2011 MARINE CORPS COMMAND LANGUAGE PROGRAM OF THE YEAR AWARD
Date Signed: 12/28/2011 | MARADMINS Number: 754/11
MARADMINS : 754/11
R 281519Z DEC 11
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MARADMIN 754/11
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC I//
SUBJ/2011 MARINE CORPS COMMAND LANGUAGE PROGRAM OF THE YEAR AWARD//
POC/J.D. DENTON/MSGT/UNIT:CMC WASHINGTON DC I/-/TEL:DSN 224-6561//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE MARINE CRYPTOLOGIC SUPPORT BATTALION (MCSB) AS THE RECIPIENT OF THE MARINE CORPS COMMAND LANGUAGE PROGRAM OF THE YEAR AWARD. A PANEL OF SENIOR LANGUAGE PROFESSIONALS SELECTED MCSB AS THIS YEAR'S WINNER. NOMINATIONS WERE OPEN TO ANY COMMAND WISHING TO RECOGNIZE AN OUTSTANDING COMMAND LANGUAGE PROGRAM.
2. MCSB'S ROBUST LANGUAGE PROGRAM, CONSISTING OF MANAGERS AT THE BATTALION AND COMPANY LEVELS, PROVIDED SUPPORT TO OVER 130 LINGUISTS SPREAD ACROSS NUMEROUS GLOBALLY DISPERSED FIELD SITES SUPPORTING MULTIPLE STRATEGIC COLLECTION OPERATIONS WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY SUPPORTING OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM-AFGHANISTAN, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM-PHILIPPINES, AND OPERATION NEW DAWN.
3. MCSB EXECUTED AN INNOVATIVE, CHALLENGING LANGUAGE TRAINING PROGRAM WHICH INCLUDED INDIVIDUALLY TAILORED TRAINING PLANS FOR MARINES POSSESSING SKILLS IN 21 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES. THE PROGRAM'S COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING PLANS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED MCSB LINGUIST PROFICIENCY ACROSS ALL PMOS LANGUAGES, WHILE ELIMINATING OCCURRENCES OF EXPIRED DEFENSE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TESTS.
4. CONGRATULATIONS TO MCSB FOR THEIR NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENT AND SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO MARINE CORPS COMBAT OPERATIONS. MCSB IS THE MARINE CORPS NOMINEE FOR THE 2011 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COMMAND LANGUAGE PROGRAM OF THE YEAR.
5. SERVICE AND DOD COMMAND LANGUAGE PROGRAM OF THE YEAR WINNERS WILL BE RECOGNIZED AT THE COMMAND LANGUAGE PROGRAM MANAGERS CONFERENCE IN MAY 2012, IN MONTEREY, CA.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. P.C. CHUDOBA, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS.//