Date Signed: 8/21/2009 MARADMIN Active Number: 0514/09
R 180933Z AUG 09UNCLASSIFIED//MARADMIN 0514/09MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//SUBJ/AWARDS UPDATE//REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC MMMA/13APR2009//REF/B/MSGID:DOC/DOD/13AUG1996//REF/C/MSGID:DOC/SECNAV/22AUG2006//NARR/REF A IS NAVMC 2922, MARINE CORPS UNIT AWARDS MANUAL. REF B IS DOD 1348.33M, MANUAL OF MILITARY DECORATIONS AND AWARDS. REF C IS SECNAVINST 1650.1H, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS MANUAL.//POC/J.A. WHITEN/SSGT/HQMC MMMA/-/TEL:703-784-9206 /EMAIL:JOVAN.WHITEN@.USMC.MIL//GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE OF AWARDS SINCE THE LAST UPDATE, MARADMIN 250/09.2. THE FOLLOWING UNIT AWARDS ARE AUTHORIZED AND ARE INCORPORATED IN REF A.A. JOINT MERITORIOUS UNIT AWARD (JMUA)(1) HQ, UNITED STATES EUROPEAN COMMAND (USECOM),VAIHINGEN, GERMANY 01JAN07-30SEP08(MOD TO MARADMIN 250/09) ADDITIONAL UNIT FOR INCLUSION: HQ SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND EUROPE, VAIHINGEN, GERMANY INTELLIGENCE DIRECTORATE (J-2) HQ, USEUCOM SHAPE SURVEY SECTION, SHAPE, BELGIUM SPASAC DIVISION, SHAPE, BELGIUM JOINT ANALYSIS CENTER, MOLESWORTH, ENGLAND STANDING JOINT FORCE HQ, VAIHINGEN, GERMANY PROTECTIVE SERVICE DETACHMENT, VAIHINGEN, GERMANY ALL USECOM OFFICES OF DEFENSE COOPERATION AND SECURITY ASSISTANCE OFFICESB. NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION(1) MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND 01OCT06-30SEP07(MOD TO MARADMIN 060/08) ADDITIONAL CIVILIAN PERSONNEL FOR INCLUSION:CLIFFORD MYERS 2061 WILBERT SIMMONS 6499LISA BOTUCHIS 6388 TERRI CROOK 1418MINERVA EDWARDS 9042 NYMIA JAVIER 5704ADAM DURHAM 1854 ROSE SCHUH 1611TROY JOHNSON 9179 JEANIE RAZO 0178KERRY BOOKER 6103 THAD JOHNSON 0481NOEL WOOD 2951 LEON ATKINS 3814DANIEL SMITH 2974 MIKE WARD 0252KHADIJA BASIR 8698 DOROTHY STEWART 5669MARCELLA JUSTINICH 1994 MYRNA BROWN 4568RONALD BRUNDIGE 7667 MARIA GARCIA 7980LORA JOHNSON 5845 ANDREW SMELCO 9232BRUCE HIDAKA-GORDON 4569 JAMES MAISANO 3582JAMES MACFARLANE 5180 LORRIE GLICK 3761FRANCES KIRSTEN 7819 (2) I MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (FORWARD) 28FEB06-09FEB07(MOD TO MARADMIN 320/09)ADDITIONAL UNIT FOR INCLUSION:1ST BN, 6TH MAR, 2D MARDIV3D BN, 8TH MAR, 2D MARDIVBATTERY C, 1STBN, 10TH MAR , 2D MARDIVBATTERY L, 3D BN, 12 MAR, 1ST MARDIVC. MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION(1) MARINE TILTROTOR TEST AND EVALUATION SQUADRON 22 01MAY06-01MAY09 D. COAST GUARD MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION(1) MARINE TRANSPORT SQUADRON 1 01JAN05-01JUL08ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL APPROVED FOR INCLUSION:SGT KRISTOPHER D. ALBEE 8249 SGT CHRISTOPHER O. PIERCE 6177SSGT TONY ALLEN JR 3636 SGT BRANDON P. PRATT 8770CPL ROBERT D. ANDERSON 0744 LCPL THOMAS J. PURDY 6922SSGT PHILIP E. BALDRIDGE 1403 SGT RODOLFO RAMOS 0886PFC JACLYN B. BALTAZAR 7482 MAJ WADE M. REINTHALER 6376SGT JEFFREY D. BARLOW 6699 SGTMAJ WILLIAM C. RICE 0738MAJ DONALD A. BARNETT 4697 CPL RYE RIDINGER 3348CAPT NOAH R. BENGUR 1893 MAJ JACQUES A. ROGERS 6565SGT JEAMS H. BENNETT 9309 SSGT KEVIN L. ROLLISON 3737CIV WILLIAM C. BENTON 0080 SGT JASON T. RUNION 4033SSGT WILLIAM E. BOWN 0144 LCPL MICHAEL A. SAHAGUN 