Another 'First' for Mabus's Submarine Navy

 Analyst Honored with a Navy 'Superior Civilian Service Award'

Now, we have:  "...the first SLC [Submarine Learning Center] civilian staff member to receive the honorary award."

The Navy Superior Civilian Service Award is the highest honorary award the Chief of Naval Operations or the Commandant of the Marine Corps may bestow on a civilian employee in the Department of the Navy.
This is the third highest honorary award under the Department of the Navy Civilian Awards program,  ranking just behind the Navy Superior Civilian Service Award, but ahead of the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award.

We harbor not the slightest doubt that this lady deserves her award, presented for:

• Indications of innovative leadership of highly successful programs or projects that had impact beyond the employee’s command.
• Accomplishments/achievements that have had as a minimum, a wide impact in the Department of the Navy.
• Scientific or technical advances, or suggestions of significant value.
• Accomplishments that show unusual management abilities, innovative thinking, and/or outstanding leadership, which benefit the Department of the Navy.
• Responsibility for major cost savings/reductions/avoidance.
• Unusual acts of heroism.
• Exceptional cooperative efforts with other Navy offices, Naval civilian employees, Federal agencies, or the private sector.

Submarines are always silent and strange.