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ALMAR 029/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC DMCS //
SUBJ/2012 ASSOCIATION OF OLD CROWS MARINE CORPS OUTSTANDING UNIT AWARDS//
POC/C. A. JONES/CAPT/UNIT:PLI/-/TEL:(703) 692-2024 /EMAIL:CHRISTOPHER.A.JONES6@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  I AM PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE RECIPIENTS OF THE 2012 ASSOCIATION OF OLD CROWS (AOC) MARINE CORPS OUTSTANDING UNIT AWARDS.
    AIR ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW):  MARINE TACTICAL ELECTRONIC WARFARE SQUADRON 4 (VMAQ-4)
    GROUND EW:                    3D RADIO BATTALION (3D RADBN)
    INFORMATION OPERATIONS (IO):  REGIMENTAL COMBAT TEAM 5 (RCT-5)
2.  THE AOC IS AN ASSOCIATION OF U.S. GOVERNMENT DEFENSE, CIVIL INDUSTRY, AND ACADEMIC PROFESSIONALS DEDICATED TO FORWARDING THE TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS OF EW AND EMERGENT IO IN SUPPORT OF NATIONAL DEFENSE.  ACCORDINGLY, OUTSTANDING SERVICE, JOINT, AND NATO UNITS ARE SELECTED BASED ON THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2011 EVENTS.
3.  TO THE COMMANDING OFFICER, MARINES, SAILORS, AND FAMILY MEMBERS OF VMAQ-4, 3D RADBN, AND RCT-5, I PASS ALONG MY CONGRATULATIONS.  YOU CAN TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN YOUR UNIT'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND THIS WELL-DESERVED RECOGNITION BY THE MARINE CORPS AND THE AOC.  WELL DONE!
4.  SEMPER FIDELIS, JAMES F. AMOS, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//