R 121802Z DEC 16
MARADMIN 646/16
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/OUSMCC//
SUBJ/2017 ANNUAL NAVY LEAGUE SEA SERVICES AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT//
REF/A/MSGID: WEBSITE/NAVY LEAGUE OF THE US WEBSITE/-//
REF/B/MSGID: MARADMIN 003-09//REF/C/MSGID: DOC/MCOP1070.12K/YMD: 200000714//
NAR/REF A IS THE NAVY LEAGUE OF THE UNITED STATES WEBSITE AT WWW.NAVYLEAGUE.ORG. REF B IS MARADMIN 003-09 TRANSMISSION AND FILING OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF). REF C IS THE MARINE CORPS INDIVIDUAL RECORDS ADMINISTRATION MANUAL ((IRAM)//
POC/H. POWELL-RAY/CIV/UNIT: OUSMCC/NAME: CMC WASHINGTON DC/TEL: 703-692-1528/GENTEXT/RMKS/1.  The Navy League of the United States (NLUS) is a national organization of more than 38,000 members and over 245 councils throughout the United States and overseas.  Each year, NLUS presents awards in recognition of outstanding individual achievements in leadership, maritime affairs, scientific progress, engineering excellence, logistics competence, excellence in intelligence, and service to community and country.  All active and reserve Navy and Marine Corps members are eligible.  Coast Guard members and civilians may also be eligible for some awards.
2.  The NLUS awards follow:
    a.  The Captain Winifred Quick Collins Award for Inspirational Leadership recognizes two Navy or Marine Corps females (one Officer and one Enlisted) who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and performance in their military duties and have reflected credit on women in the Naval service.
    b.  The Lieutenant General John A. Lejeune Award for Inspirational Leadership recognizes a Marine Corps Officer who has made an outstanding contribution to the highest standards of leadership in the Marine Corps.
    c.  The General Gerald C. Thomas Award for Inspirational Leadership recognizes an enlisted Marine who has demonstrated outstanding leadership and professional competence.
    d.  The General Holland M. Smith Award for Operational Competence recognizes a Marine Corps officer or enlisted Marine who has made an outstanding personal contribution that has advanced the readiness and competence of the Naval service in the course of actual operations.
    e.  The Rear Admiral William S. Parsons Award for Scientific and Technical Progress recognizes a Navy or Marine Corps service member or civilian who has made an outstanding contribution in any field of science that has furthered the development and progress of the Navy or Marine Corps.
    f.  The Alfred Thayer Mahan Award for Literary Achievement recognizes a Navy or Marine Corps service member or civilian for a notable literary contribution that has advanced the importance and cause of seapower in the United States.
    g.  The Admiral Ben Moreell Award for Logistics Competence recognizes an Officer (Navy or Marine Corps) and an enlisted service member (Navy or Marine Corps) who has made an outstanding personal contribution that has advanced the logistics readiness and competence of the Naval service.
3.  Nominations:
    A.  Nomination criteria.  Nominations must be fully substantiated and reflect a careful and conscientious evaluation of the nominee during the period of 1 Dec 2015 through 30 Nov 2016.  Each nomination package shall include:
        (1)  A cover page with nominees full name, rank/rate, current duty station and address, home address, work and home phone numbers, e-mail address, home of record, length of service (for military nominees), name of award being nominated for, point of contact name, rank/rate, address, commercial phone number (this cannot be a DSN number), fax number, e-mail address, and signature of commanding officer.
        (2)  A nomination achievement/justification section in paragraph or bulletized format.  It should explain in a manner easily understood by the general public and should avoid acronyms, generalities, or excessive use of superlatives.
        (3)  A proposed citation in standard paragraph form.
        (4)  The total submission packet, excluding the proposed citation, must not exceed four pages.
        (5)  A template for the required format is available.  Please contact Mr. Chris Bennett at cbennett(at)navyleague.org to receive a copy.
    B.  Submission.  The requested method of submission is via e-mail to Seaserviceawards(at)navyleague.org with all attachments in Microsoft Word format or Adobe Acrobat.  Nominations must be received no later than 31 Dec 2016.
4.  Additional information regarding the awards and nomination process may be found on the Navy League website, www.navyleague.org, under programs/awards/sea service awards.
5.  Awards will be presented at the Annual Navy League Convention held in Milwaukee, WI on 22 Jun 2017.  The Navy League will cover expenses for lodging and meals of award participants, plus one guest.  Travel costs will not be covered by the League.  Using this message as a reference, commands are encouraged to issue temporary additional duty orders so award recipients may attend the Navy Leagues Annual Convention.  For additional logistics information about this program, point of contact is Mr. Chris Bennett of the Navy League at Tel:  703-312-1574 or email:  cbennett(atnavyleague.org.
6.  Award recipients are reminded that if the value of the travel benefits received from the NLUS exceeds 250 dollars, award recipients must report acceptance upon completion of the travel to their local Staff Judge Advocate.   Local SJA, in turn, must report this information to HQMC JA Division’s Code JAR for semi-annual DOD reporting purposes.  Standard Form 326 is authorized for use for this report.
7.  Released authorized by Brigadier General James F. Glynn, Director, Office of United States Marine Corps Communication, HQMC.//