Photo By Joel B Warner | CAPT Maria L. Aguayo, Commanding Officer, NAVFAC EURAFSWA, accepted the 2017 Federal...... read more read more
In addition, the FEMP Career Exceptional Service Award was awarded to Terence Kaden, Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, Italy Public Works Department Electronics Technician.
The FEMP program recognizes outstanding achievements in energy and water efficiency, renewable energy, and fleet management from within the federal government. EURAFSWA was recognized for the success of its “Energy Biggest Loser" program and its transition into the year-round "Fuel For the Fleet" initiative.
Like Energy Biggest Loser, Fuel for the Fleet is an energy reduction competition that challenges the installations in the region to reduce energy usage from the prior year’s use. Fuel for the Fleet explicitly links energy savings and energy awareness activities to the operational support that the Region provides to Fleet missions.
“We deliver missions throughout three continents for three geographic combatant communities,” said Rear Adm. Rick Williamson, commander, Navy Region Europe, Africa, Southwest Asia. “My installations in eight different countries play a vital role and centers of gravity in supporting NATO, U.S., and allied forces as they pass through the theater. I believe a vital piece of that is energy.”
Kaden was also recognized for his efforts supporting NAS Sigonella’s energy reduction efforts, which garnered the base the title of the region’s Energy Biggest Loser for two years in a row in July 2015 and July 2016. Kaden taught himself many HVAC best practices needed to tune system settings to use less energy than the original design, while maintaining a comfortable ambient temperature.
Energy reduction efforts in EURAFSWA are designed to improve the capacity and resiliency of the installations to make them more operationally effective, said Williamson.
Williamson explained, “Energy’s important to the mission. Period.”
Across Navy Region EURAFSWA, the installations are being recognized for their success in optimizing energy and water usage, increasing resiliency to improve mission support.
Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bay, Greece, received the FY 2017 Secretary of the Navy Energy and Water Management Platinum Award. NSA Bahrain, NSA Naples, Italy, and NAS Sigonella received Gold award, while Naval Station Rota, Spain and Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, received Blue level recognition.
"In EURAFSWA, we are committed to building a Navy shore culture that values energy as a critical resource to enhance our operational reach, energy security, and energy independence. We stress accountability at all levels for reducing energy consumption. Our commitment to a culture of energy responsibility includes the entire organization, and that's been a driving factor in our success," said Williamson.
Navy Region EURAFSWA provides operational platforms ashore that enable U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to be where they are needed and when they are needed to ensure security and stability in Europe, Africa, and Southwest Asia.
| Date Taken: | 11.02.2017 |
| Date Posted: | 11.06.2017 06:08 |
| Story ID: | 254219 |
| Location: | DC, US |
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