RATUZYUW RUCOSSA5016 1621534-UUUU--RUCOSSA. ZNR UUUUU ZUI RUCOMCA4731 1621820 R 111534Z JUN 10 ZYB PSN 479811I30 FM COMNAVAIRFOR SAN DIEGO CA//N7// TO RHOVMTZ/USS NIMITZ RHBVNKP/USS KEARSARGE RHBVUAA/USS GEORGE H W BUSH RHMFIUU/USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT RHBPNTR/USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT RHOVJQI/USS RONALD REAGAN RHBVIQM/USS ENTERPRISE RHOVNGW/USS GEORGE WASHINGTON RHOVHJE/USS JOHN C STENNIS RHBVIKE/USS DWIGHT D EISENHOWER RHOVCVV/USS CARL VINSON RHOVABE/USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN RHOVBXR/USS BOXER RHBVNWY/USS BATAAN RHMFIUU/NAS OCEANA VA//JJJ// RHMFIUU/NAF ATSUGI JA//JJJ// RHMFIUU/CENNAVAVNTECHTRAU NORFOLK VA RHMFIUU/CENNAVAVNTECHTRAU NORTH ISLAND CA PAGE 02 RUCOSSA5016 UNCLAS RHMFIUU/CENNAVAVNTECHTRA PENSACOLA FL INFO RUCOSSA/COMNAVAIRFOR SAN DIEGO CA//N7/N73/N43/N433// RUCOSSA/COMNAVAIRLANT NORFOLK VA //N7/N73/N43/N433// RHOVZCH/COMPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HI RHMFIUU/COMNAVSURFLANT NORFOLK VA RHBVHQJ/USS HARRY S TRUMAN RHBVJPX/USS NASSAU RHBVEPB/USS WASP RHBVOUE/USS IWO JIMA RHBVSBJ/USS PONCE RHOVMFG/USS PELELIU RHOVESX/USS ESSEX RHOVHHL/USS BONHOMME RICHARD RHOVMAK/USS MAKIN ISLAND RHOVCLV/USS CLEVELAND RHOVDBQ/USS DUBUQUE RHOVAYR/USS DENVER RHMFIUU/COMNAVAIRSYSCOM PATUXENT RIVER MD//251/260// RHMFIUU/DEPCHNAVPERS MILLINGTON TN RHMFIUU/PEO CARRIERS WASHINGTON DC PAGE 03 RUCOSSA5016 UNCLAS BT UNCLAS //N03500// SECINFO/-/-// MSGID/GENADMIN/COMNAVAIRFOR SAN DIEGO CA/N73// SUBJ/SELECTION OF COMMANDER NAVAL AIR FORCES EAST AND WEST 2010 /AVIATION BOATSWAINS MATE OF THE YEAR// REF/A/MSGID:COMNAVAIRFOR/23111ZMAR10/-// REF/B/DESC:EMAIL/CDR SINGLETON AND LCDR WOLFE/09JUN2010// NARR/REF (A) ANNOUNCED THE 40TH ANNUAL ABMA WORKING GROUP AND REQUESTED NOMINATIONS FOR COMMANDER NAVAL AIR FORCES EAST AND WEST AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE OF THE YEAR. REF (B) IS EMAIL BETWEEN LCDR WOLFE (CNAF WEST N73) AND CDR SINGLETON (CNAF EAST N73) ANNOUNCING SELECTION RESULTS.// POC/WOLFE, S.J./LCDR/UNIT:COMNAVAIRFOR SAN DIEGO/-/TEL:(619) 545-1556 /TEL:DSN 735-1556/EMAIL:SCOTT.J.WOLFE@NAVY.MIL// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS IS A COORDINATED COMNAVAIRLANT/COMNAVAIRPAC MSG. CONGRATULATIONS TO ABH1(AW/SW) GENTLE J. CLARK, USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) AND ABF1(AW/SW) JOEL E. DEBELEN, USS NIMITZ (CVN 68), ON BEING SELECTED AS THE 2010 AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE OF PAGE 04 RUCOSSA5016 UNCLAS THE YEAR (EAST/WEST). IRT REFS A AND B, PETTY OFFICERS CLARK AND DEBELEN WILL BE RECOGNIZED AND PRESENTED THEIR AWARDS AT THE CLOSING DAY OF THE 40TH ANNUAL BOATSWAIN'S MATE ASSOCIATION (ABMA) WORKSHOP IN PENSACOLA, FL SCHEDULED TO BE HELD 16 THROUGH 20 AUGUST 2010. 2. SELECTION OF THE 2010 AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE OF THE YEAR WAS HIGHLY COMPETITIVE. SELECTION IS BASED ON SUSTAINED SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE IN CHALLENGING BILLETS, CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NAVY, AND SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. EVERY NOMINEE CAN BE JUSTIFIABLY PROUD OF THEIR SELECTION TO REPRESENT THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMANDS. 3. WELL DONE AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING NOMINEES: ABF1(AW/SW) COLLINS, RODDY E. NAF ATSUGI JAPAN ABH1(AW/SW) FITZPATRICK, JOSEPH T. USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) ABF1(AW/SW) HAMPTON, SHALMICHAEL D. NATTC PENSACOLA, FL. ABH1(AW/SW) HARRIS, RAMONE G. USS GEORGE H W BUSH (CVN 77 ABH1(AW/SW) HENRY, KEITH A. USS BATAAN (LHD 5) ABF1(AW/SW) JONES, CHRISTOPHER J. USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71) ABF1(AW/SW) LUBIN, NELSON NMN NAS OCEANA, VA. ABE1(AW/SW) MAGHANOY, RICK R. USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) ABE1(AW/SW) NIKOLOUTSOS, GEORGE T. CNATTU NORFOLK PAGE 05 RUCOSSA5016 UNCLAS ABE1(AW/SW) QUINLIN, LESTER G. ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72) ABH1(AW/SW) RAMOS, JUAN A. USS DWIGHT EISENHOWER (CVN 69) ABF1(AW/SW) ROBERTS, SEAN T. CNATT NORTH ISLAND, SAN DIEGO, CA ABH1(AW/SW) SAVOY, SHAVEN L. USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70) ABF1(AW/SW) SEVILLA, IVAN M. USS BOXER (LHD 4) ABH1(AW/SW) STAGER, JOSEPH W. NAS WHITING FIELD, FL. ABH1(AW/SW) SYGACO, JONARD D. USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74) ABE1(AW) TAMANTINI, NORMAN L. USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65)// BT #5016 NNNN