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Robert Bianchi, the chief executive officer of Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM), left, Ellen Tenorio, the store manager of the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station Guam (NCTS) Naval Exchange (NEX), center, and U.S. Marine Corps Col. Christopher Bopp, the Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz commanding officer, pose for a group photo during an award ceremony held on U.S. Naval Base Guam, Oct. 14, 2021. The award ceremony was held to present the NCTS NEX the 2020 Best in Class Bingham Award for Sales Category 5 ($4-$12 million). The Bingham Award is presented to the top NEX’s around the world in nine sales categories for overall financial results and customer service. Established in 1979, the Bingham Award is named after U.S. Navy Capt. W. H. Bingham, who in 1946 was appointed by the Secretary of the Navy to lead an advisory board of what is now NEXCOM. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew King)