AWARDS UPDATE
Date Signed: 10/23/2014 | MARADMINS Number: 540/14
MARADMINS : 540/14

R 231302Z OCT 14

MARADMIN 540/14

MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//

SUBJ/AWARDS UPDATE//

REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC MMMA/24APR2014//

REF/B/MSGID:DOC/DOD/23NOV2010//

NARR/REF A IS NAVMC 2922, MARINE CORPS UNIT AWARDS MANUAL.  REF B IS

DOD 1348.33M, MANUAL OF MILITARY DECORATIONS AND AWARDS.//

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GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO PROVIDE AN

UPDATE OF AWARDS SINCE THE LAST UPDATE, MARADMIN 217/14.

2.  THE FOLLOWING UNIT AWARDS ARE AUTHORIZED AND ARE INCORPORATED IN

REF A.

2.A.  JOINT MERITORIOUS UNIT AWARD

2.A.(1) HQ, JTF HOMELAND DEFENSE                     17MAY04-01JUN13

2.A.(2) DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY                     01NOV11-31DEC12

2.A.(3) HQ, AFGHANISTAN THREAT FINANCE CELL          02JUL11-01DEC13

2.A.(4) HQ, USCENTCOM                                01AUG12-31JUL14

2.A.(5) HQ, SOJTF-AFGHANISTAN                        26JUL12-14JUN13

2.A.(6) HQ, JSO AIR COMPONENT-CENTRAL                01JUL11-31OCT13

2.A.(7) HQ, JTF 27                                   04SEP13-28OCT13

2.A.(8) HQ, CJTF-HORN OF AFRICA                      01APR12-31MAR14

2.B.  NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION (NUC)

2.B.(1) 2D MSOB (SPECIAL OPERATIONS TASK FORCE WEST) 01JUN10-01APR11

2.B.(2) 2D BN, 7TH MARINES (MOD TO MARADMIN 129-11)  13JAN08-04DEC08

ADDITIONAL ELIGIBLE UNIT:

DET BRAVO, HMH-466                                   16NOV08-04DEC08

2.C.  U.S. ARMY VALOROUS UNIT AWARD

2.C.(1) HQ DET, 3D SFB, 1ST SFG, 1ST SFR (USA)       01APR11-15FEB12

MARINE CORPS UNITS AUTHORIZED:

ALPHA CO, 1ST MSOB                                   01APR11-10OCT11

GOLF CO, 2D MSOB                                     15JUN11-15FEB12

2.C.(2) HQ DET, 2D SFB, 5TH SFG, 1ST SFG (USA)       01MAY13-01NOV13

MARINE CORPS UNITS AUTHORIZED:

GOLF CO, 2D MSOB

2.D.  MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION (MUC)

2.D.(1) 24TH MEU (MOD TO MARADMIN 211-10)            11JAN08-15NOV08

ADDITIONAL ELIGIBLE UNIT:

DET BRAVO, HMH-466                                   21SEP08-15NOV08

2.D.(2) BATAAN ARG AND 22D MEU                       28APR11-10JAN12

22D MEU CE

  DET, MC INFO OPS CENTER

  DET, 8TH COMM BN

  DET, 2D INTEL BN

  DET, 2D RADIO BN

  DET, II MHG

  2D PLT, FORCE RECON, II MEF

BLT 2/2

  L BTRY, 3/10

  1ST PLT, DELTA CO, 2D AAV BN

  3D PLT, DELTA CO, 2D TANK BN

  1ST PLT, CHARLIE CO, 2D RECON BN

  2D PLT, CHARLIE CO 2D CEB

  3D PLT, ALPHA CO, 2D LAR

CLB 22

VMM 263

  DET, HMH 366

  DET, HMLA 167

  DET, VMA 231

  DET CHARLIE, VMGR-252

  DET, MWSS-274

  DET, MACG-28

  DET, MALS-26

  DET, MALS-29

  PLT, 2D LAAD BN

2.D.(3) FLEET ANTI-TERRORISM SECURITY TEAM COMPANY

EUROPE (FASTEUR)                                     12SEP12-01DEC12

BY NAVE LIST OF ELIGIBLE PERSONNEL:

CAPT ABUZEID, ANIS A.            PFC AIKEN,JOSHUA T.

LCPL ALONZO, ARIEL               LCPL ALTMAN JR., MICHAEL P.

LCPL ARNOLD, MATTHEW J.          LCPL ARROYO, DYLAN K.

PFC ATUNCAR, WALTER J.           LCPL BALL, TYLER J.

LCPL BARNES, JOSHUA A.           CPL BATES, JEFFREY I.

