UNCLASSIFIED// TO COMNAVAIRFOR SAN DIEGO CA COMNAVAIRLANT NORFOLK VA COMNAVREG MIDLANT NORFOLK VA USS BATAAN USS CARL VINSON USS DWIGHT D EISENHOWER USS ENTERPRISE USS GEORGE WASHINGTON USS HARRY S TRUMAN USS KEARSARGE USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT USS WASP NAS OCEANA VA PRECOMUNIT GEORGE H W BUSH COMPHIBGRU ONE COMNAVSURFPAC SAN DIEGO CA(UC) COMNAVSEASYSCOM WASHINGTON DC(UC) COMNAVREG SW SAN DIEGO CA(UC) COMNAVREG NW SEATTLE WA(UC) COMNAVREG SE JACKSONVILLE FL(UC) COMNAVSAFECEN NORFOLK VA(UC) COMAFLOATRAGRUPAC SAN DIEGO CA(UC) COMPHIBGRU THREE COMNAVAIRWARCENACDIV PATUXENT RIVER MD(UC) CNIC WASHINGTON DC(UC) PEO CARRIERS WASHINGTON DC(UC) USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN USS BONHOMME RICHARD USS JOHN C STENNIS USS KITTY HAWK USS NIMITZ USS PELELIU USS RONALD REAGAN USS TARAWA NAS JACKSONVILLE FL(UC) NAS MERIDIAN MS(UC) NAS OCEANA AIR DET NORFOLK VA(UC) NAS PATUXENT RIVER MD(UC) NAS PENSACOLA FL(UC) NAS WHIDBEY ISLAND WA(UC) NAS LEMOORE CA(UC) NAS FALLON NV(UC) NAS NORTH ISLAND CA(UC) NAVSTA ROTA SP(UC) NAVSTA MAYPORT FL(UC) NETC PENSACOLA FL(UC) FLETRACEN NORFOLK VA(UC) CENNAVAVNTECHTRA DET MAYPORT FL(UC) NAVTECHTRACEN LACKLAND AFB TX(UC) SUPSHIP NEWPORT NEWS VA(UC) NAVSHIPYD AND IMF PUGET SOUND WA(UC) NAVSHIPREPFAC AND JAPAN RMC YOKOSUKA JA(UC) MIDLANT RMC NORFOLK VA(UC) SOUTHWEST RMC SAN DIEGO CA(UC) CENNAVAVNTECHTRAU NORTH ISLAND CA(UC) CENNAVAVNTECHTRAU NORFOLK VA(UC) NCTAMS LANT DET KEFLAVIK IC(UC) COMAFLOATRAGRU CC CNO N ONE WASHINGTON DC(UC) DEPCHNAVPERS MILLINGTON TN(UC) DSCC COLUMBUS OH(UC) NAVICP PHILADELPHIA PA(UC) NAVICP MECHANICSBURG PA(UC) COMNAVAIRSYSCOM PATUXENT RIVER MD(UC) FROM COMNAVAIRSYSCOM PATUXENT RIVER MD//PMA251// MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/COMNAVAIRSYSCOM PATUXENT RIVER// SUBJ/AVIATION BOATSWAINS MATE ASSOCIATION (ABMA) WORKING GROUP// REF/A/MSGID:DOC/SECNAV/YMD:19890717// REF/B/MSGID:DOC/OPNAV/YMD:19890727// REF/C/MSGID:DOC/EMAIL/YMD:20080306// REF/D/MSGID:DOC/EMAIL/YMD:20080326// POC/D. GRIFFIN/CDR/UNIT:PMA251B/NAME:PATUXENT RIVER MD /TEL:301-757-6818// NARR/REF A IS SECENAVINST 4651.8L. REF B IS OPNAVINST 4651.4C. REF C IS E-MAIL BETWEEN COMNAVAIRSYSCOM (PMA251B1) LT M. WAFFORD AND COMNAVAIRLANT (N433A) LT B. WIECHERT. REF D IS PHONECON BETWEEN COMNAVAIRSYSCOM (PMA251B1) LT M. WAFFORD AND COMNAVAIRFOR WEST (N433) LT J. NAVARRO.// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MESSAGE IS TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE THIRTY EIGHTH ANNUAL AVIATION BOATSWAINS MATE ASSOCIATION SPONSORED WORKING GROUP WILL BE HELD FROM 03 THROUGH 09 AUGUST 2008 AT THE NORFOLK WATERSIDE MARRIOTT HOTEL, 235 EAST MAIN STREET, NORFOLK, VA 23510. THE ABMA TIDEWATER CHAPTER IS HOSTING THIS WORKING GROUP. CHECK IN FOR ACTIVE DUTY PERSONNEL ON TDY OR TAD ORDERS WILL BE FROM 1200-1700 ON SUNDAY 03 AUGUST 2008. THE OPENING CEREMONIES WILL COMMENCE ON MONDAY 04 AUGUST 2008. WORKSHOPS WILL BE CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE WEEK ENDING WITH A PICNIC ON SATURDAY, 09 AUGUST 2008 AT 1100 AT NAVAL STATION NORFOLK FLEET RECREATION PARK FACILITY. DETAILS AND FULL AGENDA WILL BE AVAILABLE AT CHECK-IN. 2. ABMA WORKSHOPS ARE CONDUCTED ANNUALLY AND CHAIRED BY FLEET PROFESSIONALS. THE FOCUS AND EFFORT OF THESE WORKSHOPS IS TO IMPROVE AVIATION SAFETY AND PURSUE COST WISE READINESS INITIATIVES ON BOARD OUR AIRCRAFT CARRIERS, AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIPS AND SHORE FACILITIES. CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE ABMA YEARLY WORKSHOPS BY THE CNO RESULTED IN A STEADY FLOW OF EQUIPMENT UPGRADES, TRAINING IMPROVEMENTS AND PROCEDURAL CHANGES THAT HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY ALTERED THE CHARACTER OF FLIGHT OPERATIONS AT SEA AND ASHORE. THE WORKING GROUPS PROVIDE A FORUM TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION, IDENTIFY AREAS OF OPPORTUNITY, AND RECOMMEND PROCESS IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES FOR ALRE, AIRCRAFT HANDLING, CRASH AND SALVAGE, AVIATION FUELING AND TRAINING ISSUES. 3. COMMANDING OFFICERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUPPORT AND FUND COST ORDERS FOR ATTENDANCE TO THE ABMA WORKING GROUP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN AND FURTHER THE PROFESSIONAL ABILITIES OF THEIR PERSONNEL CONSISTENT WITH PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING POLICIES. THE WORKING GROUPS PRIMARY AGENDA IS TO FORM WORKSHOPS, DISCUSS ISSUES, AND ULTIMATELY TO SUBMIT ACTION ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE VARIOUS CHAINS OF COMMAND IN SUPPORT OF THE NAVAL AVIATION ENTERPRISE OBJECTIVES. COMMAND APPROVED ATTENDEES MAY PARTICIPATE USING THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE WITHIN EXISTING LEVELS OF LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS AND IAW WITH APPLICABLE REGULATIONS. IF FUNDS ARE NOT AVAILABLE, PERMISSIVE TAD ORDERS MAY BE ISSUED. REFS A AND B PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON AUTHORIZED EXPENSES AND PERMISSIVE ORDERS FOR TRAVEL. UTILIZATION OF GOVERNMENT TRANSPORTATION IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO ENHANCE WORKING GROUP PARTICIPATION AND DEFRAY THE COST OF TAD ORDERS. 