Naval Support Activity Panama City Named Best Naval Installation

PANAMA CITY BEACH Fla. (NNS) -- Commander Navy Installation Command (CNIC) announced Dec. 12 that Naval Support Activity Panama City (NSA Panama City) was the winner of the 2013 CNIC Installation Excellence Award (small installation category).

NSA Panama City was also named the Navy's nominee for the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Commander in Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence (Award Year 2013). NSA Panama City Commanding Officer, Cmdr. Tony Anglin immediately congratulated base personnel.

"I am elated to announce that you have been awarded the CNIC Installation Excellence Award and that you will be the Navy's nominee for the OSD Commander in Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence," Cmdr. Anglin said. Your hard work and innovative 'out of the box' solutions to complex problems have been recognized at the highest levels of our chain of command, and I have been blessed to lead such a focused and innovative group of professionals. Through your hard work and dedication, you have greatly enhanced the quality of life for our personnel and our tenant commands."

CNIC is comprised of 11 regions and 72 bases worldwide. The annual CNIC Installation Excellence Award recognizes installations in the large and small categories; Naval Air Station Jacksonville was the winner in the large installation category, and NSA Panama City was the winner in the small installation category.

"This year's competition and all nomination packages reflected the great accomplishments that CNIC installations made worldwide," said Rear Adm. Jack Scorby, commander, Navy Region Southeast. "NSA Panama City has consistently been a leader in advancing the CNIC mission of enabling today's warfighter and supporting the force of tomorrow. In 2012, NSA Panama City excelled in the categories of energy conservation, environmental protection, community outreach and providing outstanding quality of life for Navy personnel. Anglin and his team are truly deserving of this recognition."

The NSA Panama City team exceeded the demanding requirements in support of the diverse operations of its 18 tenant commands and other activities, while providing excellent customer services and quality of life for service members and their families who live and work aboard the installation. Over the past year, NSA Panama City coordinated more than 13,000 mishap-free vessel missions while providing a full range of services to fleet exercises, Joint Services Diver Training, research and development and advanced technology demonstrations.

As a leader in workplace safety, NSA Panama City reduced workplace mishaps by 27 percent, and civilian injuries have declined by 36 percent in the past year. In June 2012, NSA Panama City earned two Chief of Naval Operations awards and a Secretary of the Navy award for environmental stewardship.In October 2012, NSA Panama City earned the Secretary of the Navy Platinum Award for Energy and Water Conservation, reducing energy use with automated energy management and equipment upgrades. Military and civilian personnel executed 324 community relations projects totaling more than 9,400 hours of service. NSA Panama City and Bay County, Fla. were recognized by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for streamlining communications with local municipalities and the State of Florida, and made major strides toward full implementation of the highly successful Joint Land Use Study.

Cmdr. Anglin attributed the command's success to optimal use of available resources, while focusing on innovative management actions to increase overall productivity.

"Team NSA Panama City shares this award with our very supportive commands and our partners in the local communities of Panama City Beach and Bay County," Anglin stated. "We all worked together to accomplish our missions and objectives on both sides of the fence line, and we are all winners."

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