Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 1005.16
September 11, 2014
Incorporating Change 1, November 9, 2017
USD(AT&L)
SUBJECT: Commander in Chief’s Annual Award for Installation Excellence
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. In accordance with the authority in section 1125 of Title 10, United States Code
(Reference (a)), Presidential Memorandum (Reference (b)), and DoD Directive 5134.01
(Reference (c)), this instruction establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes
procedures for administering the Commander in Chief’s Annual Award for Installation
Excellence (referred to in this instruction as the “Installation Excellence Award”).
2. APPLICABILITY. This instruction applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the
Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD
Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within DoD.
3. POLICY. It is DoD policy to:
a. Encourage installation excellence and innovation by providing appropriate recognition
through the Installation Excellence Award.
b. Annually recognize installation excellence by presenting the Installation Excellence
Award to an installation from each Military Service (as defined in the Glossary) and the Defense
Logistics Agency (DLA).
4. RESPONSIBILITIES. See Enclosure 2.
5. PROCEDURES. See Enclosure 3 for criteria regarding award eligibility, nomination,
selection, and presentation of the Installation Excellence Award. See Enclosure 4 for examples
of the Secretary of Defense (SecDef) Special Recognition Certificates.
