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Melissa Attlee, UEMP representative, and Col. Russell C. Burton, commanding officer for MCAS New River, awarded a $4000 check to the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Marine Unit New River, for saving the most energy on the air station.
“Every drop in the bucket matters,” said Burton. “So every time we walk out of the office and turning off the light switch – it matters. This award from Mrs. Attlee shows just how much it matters.”
According to Attlee, these units are saving the Marine Corps tens of thousands of dollars through their efforts over the course of a year. CNATT MARU alone saved more than $30,000 through energy conservation efforts led by their unit energy managers.
“If a single unit saved (more than) $30,000 in a year, imagine the impact at the installation level,” said Attlee. “(MCB) Camp Lejeune alone spends nearly $40 million a year on energy bills. When money is freed up from energy cost, the installations are able to spend more on other base operations spending.”
According the Attlee, because units do not pay their own energy bills, payment comes out of the base operational support budget, so the units may not directly see their impact. The award is meant to show that hard work pays off by awarding $4,000 toward the unit’s Family Readiness Officers’ funds to improve morale and troop welfare.
“It’s very significant because it wasn’t the Sergeant Major and myself turning off the lights, the Marines did it,” said Lt. Col. Chris Kinsey, commanding officer for CNATT MARU.
According to Kinsey, it also gives Marines a perspective of the Marine Corps’ initiatives.
“Working at the Pentagon on the commandant’s staff for energy, I learned how important it is to the (entire) Marine Corps,” said Kinsey. “The more money that you save here, is more money that we can spend on the battlefield.”
| Date Taken: | 07.18.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 07.27.2018 14:27 |
| Story ID: | 285844 |
| Location: | NEW RIVER, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
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