LCPL BECERRA, ROBERT A.          LCPL BELOUSOV, DAVID

CAPT BERG, JOSEPH D.             LCPL BIRD, DAVID M.

PFC BLACKWELL, WESLEY A.         LCPL BROWN, SPENCER T.

PVT BURCHELL, BRANDON K.         SSGT CALE, MATTHEW G.

LCPL CARFIELD, CORY M.           LCPL CARRILLO, NICHOLAS C.

MAJ COBB, GARY L.                LCPL COLBETH, DEREK M.

LCPL COLE, TYLER D.              LCPL COLE, JOSEPH C.

LCPL COLE, GERALD W.             LCPL COMBS, HAYDEN E.

PFC CONAWAY, KEITH J.            LCPL COOPER, SETH M.

LCPL CORTESRINCON, JULIO A.      PFC COX, KYLE K.

LCPL CRANLEY, JASON              SGT CRESPOBORGES, MELQUICEDE

LCPL CROMER, KYLE E.             LCPL CRUM, RYAN M.

LCPL DANLEY, NOAH M.             LCPL DEGROOT, DEAN A.

LCPL DELGADO,JOSE W.             SSGT DELGADO JR., EDWIN R.

PFC DONOVAN, STEPHEN J.          CAPT DREXLER, ADAM W.

SGT DURANVILLALPANDO, JOSE G.    LCPL EBERSBERGER, DANIEL T.

LCPL EICKERT, ROBERT M.          LCPL ELSEY, BRANDON M.

LCPL ENDELDRUM, BRIAN H.         LCPL EVANS, JACKIE L.

MSGT EVANS, DOUGLAS              LCPL FALCON JR., EDWARD W.

LCPL FISHER, RYAN A.             PFC FLORES, CHRISTOPHER.

SSGT FOSTER, COREY A.            LCPL FRIEDMAN, PHILIP R.

LCPL GANDY, CODEY M.             1STSGT GARCIA, MAX A.

LCPL GARIBAY, RICARDO G.         LCPL GARZA, JUSTIN T.

LCPL GERDES, NOAH J.             LCPL GERHARZ, RYAN D.

PVT GIFFORD, JORDAN W.           LCPL GLANCY, VINCENT M.

SGT GOETZ, LAWRENCE T.           LCPL GUERRERO, JOSECARLOS

LCPL GUTIERREZ, JOSHUA A.        LCPL HAMRICK, JAMES W.

LCPL HATTON, CHAZ L.             LCPL HEIDENREICH, TAYLOR R.

LCPL HEIDMAN, JUSTIN J.          LCPL HEMMERICH, HUGH T.

LCPL HENRY, KYLE M.              SGT HEREDIA, MIGUEL A.

GYSGT HILLIS, ERIC L.            GYSGT HIMES, THOMAS E.

LCPL HINSON, MATTHEW T.          SGT HULL, JAMES L.

LCPL HUNTER, KENNETH A.          LCPL HUYNH, THOMAS P.

LCPL JENKS, CHARLES E.           CPL JESTER JR., DAVID S.

LCPL JOHNSON, KINDALL W.         LCPL JONES, NATHANIEL D.

LCPL KAMPA, JONATHAN R.          SGT KASPER, BRANDON M.

SGT KELL, STEPHEN W.             LCPL KESLER, BOBBY J.

PFC KIMURA, JAKE M.              LCPL KING, CHRISTOPHER R.

LCPL KINGSLEY, MITCHEL L.        SSGT KLEIN, PAUL N.

CAPT KUIPER, MICHAEL A.          SGT LASTER, STEVEN D.

LCPL LAWHORN, JACOB A.           LCPL LAWSON, JONATHAN C.

CPL LECATO, DOMINIC R.           PFC LEE, AUSTIN V.

SSGT LIGHTFOOT, DANIEL R.        LCPL LOCKWOOD, CHRISTOPHER J.

GYSGT LOERA, JORGE L.            LCPL LOHMANN, BENJAMIN S.

LCPL LOPEZ, ARTURO               LCPL LUEBKE, BRIAN T.

LCPL MALINEN, MICHAEL J.         LCPL MARKER, DYLAN T.

CPL MARMONTOV, EUGENE            LCPL MARSHALL, CORY A.

LCPL MARTINDELCAMPO, MIGUEL D.   SGT MARTINEZ, JUSTIN G.

SGT MCDONALD JR., HERMAN W.      LCPL MCKENNA, ANDREW J.

SSGT MEDINA, JOSE M.             SGT MENDOZA, DAVID M.

LCPL MENESES, FRANKLIN G.        LCPL MEREDITH, KURTIS M.

LCPL MEYER, JEFFERY T.           LCPL MEYER, SPENCER K.

