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Subj: COMMODORE CHARLES S. GREANOFF INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARD -005/08

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COMDTNOTE 1650
SUBJ: COMO CHARLES S. GREANOFF INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARD RECIPIENT A.
MEDALS AND AWARDS MANUAL, COMDTINST M1650.25 (SERIES) 

 

1. I AM PLEASED TO
ANNOUNCE THAT MR. ALFRED VERDI, FLOTILLA COMMANDER (FC) OF D11 SOUTHERN
AUXILIARY REGION LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA FLOTILLA 12-4, HAS BEEN SELECTED AS
THE WINNER OF THIS YEARS COMO CHARLES S. GREANOFF INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP
AWARD. THIS AWARD SERVES TO RECOGNIZE THE MOST DISTINGUISHED AUXILIARY
FLOTILLA COMMANDER AND PARALLELS OUR EXISTING INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP
AWARDS FOR OFFICERS, CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS (E-7), AND CIVILIANS.

2. MR. VERDI ENTERED HIS SECOND YEAR AS FLOTILLA COMMANDER WITH A VISION FOR
TAKING THE FLOTILLA TO NEW LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE.
FOCUSED ON "PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT" MR. VERDI SUPERBLY MOTIVATED AND LED MEMBERS
OF FLOTILLA 12-4 TO ACHIEVE PERSONAL TRAINING AND PROGRAM MILESTONES THAT
COLLECTIVELY YIELDED MUCH HIGHER LEVELS OF SERVICE TO THE COAST GUARD AND
THE PUBLIC.

3. MR. VERDI INITIATED NUMEROUS PROGRAMS THAT EFFECTIVELY COMBINED THE
SKILLS AND ENTHUSIASM OF NEW AUXILIARISTS WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF THEIR
FLOTILLA SHIPMATES. AS A DIRECT RESULT OF HIS STEADFAST EFFORTS, FLOTILLA
12-4 FUNCTIONED AS A FORMIDABLE TEAM IN TACKLING A DIVERSE RANGE OF COAST
GUARD MISSION SUPPORT. THROUGH HIS SUPERB LEADERSHIP, FLOTILLA 12-4
COMPLETED 21,780 TOTAL MISSION HOURS SUSTAINING A 75 PERCENT INCREASE TO
RANK THIRD IN NATIONAL PROGRAMMATIC OUTPUT. MR. VERDIS DEVOTION, LEADERSHIP
AND ABILITY TO CREATE SYNERGY BETWEEN HIS FLOTILLA, THE PUBLIC, AND ACTIVE
DUTY COAST GUARD SERVED AS THE CATALYST FOR OUTSTANDING SUCCESS ACROSS ALL
AUXILIARY PROGRAMS.

4. EACH YEAR IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SELECT ONLY ONE RECIPIENT FROM THE
SUPERB SLATE OF AUXILIARISTS WHO ARE NOMINATED FOR THIS AWARD. HONORABLE
MENTION GOES TO THE FOLLOWING
FINALISTS:
 A. MR. KENNETH BABICK  DISTRICT 13, FLOTILLA 07-03  B. MR. HARVEY SCHIRMER
DISTRICT  7, FLOTILLA 02-08 

 

5. THE SELECTION PANEL MEMBERS ARE LISTED BELOW:
 A. CAPT WILLIAM MILNE, COMDT (CG-133)
 B. MR. MICTHELL MUTNICK, USCG AUXILIARY  C. MCPO DIANE LACUMSKY, COMDT
(CG-133) 

 

6. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARD
PROGRAM AND PREVIOUS AWARD WINNERS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE CG-133 WEB SITE AT
WWW.USCG.MIL/LEADERSHIP (UNDER INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS).

7. MR. VERDI WILL BE RECOGNIZED AT THE INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS
PRESENTATION CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT CG HEADQUARTERS IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

8. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.

9. ADM T. W. ALLEN, COMMANDANT, SENDS.

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