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Department of War Environmental Awards

  • DoW Announces Winners of the 2025 Environmental Awards. The Department has honored installations, teams, and individuals each year since 1962 for outstanding achievements in DoW environmental programs. The Military Services and Defense Agencies may submit one nomination for each of the nine award categories. The nine winners for the 2025 Environmental Awards are:
    • Natural Resources Conservation, Large Installation: Hill Air Force Base, Utah
    • Environmental Quality, Industrial Installation: Hill Air Force Base, Utah
    • Environmental Quality, Overseas Installation: Kadena Air Base, Japan
    • Sustainability, Non-Industrial Installation: Eglin Air Force Base, Florida
    • Sustainability, Individual/Team: Moody Environmental Management Team, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia
    • Environmental Restoration, Installation: Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico
    • Cultural Resources Management, Small Installation: Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia
    • Cultural Resources Management, Individual/Team: 718th Cultural Resources Management Team, Kadena Air Base, Japan
    • Environmental Excellence in Weapon Systems Acquisition, Individual/Team: Mr. David J. Asiello, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Environmental Management and Restoration

Additional information on the Department of War Environmental Awards, including past winners, can be found at: https://www.denix.osd.mil/awards/.

Commander in Chief's (CinC) Annual Award for Installation Excellence

  • DoW Announces Winners of the 2026 Commander in Chief’s Annual Award for Installation Excellence. In 1985, President Ronald Reagan established the Commander-in-Chief’s Annual Award for Installation Excellence (CINC Award). Each year, the Department of War (DoW) initiates Service-wide competition on behalf of the President.
  • The President challenged the men and women of the DoW to search for installations where Department personnel have done the best job with their resources to support the mission and to seek out the most imaginative solutions to the many complex problems they face. In meeting the President’s challenge, the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force conduct their own intra-Service competitions. In 1988, the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and in 2023 the Space Force were added to this competition. An installation is identified in each Service and DLA where the Command has done the best job with its resources to sustain the mission, increase productivity of the workforce, and enhance the quality of life. Moreover, DoW enjoys innumerable and valuable benefits from this program, including recognition, competition, creative management, improvements, new ideas, and leadership.
  • Recipients of the 2026 Commander in Chief’s Annual Award for Installation Excellence are:
    • U.S. Army Garrison Fort Bliss, Texas
      Installation Commander: Major General Curtis D. Taylor, U.S. Army
      Garrison Commander: Colonel Brendan R. Gallagher, U.S. Army
    • Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona
      Commanding Officer: Colonel Jared K. Stone, U.S. Marine Corps
    • Naval Station Mayport, Florida
      Commanding Officer: Rear Admiral John Hewitt, U.S. Navy
    • Joint Base Andrews, Maryland
      Commanding Officer: Colonel Jun S. Oh, U.S. Air Force
    • Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado
      Commanding Officer: Colonel Kenneth F. L. Klock, U.S. Space Force
    • Defense Supply Center Columbus, Ohio
      Commanding Officer: Rear Admiral Julie M. Treanor, U.S. Navy
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Department of War Fire and Emergency Services Awards

  • DoW Announces Winners of the 2025 DoW Fire and Emergency Services (F&ES) Awards. The annual DoW F&ES Awards recognize Military Service and Defense Agency fire departments, fire officers, firefighters, and fire service instructors for their exceptional achievements in emergency response, customer service, public outreach, innovativeness, quality-of-life initiatives, and health and safety initiatives in support of the military mission. DoW F&ES leadership from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Defense Logistics Agency selected nine winners from a total of 40 highly deserving nominees to honor with this recognition. The nine winners are:
    • Small Fire Department of the Year: Naval Support Activity Annapolis, Maryland
    • Medium Fire Department of the Year: Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia
    • Large Fire Department of the Year: Metro San Diego, California
    • Fire Prevention Program of the Year: 628th Civil Engineer Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina
    • Military Firefighter of the Year: Senior Airman Jacob J. Meyer, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, United Kingdom
    • Civilian Firefighter of the Year: Katsuhiro Watanabe, Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan
    • Military Fire Officer of the Year: Senior Master Sergeant Aaron P. Strayhorn, Misawa Air Base, Japan
    • Civilian Fire Officer of the Year: Richard Matteson, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska
    • Fire Service Instructor of the Year: Tiana Y. Bykowski, Hill Air Force Base, Utah

Additional information on the DoW Fire and Emergency Services Awards can be found here.

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  • House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veteran Affairs: Installation, Environment and BRAC Budget Overview Hearing, March 3rd, 2016

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