IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan announced the 2019 recipients of the Commander in Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence.
The Commander in Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence recognizes the outstanding and innovative efforts of the people who operate and maintain U.S. military installations. The five recipients of this highly competitive presidential award were selected for their exemplary support of Department of Defense missions.
Recipients of the 2019 Commander in Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence are:
U.S. Army Garrison Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield, Fort Stewart, Georgia Senior Commander: Maj. Gen. Leopoldo A. Quintas, U.S. Army Garrison Commander: Col. Jason A. Wolter, U.S. Army
Naval Base San Diego, California Commanding Officer: Capt. Roy Love, U.S. Navy
Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California Installation Commander: Brig. Gen. Roger B. Turner, Jr., U.S. Marine Corps
Ramstein Air Base, Germany Installation Commanding Officer: Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, U.S. Air Force
DLA Distribution Susquehanna, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania Commanding Officer: Col. James M. Callis II, U.S. Army
Installations compete on how well they achieve the department's objectives in several areas of installation management, including mission support, energy conservation, quality of life and unit morale, environmental stewardship, real property management, safety, health and security, communications and public relations.
Excellent installations enable better mission performance and enhance the working and living conditions for military men and women, DOD civilians and their families. Each of the winning installations succeeded at being the best in achieving excellence in performing installation management within their military service and the Defense Logistics Agency.
Each winning installation will receive a commemorative trophy and flag and a congratulatory letter from the president.
For information about each winning installation's accomplishments, visit http://www.acq.osd.mil/eie/.
