Fleet Activities Yokosuka Named Navy's Top Installation Worldwide

Story Number: NNS090427-01
Release Date: 4/27/2009 7:31:00 AM

By Ben Avey, Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka Public Affairs

YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead announced that Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) has been named the Navy's winner of the 2009 Commander in Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence April 24.

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 throughout each of the military services. The five recipients of this highly competitive Presidential award were selected for their exemplary support of Department of Defense missions.

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