R 301500Z SEP 03
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO ALMAR(uc)
BT
UNCLASSIFIED
ALMAR 055/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CMC//
SUBJ/2003 ASSOCIATION OF OLD CROWS (AOC) MARINE CORPS OUTSTANDING
/UNIT AWARD//
REF/A/LTR/AOC LTR TO CMC/07JAN2003//
AMPN/REF A REQUESTS CMC TO SELECT UNIT TO RECEIVE THE AOC 2003
MARINE CORPS OUTSTANDING UNIT AWARD//
POC/CUNNINGHAM/CAPT /CMC WASHINGTON DC/-/TEL:(703)692-4322
/EMAIL:CUNNINGHAMSP@HQMC.USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  I AM PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE RECIPIENT OF THE 2003
ASSOCIATION OF OLD CROWS (AOC) MARINE CORPS OUTSTANDING UNIT AWARD:
MARINE TATICAL ELECTRONIC WARFARE SQUADRON 1, MARINE FORCES
ATLANTIC. THE UNIT'S CONTRIBUTIONS IN ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW),
INFORMATION
OPERATIONS (IO) AND SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE (SIGINT) SUPPORT TO THE
MAGTF BEST REPRESENT THE BROAD TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL
REQUIREMENTS DEFINED BY AOC FOR RECEIPT OF THE 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 ON THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS
DURING CALENDER YEAR 2002 EVENTS.
3.  TO THE COMMANDING OFFICER, MARINES, SAILORS, AND FAMILY MEMBERS
OF VMAQ-1, 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.  WELL DONE!
4.  SEMPER FIDELIS, M.W. HAGEE, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS,
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//