R 071745Z AUG 26 
MARADMIN 359/26 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC I// 
SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2025 MARINE CORPS LANGUAGE PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR
AND COMMAND LANGUAGE PROGRAM OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNERS//
REF/A/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC I//
AMPN/REF A IS MARADMIN 215/26, FISCAL YEAR 2025 MARINE CORPS
LANGUAGE PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AND COMMAND LANGUAGE PROGRAM
OF THE YEAR NOMINATIONS.// 
POC/E. C. WHEELER III/MSGT/MCFLP, DC I/
EMAIL: FOREIGNLANGUAGEPROGRAM@USMC.MIL// 
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Purpose.  The Marine Corps Foreign Language
Program is pleased to announce Corporal Chinho Liu (PMOS 0311),
4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, as the Fiscal Year 2025
(FY25) Marine Corps Language Professional of the Year (LPoY), and
Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARFORSOC) as the FY25
Marine Corps Command Language Program of the Year (CLPoY). 
2.  Background.  The LPoY and CLPoY awards recognize the
contributions of Marine Corps language professionals and language
capable Marines and Command Language Programs during FY25. 
A panel of senior language and intelligence professionals
selected Cpl Liu and MARFORSOC from a group of highly competitive
nominees from across the total force.  Both awardees will advance to
compete for the FY25 Department of War (DoW) Language Professional
of the Year and Command Language Program of the Year. 
3.  Execution.  Cpl Liu and MARFORSOC will be recognized during this
years DoD Advanced Command Language Program Manager Workshop from
15 to 17 September 2026, hosted virtually by the Defense Language
Institute Foreign Language Center.  The Foreign Language Program
will provide the awardees and their units with a Microsoft Teams
link prior to the workshop.  Additionally, the Marine Corps LPoY
awardee and CLPoY awardee representative will each present a 5 to
10 minute best practices brief to their colleagues
during the event. 
4. Direct all questions to MARADMIN POC.
5.  Release authorized by Lieutenant General J.A. Matos III,
Headquarters Marine Corps, Deputy Commandant for Information.//