Navy Exchange Service Command Announces Bingham Award Winners

"The Bingham Award is the pinnacle award that our NEX locations work hard to win each year through PREMIER customer service, sales and support to their customers and the installation," said retired Rear Adm. Robert J. Bianchi, Chief Executive Officer, NEXCOM. "Because of how closely our NEX and base Commanding Officers work to support quality of life for the military community, this award is presented to both of them. Our stores couldn't do what they do without the support of the base Commanding Officer and our stores are viewed as mission essential to the U.S. Navy. It is a great partnership and our military, Veterans, retirees and families are the beneficiaries."

The 2020 Bingham Award winners and runners up are:

Sales above $55 million (Category 1)

Winner: Naval Station Guam

Runner Up: Naval Support Activity Bahrain

Sales $25 - $55 million (Category 2)

Winner: Naval Station Pensacola, Florida

Runner Up: Naval Air Station North Island, California

Sales $17 - $25 million (Category 3)

Winner: Naval Submarine Base New London, Connecticut

Runner Up: Naval Support Activity Annapolis, Maryland

Sales $12 - $17 million (Category 4)

Winner: Norfolk Naval Shipyard Portsmouth, Virginia

Runner Up: Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas

Sales $4 - $12 million (Category 5)

Winner: Naval Computer Telecommunications Station Guam

Runner Up: Naval Hospital Guam

Sales $2.4 - $4 million (Category 6)

Winner: Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads Northwest Annex, Virginia

Runner Up: Naval Support Activity Michel Field, New York

Sales $1.5 - $2.4 million (Category 7)

Winner: NEX Hario, Japan

Runner Up: Naval Support Activity Saratoga Springs, New York

Sales $550,000 - $1.5 million (Category 8)

Winner: U.S. Souda Bay Athens Embassy, Greece

Runner Up: U.S. Rome Embassy, Italy

Sales below $550,000 (Category 9)

Winner: Naval Support Activity Gaeta , Italy

Runner Up: NEX Hardy Barracks, Japan

The NEX Bingham Award is named in honor of the late Capt. W.H. Bingham, SC, USNR. Capt. Bingham was the Chief Executive Officer of R.H. Macy's Company and was appointed by the Secretary of the Navy in 1946 to lead an advisory board for the establishment of NEXCOM.