT 5308, DSN 386-5308 OR VIA E-MAIL, 
scott.p.doherty2.civ@us.navy.mil THE NAVSEA 2M MTR PM, IS MR. RICHARD R. 
STARK, COMM 202 781-1491 OR VIA E-MAIL richard.r.stark.civ@us.navy.mil. 
 
6.  RELEASED BY NEIL W. T. HOGG, SES, ASSISTANT DEPUTY CHIEF OF NAVAL 
OPERATIONS, N8B.// 
 
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