By Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr.
DoD News, Defense Media Activity
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14, 2014 - One of four nominated Defense Department installations was recognized today as the 2014 Armed Forces Recreation Gold Medal Award recipient during a ceremony in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The morale, welfare and recreation center at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia, was recognized for its excellence during the opening session of the annual meeting of the National Recreation and Park Association Congress.
The NRPA is a national not-for-profit organization, according to its website, committed to the advancement of public parks, recreation and conservation.
The Armed Forces Recreation Gold Medal Award, founded in 1965 and given by the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration in partnership with NRPA, recognizes the contributions of military recreation providers and their work.
Excellence in parks and recreation
According to a release from the NRPA, the program honors communities throughout the United States that demonstrate excellence in parks and recreation through long-range planning, resource management, volunteerism, environmental stewardship, program development, professional development and agency recognition.
Three other installations were nominated alongside Kings Bay for the gold medal this year: Fort Carson, Colorado; Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California; and Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida.
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