RAAUZYUW RUCOSSA0365 1451224-UUUU--RHMFIUU. ZNR UUUUU ZUI RUCOMCA0956 1461534 R 251224Z MAY 06 PSN 472789K37 FM COMNAVAIRLANT NORFOLK VA//N7// TO RHMFIUU/NAVCRUITRACOM GREAT LAKES IL RHMFIUU/USS GEORGE WASHINGTON RHBVNGW/USS GEORGE WASHINGTON INFO RUCOSSA/COMNAVAIRLANT NORFOLK VA//FILE// RUWFEAA/COMNAVAIRLANT NORFOLK VA//FILE// RUWFEAA/COMNAVAIRPAC SAN DIEGO CA//N73/N43/N433// RUCOSSA/COMNAVAIRPAC SAN DIEGO CA//N73/N43/N433// RHMFIUU/COMNAVAIRSYSCOM PATUXENT RIVER MD//PMA251// CVLANT RHMFIUU/NAS OCEANA VA RUCOMAS/NAS OCEANA VA RHMFIUU/NATTC PENSACOLA FL RHMFIUU/NAS WHITING FIELD MILTON FL//N735// RHQVHHI/USS BATAAN RHBPEPB/USS WASP RHMFIUU/USS KEARSARGE RHBVNKP/USS KEARSARGE RHBVOUE/USS IWO JIMA PAGE 02 RUCOSSA0365 UNCLAS RHBVHOV/USS SAIPAN RHBVJPX/USS NASSAU RHBPEDO/USS AUSTIN RHBVADY/USS SHREVEPORT RHBVDVW/USS NASHVILLE RHBVEDG/USS TRENTON RHBVSBJ/USS PONCE AFLOAT TRAINING NORFOLK RHMFIUU/NAS JACKSONVILLE FL BT UNCLAS MSGID/GENADMIN/COMNAVAIRLANT NORFOLK VA N73// SUBJ/SELECTION OF ATLANTIC AVIATION BOATSWAINS MATE OF THE YEAR// REF/A/GENADMIN/COMNAVAIRSYSCOM PAX RIVER MD/221517ZMAR2006// AMPN/REF A ANNOUNCED THE 36TH ANNUAL ABMA WORKING GROUP AND REQUESTED NOMINATIONS FOR AIRLANT AVIATION BOATSWAINS MATE OF THE YEAR.// POC/A. ALMEIDA/CDR/N73/LOC:CNAL /EMAIL:ALFREDO.ALMEIDA@NAVY.MIL DSN:564-8813 COM:(757)444-8813// RMKS/RMKS/1. CONGRATULATIONS TO ABH1 (AW/SW) MAGUEL L. BROOKS ON PAGE 03 RUCOSSA0365 UNCLAS BEING SELECTED AS THE 2006 AVIATION BOATSWAIN S MATE "AB" OF THE YEAR (ATLANTIC). PETTY OFFICER BROOKS IS STATIONED AT RECRUIT TRAINING COMMAND, GREAT LAKES. PER REF A, PETTY OFFICER BROOKS WILL BE OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED AT THE 36TH ANNUAL AVIATION BOATSWAIN S MATE ASSOCIATION (ABMA) WORKSHOP IN PENSACOLA, FL 14-18 AUG 2006. 2. THE SELECTION COMMITTEE FOR THE ABMA "AB" OF THE YEAR; WAS CONDUCTED BY HIGHLY RESPECTED "AB" MCPO S FROM LOCAL AREA COMMANDS. THIS YEAR S SELECTION PROCESS WAS HIGHLY COMPETITIVE DUE TO THE STRONG INDIVIDUAL PACKAGES RECEIVED, AND MADE FOR A DIFFICULT DECISION ON SELECTING JUST ONE OUTSTANDING AVIATION BOATSWAIN S MATE. SPECIAL RECOGNITION ALSO GOES TO THIS YEAR S RUNNER UP ABF1 (AW/SW) ANGEL L POMALESCAY FROM USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-73). 3. WELL DONE AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL CANDIDATES.// BT #0365 NNNN