MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NC – The Fleet Readiness Center East (FRC East) here was recently selected as a winner of the Fiscal Year 2006 Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Environmental Award.
FRC East is one of two recipients in the Environmental Quality Industrial Installation Award category. This marks the third consecutive year that the facility (formerly known as Naval Air Depot Cherry Point) has earned a CNO environmental award.
As a CNO winner, FRC East will advance to the Secretary of the Navy environmental awards competition. The CNO environmental awards are scheduled for presentation June 7 at the U.S. Navy Memorial and Naval Heritage Center in Washington, D.C.
The CNO award recognizes ships, installations and individuals or teams, for exceptional environmental stewardship.