NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, CA – In recognition of its consistent and effective environmental operations, Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) was recently chosen by the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) to receive the fiscal year 2014 Environmental Award in the Environmental Quality Industrial Installation category.

The award announcement was made in an all-Navy message on March 3. Twenty-eight recipients were selected in ten categories.

Joining FRCSW in the Environmental Quality Industrial Installation category were Fleet Readiness Center Southeast at Jacksonville, Fla., and Naval Base Kitsap at Bremerton, Wash.

The three facilities will compete in the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) environmental awards. The SECNAV winners will advance to the Secretary of Defense level and compete against the other armed services.

“The environmental quality category recognizes efforts to ensure mission accomplishment and protection of human health through the implementation of environmental management systems and pollution prevention that promotes sustainability in the areas of environmental planning, waste management, and safe drinking water,” said FRCSW Director for Industrial Compliance Operations Michele Marien.

As Navy’s premier West Coast aircraft repair and maintenance facility, FRCSW maintains, modifies, or repairs more than 165 Navy and Marine Corps aircraft annually, including F/A-18 Hornet fighters, E-2C Hawkeye airborne early warning planes, C-2A Greyhound transports; and CH-53 Super Stallion and H-60 Sea Hawk helicopters.