Base and community involvement reaps national rewards

SMNATV Deborah Allen with CO 723 Squadron LCDR Allen Whittaker who presented her with her HMAS Wagga Assn award.

SMNATV Deborah Allen, now posted to 723 Squadron (LCDR Allen Whittaker), joined the RAN in February 2001 and soon after began training at the RAAF School of Technical Training.

From the very outset she impressed staff with her energy, resolve and quest for excellence. SMN Allen was regularly noted as being pro-active in maintaining the highest possible standards by those around her. Personally, she reflected all the characteristics expected of a member of the Navy, including its values, ethos and traditions.

In recognition of SMN Allen’s exceptional performance she was awarded the HMAS Wagga Association Award for 2002 at RAAF Wagga’s ANZAC Day celebrations this year.

This award is presented annually to the member of the Navy, trainee or staff, posted to RAAF Base Wagga who is judged best to reflect the traditions of the Service by his or her service behaviour, dress and bearing and involvement with the base and local community.

In addition to the Wagga Association Award SMN Allen has been recognised for her outstanding technical abilities by the staff at the TAFE NSW Riverina Institute. As a result, SMN Allen is also the recipient of the 2002 National Aerospace Training Centre of Excellence Outstanding Achievement Award, which is presented to a student who has exemplified excellence across a number of fields.

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