4. ACTION A. REQUEST COMMANDS SUBMIT ABMA WORKSHOP AGENDA ITEMS TO THEIR RESPECTIVE TYCOM POC'S BY EMAIL OR FAX NO LATER THEN 11 JUNE 2008. AGENDA ITEM FORMAT IS AVAILABLE AT WWW. ABMA-USN.ORG. THE FOLLOWING ARE DESIGNATED TYCOM POC'S. (1) COMNAVAIRLANT: LT B. WIECHERT, EMAIL: BENJAMIN.WIECHERT@NAVY.MIL, AND ABECS A. LOGAN, EMAIL: ANTHONY.LOGAN@NAVY.MIL, COMM 757-444-0459 OR DSN 564-0459, FAX 757-444-8267, CODE N433A, BLDG S29 ROOM 207, 1279 FRANKLIN STREET, NORFOLK, VA 23511-2494. (2) COMNAVAIRFOR WEST: LT J. NAVARRO, EMAIL: JIMMY.NAVARRO@NAVY.MIL, AND ABECS J. SMITH, EMAIL: JAMICHAEL.SMITH@NAVY.MIL, COMM 619-545-1501 OR DSN 735-1501, FAX 619-545-1500, CODE N433, NAS NORTH ISLAND, BLDG 11 ROOM 145, MURRARY STREET, SAN DIEGO, CA 92135. (3) COMNAVSURFLANT: ABFCS J. NADAEU, EMAIL: JAMES.NADEAU1@NAVY.MIL, AND ABHC R. SIMPSON, EMAIL: RASHIEN.SIMPSON@NAVY.MIL, COMM 757-444-9944 OR DSN 565-9944, FAX: 757-445-0982, AFLOAT TRAINING GROUP, 8952 FIRST STREET SUITE 127, NORFOLK, VA 23511-3786. (4) COMNAVSURFPAC: LT ROGERS, EMAIL: REGINA.ROGERS@NAVY.MIL AND ABCM C. JUNKIN, EMAIL: CAMERON.JUNKIN@NAVY.MIL, COMM 619-556-0843 OR DSN 526-0843, FAX: 619-556-0887, CODE N88, NAVAL STATION BOX 368201, 3985 CUMMINGS RD SUITE 4, SAN DIEGO, CA 92136-5289. B. REQUEST TYCOM POC'S CONSOLIDATE AGENDA ITEMS AND FORWARD TO THE RESPECTIVE WORKSHOP COORDINATORS AND NAWCADLKE FLEET LIAISON OFFICER NLT 20 JUNE 2008. WORKSHOP COORDINATORS AND FLEET LIAISON OFFICER ARE AS FOLLOWS: (1) ABE WORKSHOP: LT B. WIECHERT, CNAL, COMM 757-444-0459 OR DSN 564-0459/LT J. NAVARRO, CNAF, COMM 619-545-1501 OR DSN 735-1501. (2) ABH WORKSHOP: ABHCS S. WALLACE, CNAL, COMM 757-444-9063 OR DSN 564-9063/ABHC D. SORIANO, CNAF, COMM 619-545-1552 OR DSN 735-1552. (3) ABF WORKSHOP: LT P. DUSSAULT, CNAF, COMM 619-545-1507 OR DSN 735-1507/ABFCS J. JACKSON, CNAL, COMM 757-444-9414 OR DSN 564-9414. (4) TRAINING WORKSHOP: MR. ROBERT YOUNG, ABHCS GRIMES, NATTC, COMM 850-452-7600 OR DSN 922-7600. (5) FLEET LIAISON OFFICER: LCDR A. CHUDERSKI, NAVAIRWARCENACDIVLKE 4.8.8.6, COMM 732-323-2809 OR DSN 624-2809. C. REQUEST COMMANDS SUBMIT NOMINATIONS FOR THE PACIFIC/ATLANTIC FLEET AVIATION BOATWAIN'S MATE OF THE YEAR. THE PACIFIC/ ATLANTIC FLEET AVIATION BOATWAIN'S MATE ASSOCIATION "AB" OF THE YEAR SELECTEES WILL BE HONORED DURING THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. CANDIDATES SHOULD BE NOMINATED FOR PARTICULARLY OUTSTANDING MILITARY PERFORMANCE, PROFESSIONALISM, DEDICATION TO DUTY AND CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE AVIATION BOATSWAINS MATE COMMUNITY. NOMINEES CAREER PERFORMANCE SHALL BE ADDRESSED, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE FOR THE PERIOD OF 01 MAY 2007 THROUGH 30 APRIL 2008. NOMINATION PACKAGES WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL 19 MAY 2008. PACKAGES RECEIVED AFTER 19 MAY 2008 WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. PACKAGES WILL BE CONSOLIDATED FOR AIR AND SURFACE NOMINEES FOR EACH RESPECTIVE COAST. THE SELECTION BOARDS WILL BE CONVENED