PACIFIC AREA 2007 GUNNERY AWARD

R 051952Z FEB 08 ZUI ASN-P01036000045
FM COMPACAREA COGARD ALAMEDA CA//PCS//
TO ALLCOGARD PAC
COGARD TRACEN YORKTOWN VA//TEW//
INFO COMLANTAREA COGARD PORTSMOUTH VA//AR//
COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//CG-43//
COMCOGARD MLC PAC ALAMEDA CA//VR//
COMCOGARD MLC LANT NORFOLK VA//VR//
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UNCLAS //N01650// //N08000//
SUBJ: PACIFIC AREA 2007 GUNNERY AWARD
A: ORDNANCE MANUAL, COMDTINST M8000.2C, CHAPTER 14, PART II
1. I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS OF THE PACIFIC AREA
GUNNERY AWARDS FOR FY 2007. THE PACIFIC AREA GUNNERY AWARD IS
PRESENTED ANNUALLY TO RECOGNIZE CUTTERS IN THE PACIFIC AREA THAT
BEST DEMONSTRATE THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO RUN AN EXCEPTIONAL WEAPONS
PROGRAM. THIS AWARD WAS FIRST PRESENTED TO THE USCGC SNOHOMISH IN
1927.
2. THE MAJOR CALIBER WINNER FOR HIGH ENDURANCE CUTTERS IS CGC
MELLON. MELLON'S WEAPONS CHIEFS ARE GMC DAVID NEAL AND ETC GARY
CARTER.
3. THE MINOR CALIBER GUNNERY AWARD WINNER IS CGC STEADFAST.
STEADFAST'S GUNNER'S MATE IS GM1 JASON DUPREE.
4. THIS AWARD IS BASED ON NOTABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PACIFIC AREA
ORDNANCE PROGRAM. CUTTERS ARE EVALUATED ON THEIR ANNUAL NCEA
EXPENDITURE LEVELS, RESULTS OF THEIR MLC PAC WEAPONS SYSTEM REVIEW,
AND THEIR PERFORMANCE DURING THE TACT CYCLE.
5. EACH CUTTER'S NAME WILL BE ENGRAVED ON A PLAQUE THAT HANGS ABOVE
THE ORIGINAL TROPHY, A HISTORIC USCG ARTIFACT, RESIDING AT THE
WEAPONS SCHOOL AT TRACEN YORKTOWN. BOTH CUTTERS WILL ALSO HAVE
THEIR NAMES ENGRAVED ON THE PACIFIC AREA COMMANDER'S GUNNERY AWARD
PLAQUE ON COAST GUARD ISLAND.
6. INTERNET RELEASE IS AUTHORIZED.
7. CAPT D. J. WISNIEWSKI SENDS.
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