DOD Announces Winners of the Commander in Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence

In a May 1, 2012 press release, Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta announced the winners of the 2012 Commander in Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence.  Excellent installations enable better mission performance and enhance the quality of life for military men and women and their families.  Each winning installation succeeded in providing excellent working, housing and recreational conditions.

The Commander in Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence recognizes the outstanding and innovative efforts of the people who operate and maintain U.S. military installations.  The five recipients of this highly competitive Presidential award were selected for their exemplary support of Department of Defense missions. The recipients of this year's award will be honored today at 2 p.m. in the Pentagon Auditorium, Room BH650. The ceremony is open for media coverage.

Congratulations are in order for the following installations being honored at today's ceremony:

                        U.S. Army Garrison Fort Stewart/Hunter Army Airfield, Hinesville, Ga.

                        Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Twentynine Palms, Calif.

                        Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Fla.

                        Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Ariz.

                        Defense Logistics Agency, Defense Distribution Depot San Joaquin, Tracy, Calif.