R 142044Z MAR 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 136/12
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4/F002//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF 2012 MARINE CORPS C4 AWARDS DINNER//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC/YMD:20090105//
REF/B/MSGID:MARADMIN 689-11/CMC WASHINGTON DC/YMD:20111129//
NARR/REF A IS THE MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS PROGRAM. REF B SOLICITED NOMINATIONS.//
POC/WILLIAM BARLOW/LTCOL/UNIT:HQMC C4 CSP/-/TEL:703-693-3540 /EMAIL:WILLIAM.BARLOW@USMC.MIL//
POC/NICHOLAS TVERDOSI/CAPT/UNIT:HQMC C4 CS/-/TEL:703-693-3477 /EMAIL:NICHOLAS.TVERDOSI@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO ANNOUNCE THE 2012 ANNUAL COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, AND COMPUTERS (C4) AWARDS DINNER. 
2. LOCATION. THE AWARDS DINNER WILL BE HELD ON 19 APRIL 2012 AT THE CRYSTAL GATEWAY MARRIOTT, 1700 JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY, ARLINGTON, VA. 22202.
3. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS. THE MAIN RECEPTION BEGINS AT 1800, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY THE AWARDS DINNER 1900-2100.
4. COST. TICKETS ARE 65.00 FOR NON MARINE CORPS ASSOCIATION MEMBERS AND 45.00 FOR MEMBERS. TO REGISTER ONLINE AND FOR DRIVING DIRECTIONS VISIT THE MARINE CORPS ASSOCIATION AND FOUNDATION WEBSITE AT HTTP: (DOUBLE SLASH) WWW.MCA-MARINES.ORG.
5. DISCUSSION. THE FOLLOWING AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED DURING THE COURSE OF THE DINNER:
A. ALFRED M. GRAY TROPHY FOR OUTSTANDING COMMUNICATIONS LEADERSHIP. THE GRAY TROPHY HONORS A MARINE CORPS CAPTAIN FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS MISSION.
B. JAMES HAMILTON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT CIVILIAN MARINE OF THE YEAR AWARD. THE HAMILTON AWARD RECOGNIZES A CIVILIAN MARINE WHO PERFORMED SPECIAL ACTS OF NOTEWORTHY LEADERSHIP AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION TO SUPPORT HIS OR HER COMMAND IN THE AREA OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT.
C. PFC HERBERT A. LITTLETON ENLISTED COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS. THE LITTLETON ENLISTED COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS HONOR A NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER FOR OPERATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS EXCELLENCE, A STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER FOR OPERATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS EXCELLENCE AND A NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER FOR ELECTRONICS MAINTENANCE EXCELLENCE.
D. LTCOL KEVIN M. SHEA MEMORIAL UNIT AWARD. THE LTCOL KEVIN M. SHEA MEMORIAL UNIT AWARD RECOGNIZES A COMMUNICATIONS OR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY UNIT OR ORGANIZATION WITHIN THE OPFOR OR SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT THAT HAS DISTINGUISHED ITSELF BY MAKING THE MOST OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MARINE CORPS C4 FIELD IN THE DEVELOPMENT OR ADVANCEMENT OF CONCEPTS, DOCTRINE, TECHNOLOGY, OR PROCEDURES THAT IMPROVE MARINE CORPS C4, AND/OR HAS DEMONSTRATED CONTINUAL RESOURCEFULNESS AND RESPONSIVENESS WHILE SUPPORTING THE WARFIGHTER IN A TACTICAL, OPERATIONAL, OR STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENT.
6. ENSURE WIDEST DISSEMINATION OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS MSG.
7. THIS MESSAGE SELF CANCELS ON 1 NOVEMBER 2012.
8. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN NALLY, DIRECTOR, COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, AND COMPUTERS.//