ON A DATE TO BE DETERMINED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF CNAF/CNAL TYCOMS. RESULTS WILL BE FORMALLY DISSEMINATED VIA MESSAGE NO LATER THEN 09 JUNE 2008. DELIVER OR MAIL NOMINATION PACKAGES TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESSES: (1) FOR COMNAVAIRLANT COMMANDS: COMMANDER NAVAL AIR FORCE U.S. ATLANTIC FLEET, ATTENTION: ABFCS J. JACKSON, COMM 757-444-9414 OR DSN 564-9414, CODE N739, 1279 FRANKLIN STREET, NORFOLK, VA. 23511-2494. (2) FOR COMNAVAIRFOR WEST COMMANDS: COMMANDER NAVAL AIR FORCE, ATTENTION: ABECS J. SMITH, COMM 619-545-1504 OR DSN 735-1504, CODE N433, NAS NORTH ISLAND, BLDG 11 ROOM 145, MURRARY STREET, SAN DIEGO, CA 92135. (3) FOR COMNAVSURFLANT COMMANDS: COMMANDER AFLOAT TRAINING GROUP, ATTENTION: ABFCS J. NADAEU, COMM 757-444-9944 OR DSN 565-9944, AFLOAT TRAINING GROUP, 8952 FIRST STREET, SUITE 127, NORFOLK, VA 23511-3786. (4) FOR COMNAVSURFPAC COMMANDS: COMMANDER AFLOAT TRAINING GROUP, ATTENTION: LT R. ROGERS, COMM 619-556-0843 OR DSN 526-0843 CODE N88, NAVAL STATION BOX 368201, 3455 STURTEVANT STREET SUITE 1, SAN DIEGO, CA 92136-5289. PACKAGES SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWINGS: (A) COMMANDING OFFICER'S COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATION (B) DIVISION LCPO'S COMMENTS (C) ENLISTED EVALUATIONS FOR THE PAST 5 YEARS (D) ADVANCEMENT HISTORY (E) LIST OF PREVIOUS DUTY ASSIGNMENTS (F) BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF SIGNIFICANT PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS (G) AWARDS (PAGE 4'S) (H) OFF DUTY EDUCATION (I) TWO 8X10 COLOR PHOTOS IN SERVICE DRESS BLUES, ONE FULL FRONT VIEW, ONE FULL SIDE VIEW. 5. HOTELS AND NAVY LODGE ARE AVAILABLE; HOWEVER, VERY LIMITED BEQ/BOQ SPACE IS AVAILABLE IN THE AREA. PHONE NUMBERS FOR RESERVATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS. A. SYMPOSIUM SITE: NORFOLK WATERSIDE MARRIOTT HOTEL, 235 EAST MAIN STREET, NORFOLK, VA, TOLL FREE 1-800-544-9799, COMM 360-698-1000, FAX 360-692-0932, OR VISIT WWW.MARRIOTT.COM (USE CODE ABMABMA WHEN MAKING RESERVATIONS). ROOMS HAVE BEEN BLOCKED FOR THE ABMA FROM 03 AUGUST 2008 THROUGH 09 AUGUST 2008. TO RECEIVE THE SYMPOSIUM RATE RESERVATIONS SHOULD BE MADE BY 11 JULY 2008. THE RATE WILL BE HONORED THREE DAYS BEFORE AND THREE DAYS AFTER THE SYMPOSIUM DATES. B. CBQ: COMM 757-402-7002/877-986-9258 OR VISIT WWW.DODLODGING.NET C. NAVY LODGE: COMM 757-489-2656/800-628-9466 OR VISIT WWW.NAVY-LODGE.COM 6. THE ABMA POC AND SYMPOSIUM CHAIRMAN IS ABCM (AW/SW) DAN CAMACHO, COMM: 757-572-6622, EMAIL: CAMACHDG@CVN69.NAVY.MIL. ALTERNATE CONTACTS ARE LT GUY JORDAN, COMM 757-433-3848, EMAIL: GUY.JORDAN@NAVY.MIL AND CWO5 (SEL) TIM SMITH EMAIL: SMITHTIP@LHD7.NAVY.MIL 7. REQUEST WIDEST POSSIBLE DISSEMINATION.//