PFC MORAN JR., MARCO A.          SGT MORGAN, TYLER D.

LCPL MOTLEY JR., TIMOTHY J.      LCPL NESSL, CHRISTOPHER S.

LCPL NOPLIS, AARON J.            CPL NOTARDONATO, NICHOLAS A.

LCPL OBANNON, JOSHUA G.          SGT ODELL, JEREMY D.

SGT OGILVIE, TRAVIS D.           CPL OREILLY, JAMES R.

SGT PAULK, BRENTON P.            LCPL PETER JR., EBIN

LCPL PHILLIPS, LOGAN A.          PVT POE, JOSEPH A.

LCPL RADONIC, DANIEL.            LCPL RANDALL, DAVID K

LCPL REISEM, RYAN A.             LCPL REISER, GAGE A.

LCPL RIOS, ALEXIS                LCPL ROBERTS, THOMAS W.

PFC ROBINSON, JOSHUA P.          CAPT ROGERS, CHRISTOPHER T.

LCPL RYNE, MICHAEL J.            LCPL SANTOS, NICKOLAS J.

LCPL SCARBRO, JORDAN L.          LCPL SCHOMMER, RYAN A.

LCPL SCHUTTER, KYLE E.           LCPL SCURLOCK, MATTHEW T.

LCPL SEARS, BRIAN M.             SSGT SEREAL, RANADO J.

SGT SETO, MICHAEL P.             CPL SHAND, JOHN

LCPL SIMMONS, RAYMOND A.         PVT SISSON, GEARR A.

LCPL SMITH, KEITH                MAJ SOUTH, JOHN

MGYSGT SROKA, RICHARD            LCPL STATON, CHALLAN L.

PFC STEBER, DANIEL R.            LCPL STIEBER, ANDREW J.

PFC THOMAS, TIMOTHY B.           SGT TJONENGSOE, OTNIEL A.

LCPL TRAN, MICHAEL A.            MSGT KUHLHOFF, TRENTON

LCPL VARELA, LUIS A.             LCPL VARGAS, ANTHONY T.

LCPL VEJMOLA, LOUIS J.           LCPL VERMILLION, ROSS S.

LCPL VINSANT, TRAVIS R           LCPL VUKSON, COLE M.

LCPL WALKER, ADAM E.             LCPL WEAVER, PAYTON L.

PFC WICK, BRYCE B.               SSGT WILLIAMS, JEREMIAH A.

SGT WILLIAMS, MICHAEL J.         SGT WINDGATE, CORY

LCPL WINEMAN, PETER A.           LCPL WOOD, STEVEN M.

2.D.(4) BONHOMME RICHARD ARG AND 11TH MEU            10NOV09-25FEB10

ADDITIONAL ELIGIBLE UNITS:

11TH MEU CE

  DET, I MEF HQ GROUP

  DET, 1ST RADBN

  DET, 1ST INTEL BN

  DET, 9TH COMM BN

  DET, 1ST ANGLICO

BLT 2/4

  A BTRY, 1/11

  3D PLAT, ALPHA CO, 1ST LAR

  1ST PLAT, ALPHA CO, 1ST RECON BN

VMM 166 (REIN)

  DET, HMH 361

  DET, HMLA 267

  DET, VMA 513

  DET, MALS 13

  DET, MALS 16

  DET, MALS 39

  DET, MWSG 37

  DET, MACG 38

  DET, 3D LAAD

  DET, MACS 1

  DET, MASS 3

  DET, VMGR 352

2.E.  AIR FORCE OUTSTANDING UNIT AWARD (AFOUA)

2.E.(1) HQ, AETC, LUKE AFB AZ                        01JUL08-30JUN09

USMC PERS AUTHORIZED FOR THE AWARD:

MAJ KNOTTS, JONATHAN D.

2.F.  USCG MERITORIOUS TEAM COMMENDATION

2.F.(1) EXERCISE TRADEWINDS 2012 MARITIME TEAM       14JUN12-25JUN12

ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZED MEMBERS:

SSGT AGUILAR, JANIER S.             GYSGT AVERY, EDDIE L.

LCPL BAILEY, JOSEPH R               GYSGT BEERE, JAMES P.

LCPL BITING, MATTHEW W.             LTCOL BROOKS, DAVID L.

SGT BURK, ROBERT E.                 MSGT COOK, BRYAN

SSGT DELVAS JR, ANTHONY J.          CPL ELMORE, TIMOTHY A.

LCPL FABELA, MARTIN A.              SGT FAIRMAN, SEAN R.

SGT GARCIA, MISAEL C.               CPL GONZALEZPANIAG, JUAN C.

LCPL JALBERT, AARON R.              CWO3 KENDALL JR., ROBERT J.

