{"id":91,"date":"2023-04-06T15:55:48","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T15:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daily-bullet.com\/?p=91"},"modified":"2023-04-06T15:55:49","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T15:55:49","slug":"nsw-units-receive-inaugural-battle-e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daily-bullet.com\/?p=91","title":{"rendered":"NSW Units Receive Inaugural Battle \u201cE\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CORONADO, Calif.\u00a0\u00a0\u2013\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rear Adm. Keith B. Davids, commander, Naval Special Warfare Command (NSWC) announced the winners of NSW\u2019s inaugural Battle Efficiency (\u201cE\u201d) award Jan. 19.<\/p>\n

NSW Group One\u2019s SEAL Team 3, NSW Group Two\u2019s SEAL Team 2, NSW Group 4\u2019s Special Boat Team 20, and NSW Group Eight\u2019s Special Reconnaissance Team 1 received the awards for their respective groups.<\/p>\n

This year marks the first time in NSW history that individual special operations teams are formally recognized for outstanding operational performance, proficiency in expeditionary skills, and contingency mission readiness in both day-to-day performance and battle readiness.<\/p>\n

Rear Adm. Keith Davids, commander, NSWC, said the primary goal of the Battle \u201cE\u201d award competition is to strengthen and evaluate both command and overall force warfighting readiness and that he hopes the award encourages all units to strive for the highest possible level of performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cNaval Special Warfare\u2019s people are our greatest strength, and the creation and award of NSW\u2019s inaugural Battle \u201cE\u201d recognizes this truth,\u201d said Davids. \u201cI congratulate every single awardee for upholding the high standards of Naval Special Warfare and demonstrating that operational successes are underpinned by our ability to sustain the highest level of warfighting excellence.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Command Master Chief Daniel Boyles, NSW Group 4, the idea to implement a Battle \u201cE\u201d award program for NSW was initially born from informal discussions with other NSW leaders on how to recognize operational excellence and superior performance within the community. Boyles helped explore the approval process for implementing the award with the command\u2019s administration officer and eventually presented the idea to NSWC for approval.<\/p>\n

From there, NSWC\u2019s administrative team worked with the Director, Navy Staff in Washington D.C., who approved delegation of the program in April 2022. By May 2022, the command codified NSWC\u2019s first ever Battle \u2018E\u2019 instruction, putting each NSW Group in charge of establishing categories and grading criteria and selecting a winner from their group.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom previous surface and aviation tours, I have seen commanders effectively use the Battle \u201cE\u201d program to motivate their Sailors performance, instill pride in their work, and use as a marker of excellence to push towards,\u201d said Lt. Paul Stallbaum, the flag secretary to Davids who played a key role in drafting and coordinating the new Battle \u201cE instruction. \u201cThe same way a Sailor can be justifiably proud of being part of a Battle \u2018E\u2019 squadron or destroyer and the recognition that brings, now our NSW Sailors can do the same when they return to the fleet.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now that the NSW Battle \u201cE\u201d award program is officially established and recognized, every year NSW commands will conduct boards, select their winners, and forward results to NSWC by December 1. Winners will be announced via official message on or about January 15.<\/p>\n

By MC1 Felicito Rustique, Naval Special Warfare Command Public Affairs<\/em><\/p>\n

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