The Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) named nine of its NEX locations as Bingham Award winners. Established in 1979, the Bingham Award recognizes outstanding performance in operations, customer service and community support.
“Our Bingham Award recognizes the ‘best of the best’ Navy Exchanges around the world and is the highest honor a store can achieve,” said retired Rear Adm. Robert J. Bianchi, Chief Executive Officer of NEXCOM. “I’m incredibly proud of our worldwide NEX team - navigating challenges and leading the charge to sustain and support our Navy Warfighters and military families. We are committed to strengthening the Navy’s quality of mission and remaining an integral part of our Sailors’ lives, 24/7, all around the globe!”
NEXCOM’s 2022 Bingham Award winners and runners up are:
Sales over $45 million (Category 1)
Winner: Naval Support Activity Bahrain
Runner Up: Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Sales $24 - $45 million (Category 2)
Winner: Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy
Runner Up: Joint Base Pearl Harbor - Hickam
Sales $16 - $24 million (Category 3)
Winner: Camp Lemonnier Djibouti
Runner Up: Naval Base Kitsap – Bremerton, Washington
Sales $8 - $16 million (Category 4)
Winner: Naval Air Station Key West, Florida
Runner Up: Naval Base Guam
Sales $3.5 - $8 million (Category 5)
Winner: Naval Base Ventura County - Point Mugu, California
Runner Up: Singapore Area Coordinator
Sales $2 - $3.5 million (Category 6)
Winner: Naval Support Activity Washington Navy Yard, District of Columbia
Runner Up: Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California
Sales $1.3 - $2 million (Category 7)
Winner: U. S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, New York
Runner Up: Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads - Iowa Estates, Norfolk, Virginia
Sales $700,000 - $1.3 million (Category 8)
Winner: U.S. Naval Joint Services Activity, The New Sanno, Japan
Runner Up: Arlington Uniform Center, Virginia
Sales under $700,000 (Category 9)
Winner: Naval Support Facility Redzikowo, Poland
Runner Up: Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, California
The award is named in honor of the late Capt. W.H. Bingham, SC, USNR, who was the Chief Executive Officer of R.H. Macy’s Company. In 1946, Bingham was appointed by the Secretary of the Navy to lead an advisory board for the establishment of the Navy Ship’s Store Office, which was officially renamed as NEXCOM.
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