ROUTINE

R 201009Z MAY 04 ZYB PSN 331519Q22

FM COMNAVAIRPAC SAN DIEGO CA//N433//

TO USS KITTY HAWK
USS NIMITZ
USS CARL VINSON
USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN
USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN
USS JOHN C STENNIS
USS RONALD REAGAN
USS TARAWA
USS TARAWA
USS OGDEN
USS CLEVELAND
USS DULUTH
USS BOXER
USS PELELIU
USS BONHOMME RICHARD
USS BELLEAU WOOD
USS BELLEAU WOOD
NAS LEMOORE CA//JJJ//
COMNAVSURFPAC SAN DIEGO CA//N01/N003/N42/N1//
COMAFLOATRAGRUPAC SAN DIEGO CA//00//
COMPHIBGRU THREE//N4/N42//
NAVAIRWPNSTA CHINA LAKE CA//8250001/825000D/825100D//
NAVBASE VENTURA CTY PT MUGU CA//NASCS//
NAMTRAU NORTH ISLAND CA//3041//

INFO COMNAVAIRSYSCOM PATUXENT RIVER MD//PMA251//
COMNAVAIRLANT NORFOLK VA//N433/N43//
SIMA SAN DIEGO CA//JJJ//
SIMA SAN DIEGO CA//JJJ//
NAS WHIDBEY ISLAND WA//JJJ//
NAS FALLON NV//JJJ//
NAS NORTH ISLAND CA//JJJ//

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UNCLAS //N01650//

MSGID/GENADMIN/COMNAVAIRPAC N433//

SUBJ/SELECTION OF PACFLT AVIATION BOATSWAINS MATE OF THE YEAR//

REF/A/GENADMIN/COMNAVAIRSYSCOM PAX RIVER MD/061524ZAPR2004//

AMPN/REF A ANNOUNCED THE 34TH ANNUAL ABMA WORKING GROUP AND
REQUESTED NOMINATIONS FOR PACFLT AVIATION BOATSWAINS MATE OF THE
YEAR.//

POC/D. GRIFFIN/CDR(SEL)/N433/LOC:CNAP/TEL:(619)545-1503
/TEL:DSN:735-1503/EMAIL:DONALD.GRIFFIN2@NAVY.MIL//

RMKS/1. CONGRATULATIONS TO ABH1(AW/SW) RONNIE A. PADILLA ON BEING
SELECTED AS THE 2004 AVIATION BOATSWAINS MATE OF THE YEAR (PACIFIC).
PETTY OFFICER PADILLA IS STATIONED ABOARD THE USS TARAWA (LHA 1).
PER REF A, PETTY OFFICER PADILLA WILL RECEIVE RECOGNITION FOR HIS
SELECTION AND WILL BE PRESENTED THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD AT THE CLOSING
DAY OF THE 34TH ANNUAL AVIATION BOATSWAINS MATE ASSOCIATION (ABMA)
WORKSHOP IN SAN DIEGO, CA IN AUGUST 2004.

2. SELECTION FOR THE 2004 AVIATION BOATSWAINS MATE OF THE YEAR WAS
HIGHLY COMPETITIVE AND EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SELECT THE TOP
PERFORMER.  ALL CANDIDATES SHOULD BE JUSTIFIABLY PROUD OF THEIR
SUSTAINED SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE.  THIS YEAR[single quote]S OTHER FINALISTS WERE:

 ABF1(AW/SW) MATTHEW T. ALTERKRUSE
ABH1(AW/SW) JAMES J. EDMOND
ABF1(AW/SW) JOSEPH N. FLORDELIZA
ABF1(AW/SW) ANTHONY R. GARCIA
ABH2(AW/SW) MARK P. GIRON
ABH2(AW/SW) ANTONIO E. GUADRON
ABH1(AW/SW) BRIAN S. HURRELL
ABH2(AW) ROBERT JIMENEZ
ABF1(AW) JEFFREY M. LEHTINEN
ABF1(AW/SW) DAVID B. LOMELI
ABE1(AW) DUANE C. PRESTON
ABH1(AW/SW) PATRICK H. REYNOLDS
ABH1(AW) DARWIN SORIANO
ABE1(AW) CHRISTOPHER O. VANDERGRIFT

3. WELL DONE AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL.//

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