1863SGT BRAIN W. BRETON 7114 CAPT BRAIN P. SANTUCCI 9866SSGT CLARENCE A. BREWER 9830 CPL LEVI B. SHEATS 8295LCPL BRANDON J. BROWN 4245 GYSGT JOSEPH SHEPARD JR 3154CPL JEFFERAY M. BROWN 0909 LCPL COURTNEY T. SHEPHERD 7097CPL KADIAN E. BURNS 9526 SGT JOSHUA K. SHIRLEY 7619SSGT HARRY C. CALDWELL 0496 CPL RUSTY L. SIMS 8917GYSGT BRAIN CANDIA 9946 MAJ ANDREW Q. SMITH 6579SGT JOSEPH M. CAPAROLA 3332 SGT BRIAN D. SMITH 1589CPL AARON J. CARNAHAN 0978 LCPL LEE N. SMITH 3473SSGT SAMUEL P. CARNES JR 5255 CIV RONALD C. SMITH 5125CPL CALVIN E. CHANDLER 9523 CPL RODNEY L. SNYDER III 3679MAJ ADAM C. COE 4843 MAJ RODELL A. SPAKE 37631STLT JARVIS L. CONIC 1558 CPL CHRISTOPHER STALTER 4586LCPL DAKOTA S. COON 5646 SGT JOEL G. STEINMETZ 3346SSGT FAIRRON J.COTSAMIRE 8013 MSGT BRAIN S. STENBERG 5302SSGT DENNIS K. CREAMER 6582 SGT DANIEL R. STEVENS 3951SGT WESLEY M. CROCKER 6055 SGT SAMUEL STEVENS JR 2005SGT STEVE W. CROCKER II 6062 SGT JOHN S. STEWART IV 5594LCPL JOHN H. CROCKETT 8928 SSGT TIMOTHY G. STICKEL 0730SSGT SHELDON R. CROLEY 0254 SGT FRANK J. SZAPPANOS JR 8572SGT JEREMY M. CURCIO 5966 GYSGT JANSEN L. TEAGUE 6485SSGT ANDERSON P. DACOSTA 8619 SSGT ERIC W. TEWS 0079MAJ DEVIN C. DELL 1226 LCPL ROBERT A. TIMMONS 8235MAJ LANCE S. DORMAN 7118 SGT BRETT M. VAUGHAN 7573LCPL DAVID J. EARHART 1391 PFC STEPHEN M. VIRGIL 6507SSGT SHON V. EDMONS 6517 SGT PHOSIKEO VONGSALASINH 4445SGT AARON D. EDWARDS 8201 SGT STEPHEN M. WATTS 7773CPL DAVIN S. ERICKSON 5597 SSGT MICHAEL K. WARD 8918SGT MICHAEL L. FALZONE JR 8000 SGT NEIL J. WARD 4557LCPL JAIME P. FLORES 2635 LTCOL ERIC S. WEISSBERGER 6299MAJ DAVID L. FORRESTER 4074 CPL JESSICA M. WELLS 0565SGT NATHAN W. PENCE 0947 SSGT JOHN E. WELLS 1370GYSGT ERIC PERRY 6568 SGT BENJAMIN G. WHALEN 89763. MILITARY OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER SERVICE MEDAL (MOVSM). THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO CLARIFY THE EXISTING CRITERION OUTLINED IN REF C IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT UNIT COMMANDERS ADJUDICATE THE MOVSM UNIFORMLY THROUGHOUT THE MARINE CORPS. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT FACTOR TO NOTE WITH THE MOVSM IS THAT THIS IS A SERVICE AWARD, NOT A PERSONAL AWARD, ESTABLISHED BY THE DOD.A. SOME COMMANDS HAVE QUESTIONED THE STATEMENT IN REF C THAT 'THERE IS NO SPECIFIC TIME PERIOD TO QUALIFY FOR THE MOVSM.' THIS STATEMENT REFERS TO THE FACT THAT THE AUTHORIZING EXECUTIVE ORDER FOR THIS DOD AWARD ALLOWS EACH INDIVIDUAL SERVICE TO DETERMINE THE SUSTAINED PERIOD FOR AWARDING THE MOVSM. HOWEVER, FOR MARINE CORPS AND NAVY PERSONNEL, THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY HAS ESTABLISHED A MINIMUM PERIOD OF SUSTAINED OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER SERVICE BY INCLUSION OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE: 'THE DON VIEWS THE SUSTAINED TIME PERIOD TO BE THREE YEARS.' THEREFORE, COMMANDERS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO APPROVE THE MOVSM IN CASES WHERE THE MARINE HAS NOT COMPLETED A MINIMUM SUSTAINED PERIOD OF OUTSTANDING VOLUNTARY SERVICE OF THREE YEARS. B. COMMANDERS MAY ISSUE A LETTER OF CONTINUITY TO MARINES WHO HAVE NOT COMPLETED THE MINIMUM PERIOD OF THREE YEARS OF SUSTAINED OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER SERVICE PRIOR OF TRANSFERRING TO ANOTHER COMMAND. THAT ALLOWS THE GAINING COMMANDER TO INCLUDE THE PREVIOUS PERIOD IF THE MARINE CONTINUES THE SAME OUTSTANDING VOLUNTARY SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AT THE NEW COMMAND. C. ADDITIONALLY, COMMANDERS MUST ENSURE THAT THE VOLUNTARY SERVICE TO BE RECOGNIZED IS PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITY, IS VOLUNTARY IN NATURE, AND HAS NO DISCERNIBLE NEXUS TO A MILITARY MISSION. