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MARADMIN 510/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC L LP//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE SCHEDULE AND SUBMISSION CRITERIA FOR THE MARINE CORPS AWARDS FOR LOGISTICS EXCELLENCE 2013//
REF/A/MSGID:MCO 1650.45B/-/-//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO 1650.45B, MARINE CORPS AWARDS FOR LOGISTICS EXCELLENCE//
POC/JUSTIN REHM/SSGT/UNIT: HQMC IL LPC-3/-/EMAIL:JUSTIN.REHM@USMC.MIL/TEL:571-256-7132//
POC/MYKIA BALDWIN-GRANT/CIV/UNIT: HQMC IL LPC-3/-/EMAIL: MYKIA.BALDWIN@USMC.MIL/TEL:703-695-9051//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES THE SCHEDULE FOR THE MARINE CORPS AWARDS FOR LOGISTICS EXCELLENCE DINNER AND NOMINATION PACKAGE SUBMISSION CRITERIA. 
2. BACKGROUND. THE MARINE CORPS AWARDS FOR LOGISTICS EXCELLENCE DINNER ANNUALLY RECOGNIZES THE OUTSTANDING LOGISTICS ACHIEVEMENTS OF INDIVIDUAL MARINES, CIVILIAN MARINES, AND MARINE LOGISTICS ORGANIZATIONS AND TEAMS. ACCORDINGLY, THE FOUR AWARD CATEGORIES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
A. 1ST LIEUTENANT TRAVIS MANION MARINE CORPS OFFICER LOGISTICIAN OF THE YEAR
B. MARINE CORPS ENLISTED LOGISTICIAN OF THE YEAR
C. MARINE CORPS CIVILIAN LOGISTICIAN OF THE YEAR
D. MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS ORGANIZATION/TEAM OF THE YEAR
3. THE REF CONTAINS PERTINENT INFORMATION REGARDING ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, NOMINATION DATES, AND SELECTION PROCEDURES FOR EACH AWARD.  EXAMPLE NOMINATION PACKAGES CAN BE PROVIDED BY THE POCS LISTED ABOVE.
4. THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR INSTALLATIONS AND LOGISTICS WILL HOST A CALENDER YEAR 2013 MARINE CORPS AWARDS LOGISTICS EXCELLENCE DINNER.  THE NEXT MARINE CORPS AWARDS FOR LOGISTICS EXCELLENCE DINNER LOCATION AND DATE WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE. THE FISCAL YEAR 2012 ACHIEVEMENTS WILL BE HONORED DURING THE 2013 MARINE CORPS AWARDS FOR LOGISTICS EXCELLENCE DINNER.
5. THE 2013 MARINE CORPS AWARDS FOR LOGISTICS EXCELLENCE DINNER WILL COVER A FISCAL YEAR VICE THE HISTORICAL CALENDER YEAR. THE SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS FOR THE NEXT FIVE FISCAL YEARS:
FISCAL YEAR    DATES COVERED                  YEAR/MONTH DINNER
2012           1 OCT, 2011 - 30 SEP, 2012     MAR 2013               
2013           1 OCT, 2012 - 30 SEP, 2013     MAR 2014
2014           1 OCT, 2013 - 30 SEP, 2014     MAR 2015
2015           1 OCT, 2014 - 30 SEP, 2015     MAR 2016
2016           1 OCT, 2015 - 30 SEP, 2016     MAR 2017
6. MARCORLOGCOM, MCCDC, MARCORSYSCOM, TECOM, MARSOC AND EACH DEPUTY COMMANDANT AND MARFOR CAN SUBMIT ONE NOMINATION FOR EACH AWARD.
7. SELECTION OF THE RECIPIENT OF EACH AWARD WILL BE MADE BY AN AWARDS BOARD COMPRISED OF MEMBERS FROM HQMC IL AND WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE GROUND LOGISTICS AWARDS DINNER IN MARCH 2013. ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE AWARD RECIPIENTS AND CEREMONY WILL BE VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
8. ACTION.
A. COMMANDS WITH PERSONNEL AND/OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT MEET THE CRITERIA CONTAINED IN THE REF ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT NOMINATION PACKAGES THROUGH THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND.
B. ORIGINAL NOMINATION PACKAGES MUST BE RECEIVED BY HQMC (IL, LPC-3) ON OR BEFORE 31 OCT 2012. NOMINATION PACKAGE FORMATS ARE FOUND IN THE ENCLOSURES TO REFERENCE (A). LATE OR INCOMPLETE PACKAGES AND THOSE NOT ENDORSED BY THEIR HIGHER HEADQUARTERS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 7 WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
C. COMMANDS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING NOMINATION PACKAGES ARRIVE AT HQMC (IL). RECOMMEND MAILING ORIGINAL PACKAGES VIA TRACEABLE DELIVERY, AS WELL AS SUBMITTING ELECTRONIC COPIES, TO ABOVE POCS.  MAIL NOMINATION PACKAGES TO: INSTALLATIONS AND LOGISTICS, HEADQUARTERS U.S. MARINE CORPS (IL), 3000 MARINE CORPS PENTAGON, ROOM 2E211, WASHINGTON, DC 20350-3000.
9. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJOR GENERAL MICHAEL G. DANA, ASSISTANT DEPUTY COMMANDANT, INSTALLATIONS AND LOGISTICS (LP).//