LCPL LEE, ALBERT                    LCPL LOPEZ, DAMIAN

SGT MAGALIT, FRANZ J.               SGT MANGUERA, JOHNARRON B.

GYSGT MARQUEZ, JOSE D.              GYSGT MEADE, RYAN L.

CWO2 MISA, EDWIN J.                 LCPL MOLINA, DANI A.

SGT MORRIS, JONATHAN C.             SGT OELLEIN, NICHOLAS D.

CWO2 OJEDA, VICTOR                  LCPL PEREZ, ANTHONY M.

SGT REGALO, ISAAC L.                LCPL REYES, FRANKLIN D.

MSGT RINGER, TIMOTHY E.             SGT ROJAS JR., RAFAEL C.

CAPT SIDIBE, MOUHAMADOU             LCPL TA, JOHNNY

LTCOL TEMPLE, DANIEL W.             LCPL VOUNG, TODD

SGT VARGAS, RONALD A.               GYSGT VILLEGAS, LUCIO

LCPL YU, CHRISTOPHER G.             SGT YUEN, EDWARD C.

3.  GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL (GWOTEM).

3.A.  VMFA 312                                       17AUG13-28MAR14

4.  PRESENTATION AND TRANSMITTAL OF AWARDS.  DUE TO CONFUSION

REGARDING PRESENTATION OF AWARDS, COMMANDS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLY

WITH PRESENTATION AND TRANSMITTAL POLICY OUTLINED BY THE SECRETARY

OF THE NAVY:

4.A.  ALL EFFORTS SHOULD BE MADE TO PROCESS AWARD RECOMMENDATIONS

FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE TERMINATING WITH RETIREMENT OR SEPARATION

SO PRESENTATION MAY BE MADE AT THE INDIVIDUAL'S CURRENT DUTY

STATION.  OTHER MERITORIOUS AWARDS MAY BE PROCESSED FOR PRESENTATION

AT EITHER THE INDIVIDUAL'S CURRENT OR NEW DUTY STATION.

4.B.  ACTIVE DUTY RECIPIENTS

4.B.(1) FOR AWARDEES STILL ATTACHED TO THE COMMAND THAT ORIGINATED

THE AWARD, SEND AWARD ELEMENTS TO THAT COMMAND FOR PRESENTATION.

4.B.(2) FOR AWARDEES WHO HAVE TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER DUTY STATION,

COMMAND MUST SEND AWARD ELEMENTS TO THE NEW DUTY STATION FOR

PRESENTATION.

4.B.(3) IN THE CASE OF CMC OR SECNAV APPROVED AWARDS FOR PERSONNEL

WHO HAVE TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER DUTY STATION, IT IS THE

RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ORIGINATING OR ENDORSING COMMAND TO FORWARD

AWARD ELEMENTS TO THE GAINING COMMAND FOR PRESENTATION.  CMC(MMMA)

WILL AUTOMATICALLY RETURN APPROVED AWARDS DOWN THE ENDORSING CHAIN

OF COMMAND ONLY.  COMMANDS REQUESTING TRANSMITTAL OF SPECIFIC AWARDS

TO A DIFFERENT COMMAND MUST CONTACT CMC(MMMA) AND PROVIDE THE

GAINING COMMAND'S OFFICIAL ADDRESS AND A COPY OF THE MARINE'S

ASSIGNMENT ORDERS FOR VERIFICATION.  CMC(MMMA) WILL DIRECTLY

TRANSMIT AWARDS TO COMMANDS OTHER THAN THE ORIGINATING UNIT ON A

CASE BY CASE BASIS.

4.C.  RETIRED, RELEASED, OR DISCHARGED AWARDEES

4.C.(1) IF THE AWARDEE RESIDES IN THE AREA OF THE ORIGINATING

COMMAND, SEND AWARD ELEMENTS TO THE ORIGINATING COMMAND FOR

PRESENTATION.

4.C.(2) IF THE AWARDEE NO LONGER RESIDES IN THE AREA OF THE

ORIGINATING COMMAND, FORWARD PERSONAL AWARDS, TO EITHER A UNIT OF

THE OPERATING FORCES OR TO AN INSPECTOR-INSTRUCTOR STAFF NEAREST THE

INDIVIDUAL'S HOME ADDRESS TO ALLOW A PRESENTATION CEREMONY TO BE

ARRANGED.

5.  REF A IS NO LONGER DISTRIBUTED.  INSTEAD, REF A IS UPDATED

QUARTERLY AND MAINTAINED ON THE INTERNET AT THE WWW.MARINES.MIL

6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY DIRECTOR MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION

BGEN CRAIG Q. TIMBERLAKE.//