R 251608Z OCT 24
MARADMIN 514/24
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC DCI WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE 2024 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CHIEF
INFORMATION OFFICER ANNUAL AWARDS WINNERS AND HONORABLE MENTIONS//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MARADMIN 358/24/08AUG2024//
REF/B/LTR/DODCIO/25JUN2024//
RED/C/DOC/DOD/12JUL2019//
NARR/REF A, IS MARADMIN 358/24 CALL FOR USMC NOMINATIONS FOR THE
2024 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER ANNUAL AWARDS
PROGRAM. REF B, IS THE MEMORANDUM FOR DOD CIO AWARDS PROGRAM
2024-CALL FOR NOMINATIONS. REF C, IS THE DOD CIO DIGITAL
MODERNIZATION STRATEGY//
POC/ERICK M. MARTINEZ/MSGT/IC4 ADMINISRATIVE CHIEF/EMAIL:
ERICK.MARTINEZ(AT)USMC.MIL/TEL: 703-693-3464//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. I am pleased to announce that Staff Sergeant
Dieter Weisner (MSOC C, 1st Raider BN), Mr. Eric L. Gay (MCTSSA) and
Maj Anthony Johnson’s Red Lightning Team (MACG-38/MASS-3) were all
Honorably Mentioned for the Fiscal Year 2024 Department of Defense
(DoD) Chief Information Officer (CIO) Awards Program which
recognized individuals/teams for exceptional achievements towards
the goals and objectives of the DoD Defense Messaging System (DMS)
and national defense strategy priorities. Such capabilities
included: Cybersecurity; Command, Control and Communications (C3);
Artificial Intelligence (AI); Software Modernization; Cloud
Computing; Data; Cyberspace Workforce; Electronics Records
Management; Section SOS/Accessibility to Information and
Communication Technology; and Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
(PNT).
2. I extend my sincere congratulations to Staff Sergeant Weisner,
Mr. Gay and Maj Johnson’s Red Lightning Team for their distinguished
accomplishments while representing Marine Corps with the utmost
professionalism and skill.
3. Staff Sergeant Dieter Weisner, Mr. Eric L Gay, and the members
of the Red Lightning Team, will be recognized at the DoD CIO Annual
Awards Ceremony on December 3, 2024, at 1300 EST in the Pentagon
Auditorium, BH650. The Team Leader must provide confirmation of
attendance, including specific names, to the DoD CIO Annual Awards
Program Director, Mr. Sam Kassem, at sam.s.kassem.civ@mail.mil.
4. The next solicitation by DoD CIO Awards Program Nominees will be
in Fall 2025. Any questions regarding the DoD CIO awards program
notify the point of contact in this MARADMIN.
5. Release authorized by Lieutenant General Melvin G. Carter,
Headquarters Marine Corps, Deputy Commandant for Information.//