Secretary of the Army John McHugh has announced that the garrison safety office at Fort Riley was selected as this year’s Exceptional Organization in Safety Award winner.

The award is the highest safety honor conferred on a garrison.

According to the Fort Riley Garrison Public Affairs office the nominees come from division, brigade, battalion and garrison-level safety programs.

Colonel Andrew Cole Jr., Fort Riley garrison commander, nominated the safety office for the award. The judges consisted of a panel of at least four safety managers or safety directors from different Army headquarters or installations.