[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 2979]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



            TRIBUTE TO REAR ADMIRAL ANDREW A. GRANUZZO, USN

 Mr. WARNER. Madam President, I rise today to recognize and say 
farewell to an outstanding Naval Officer, Rear Admiral Andrew A. 
Granuzzo as he prepares to retire upon completion of forty-two years of 
distinguished service. It is a privilege for me to honor his many 
outstanding achievements and commend him for his devotion to the Navy 
and our great nation.
  A native New Yorker, Rear Admiral Granuzzo's Navy career began in 
1958 upon his enlistment. During the years that followed, he was 
commissioned as a naval officer and earned his wings of gold as a naval 
aviator. His assignments included sea duty with helicopter 
antisubmarine squadrons on both coasts, service with an attack 
helicopter squadron in Vietnam, and exchange duty in the United Kingdom 
with the Royal Navy. He commanded Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 
15, was navigator of the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Forrestal and 
commanded two ships, U.S.S. Inchon and U.S.S. Saipan.
  Rear Admiral Granuzzo was selected for Flag rank in 1991, and 
commanded Amphibious Group Two, leading a 22-nation NATO exercise at 
sea. Twice, he commanded Joint Task Groups interdicting the flow of 
drugs through the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
  Perhaps his most significant contribution to the Navy is the role he 
has played in reshaping the Navy's diverse and often divergent aspects 
of safety, environmental protection, and occupational health. As 
Commander of the Naval Safety Center, he introduced the principles of 
risk management to naval operations. During his tenure, accidents and 
fatalities, on and off duty, was dramatically reduced and the lowest 
accident rate in naval aviation history was achieved.
  As the Director of Environmental Protection, Safety and Occupational 
Health Division for the Chief of Naval Operations, Rear Admiral 
Granuzzo provided dynamic, inspirational and brilliant leadership 
during a critical, highly visible period for the Navy. As advocate for 
both naval operations and the environment, he pioneered new 
initiatives, including the first-ever, capped cost, commercially 
insured, installation environmental clean up contract, which has the 
potential of saving tax payers hundreds of millions of dollars. 
Additionally, he spearheaded savings in workers' compensation costs; 
accelerated field tests of a new bioremediation method for the 
biohazard perchlorate; and conceived a program that reduced shipboard 
oil spills. Rear Admiral Granuzzo's innovations have positioned the 
Navy to ensure its ships leave a clean wake, its facilities and 
installations preserve and protect the natural environment, and its 
people embrace their role as good stewards of the environment.
  From the beginnings of the cold war, through Vietnam, the gulf war, 
and beyond--forty-two years in all--Rear Admiral Granuzzo has served as 
a warrior of uncommon valor. He is an individual of rare character and 
his professionalism will be sincerely missed. I am proud, Mr. 
President, to thank him for his honorable service in the United States 
Navy, and to wish him ``fair winds and following seas'' as he closes 
his distinguished military career.

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