Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) announced the winner and honorable mentions in the 2015 Navy Community Service Program USS Bainbridge (CGN 25) Award Feb. 25.

Naval Air Station (NAS) Whiting Field was selected as the fiscal year 2015 winner of the USS Bainbridge (CGN 25) award for overall excellence in community service.

According to their winning entry, Sailors at NAS Whiting Field greatly improved the lives of more than 43,000 members of their local community by donating more than 15,000 hours through partnerships with local agencies. Sailors also provided critical assistance during disaster relief efforts, helping save the local community thousands of dollars and ensuring rehabilitation after flooding rains.

The selection was highly competitive with the winner and honorable mentions being chosen from a field of 16.

The honorable mentions went to Navy Medicine Professional Development Center, Maryland; Naval Hospital Guam; and NAS Sigonella.

This annual award recognizes a Navy command that engaged in exemplary voluntary community service activities while working with local communities.

To be eligible for the award a command must have participated in at least three of the five flagship award areas. Those areas include Personal Excellence Partnership, Campaign Drug-Free, Health, Safety and Fitness, Environmental Stewardship, and Project Good Neighbor.

The community service award cycle runs from July 1 of the current year until June 30 of the following year.

For additional information about the Navy's Community Service Program, visit
http://www.cnic.navy.mil/content/cnic/cnic_hq/om/base_support/command_and_staff/public-affairs/navy-community-service-program.html.

Navy Installations Command is comprised of approximately 52,000 military and civilian personnel worldwide responsible for the operations, maintenance and quality of life programs to support the Navy's fleet, Sailors and their families.

For more about the Navy's shore enterprise, visit: http://www.cnic.navy.mil

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