“Conservation and environmental stewardship are prime priorities for Navy Area Southwest,” stated Rear Adm. Brad Rosen, Commander, Navy Area Southwest. “I’m proud however not stunned that the excellent efforts of our environmental groups have earned recognition from the Secretary of the Navy. They’ve our admiration and gratitude for the necessary work that they do on daily basis.”
Three Navy Area Southwest (NRSW) installations and one NRSW conservation program accounted for 4 of the 9 award winners. They’re:
- Pure Assets Conservation – Small Set up USN: Naval Base Level Loma, California
- Pure Assets Conservation – Particular person or Workforce USN: San Clemente Island Endangered Species Act Delisting
- Environmental High quality, Non-Industrial Set up USN: Naval Base San Diego, California
- Cultural Assets Administration – Giant Set up USN: Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada
All 4 winners are nominated to compete within the Secretary of Protection Environmental Awards competitors.
The surroundings is an important a part of the Division of the Navy mission and Navy installations take a proactive position preserving their inherited pure sources, hanging steadiness between environmental administration and mission readiness.
“Enabling warfigher readiness and being stewards of the environmental aren’t mutually unique targets. Achievement of each requires each management and private dedication and Navy Installations proceed to exhibit each,” stated Brock Durig, environmental program director for Commander, Navy Installations Command. “Our installations are the Navy’s foothold within the shore however they’re additionally an integral a part of their native communities. For us to help the Navy’s mission, we have to be good neighbors and deal with the land and environments the place we practice and function.”
Commander, Navy Installations Command is answerable for worldwide U.S. Navy shore set up administration, designing and creating built-in options for sustainment and improvement of Navy shore infrastructure in addition to high quality of life packages. CNIC oversees 10 Navy areas, 70 bases, and greater than 43,000 workers who maintain the fleet, allow the fighter and help the household. Observe CNIC on social media: Fb, Fb.com/NavyInstallations; X, @cnichq; and Instagram, @cnichq.
