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UNCLAS  //N01650//
ALMAR 044/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/2001 ASSOCIATION OF OLD CROWS (AOC) MARINE CORPS OUTSTANDING
/UNIT AWARD//
POC/MAJ WINTERSTEIN/PLI/TEL/(703)692-4329/EMAIL
/WINTERSTEINGA@HQMC.USMC.MIL//
REF/A/DOC/PRESIDENT AOC LTR/3 JAN 2001//
AMP/REF REQUESTS CMC TO SELECT UNIT TO RECEIVE THE AOC 2001
MARINE CORPS OUTSTANDING UNIT AWARD//
RMKS/1.  I AM PROUD TO ANNOUNCE 1ST RADIO BN AS THE RECIPIENT OF THE
2001 ASSOCIATION OF OLD CROWS (AOC) MARINE CORPS OUTSTANDING UNIT
AWARD.  1ST RADIO BN S CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUPPORT TO THE MAGTF IN
SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE (SIGINT), ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW), AND
INFORMATION OPERATIONS (IO) REPRESENTS THE BROAD TECHNICAL AND
OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS DEFINED BY AOC FOR RECEIPT OF THIS AWARD.
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 UPON THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS
DURING A CALENDAR YEAR.  THE AOC WILL RECOGNIZE 1ST RADIO BN, ALONG
WITH OTHER OUTSTANDING UNITS, AT THE 38TH ANNUAL AOC INTERNATIONAL
SYMPOSIUM AND CONVENTION ON 29 OCT 01 AT THE OMNI SHOREHAM HOTEL IN
WASHINGTON, D.C.    
3.  TO THE COMMANDING OFFICER, MARINES, SAILORS, AND FAMILY MEMBERS
OF 1ST RADIO BN, I PASS ALONG MY HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS.  YOU CAN
TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN YOUR UNIT S ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND THIS WELL-
DESERVED RECOGNITION BY THE MARINE CORPS AND THE AOC.
4.  SEMPER FIDELIS, J. L. JONES, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS,
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//
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