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED IN THE CAPACITY AS A U.S. MARINE ARE NOT ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES AND ARE CONSIDERED A MILITARY MISSION WHETHER OR NOT THAT INDIVIDUAL OR THE UNIT WAS SPECIFICALLY TASKED. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TOYS-FOR-TOTS, FUNERAL DETAIL, COLOR GUARD, OR OTHER MARINE CORPS SPONSORED/RUN EVENTS.4. FMF COMBAT OPERATION INSIGNIA: THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO CLARIFY THE GUIDANCE IN CHAPTER 1, ARTICLE 123 OF REF C.A. THE FMF COMBAT OPERATION INSIGNIA IS A MINIATURE BRONZE MARINE CORPS EMBLEM THAT MAY BE AUTHORIZED FOR WEAR BY U.S. NAVY PERSONNEL ATTACHED TO AND OPERATING WITH UNITS OF THE MARINE CORPS OPERATING FORCES, OR BY NAVY PERSONNEL ATTACHED TO NAVY UNITS OPERATING WITH UNITS OF THE MARINE CORPS OPERATING FORCES AND UNDER MARINE CORPS OPERATIONAL CONTROL. IT IS A RESTRICTED DEVICE; ATTACHMENT TO OPERATIONS WITH A MARINE CORPS UNIT IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO ESTABLISH ELIGIBILITY. BOTH MARINE CORPS UNIT AND THE INDIVIDUAL MUST HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN ACTIVE COMBAT ACTION WITH AN ARMED ENEMY DURING THE PERIOD OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S SERVICE WITH THE UNIT. (NOTE: PRIOR TO PUBLICATION OF REF C, THE CRITERIA FOR THE FMF COMBAT OPERATION INSIGNIA WAS ONLY THAT THE MARINE CORPS UNIT TO WHICH THE NAVY PERSONNEL WERE ATTACHED MUST HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN ACTUAL COMBAT. THERE WAS NO REQUIREMENT FOR THE INDIVIDUAL NAVY PERSONNEL TO ALSO HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN THE COMBAT ACTION. AUTHORIZATIONS TO WEAR THE FMF COMBAT OPERATION INSIGNIA MADE BY COMMANDERS PRIOR TO 22 AUGUST 2006 REMAIN VALID EVEN IF THE INDIVIDUAL NAVY PERSONNEL WERE NOT ENGAGED IN THE COMBAT ACTION.) B. UNIT COMMANDERS OF NAVY PERSONNEL WHO MEET THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA TO WEAR THIS INSIGNIA MUST ENSURE THAT THEIR NAMES ARE FORWARDED TO THE INDIVIDUAL'S PERSONNEL SUPPORT DETACHMENT (PSD) RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THEIR PERSONNEL RECORDS, UNDER A COVER LETTER PROVIDING AUTHORIZATION FOR THE INSIGNIA. QUESTIONS REGARDING ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA SHOULD BE ADDRESSED VIA MARINE CORPS CHAIN OF COMMAND TO THE HQMC MILITARY AWARDS BRANCH (MMMA), WHO IS THE FINAL AUTHORITY FOR ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA. 5. REF A WILL NO LONGER BE DISTRIBUTED. INSTEAD, REF A IS UPDATED QUARTERLY AND MAINTAINED ON THE INTERNET AT THE WWW.USMC.MIL WEBSITE.6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. C. F. SWAIN, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION, (ACTING).//
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