R 141457Z MAR 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 133/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC AVN ASM//
SUBJ/MARINE AVIATION CENTENNIAL (MAC) CLOSING WEEK EVENTS 14-20 MAY 2012//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/ACMC WASHINGTON DC/APR2009//
AMPN/REF A IS THE MARINE CORPS ROADMAP FOR THE CENTENNIALS OF NAVAL AVIATION AND MARINE AVIATION, THE PLANNING AND COMMUNICATION GUIDE FOR THE MARINE AVIATION CENTENNIAL (MAC) AND THE CENTENNIAL OF NAVAL AVIATION (CONA).//
POC/V.M. ABELSON/MAJ/UNIT:HQMC ASM/NAME:703-614-1244 /EMAIL:VICTOR.ABELSON@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE MARINE CORPS WILL OFFICIALLY CLOSE THE YEAR-LONG MAC CELEBRATION IN MAY 2012.  PER REF A, THE INTENT FOR MAC IS (T)O CAPITALIZE ON ENDURING RELATIONSHIPS AND RECURRING EVENTS THAT THE MARINE CORPS ENJOYS.  A POSITIVE AND VALUED REFLECTION OF THE MARINE CORPS AND ITS (AVIATION COMBAT ELEMENT) WILL BE THE END STATE OF OUR EFFORTS.  IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS INTENT, THE MAC CELEBRATION WILL CULMINATE DURING THE WEEK OF 14-20 MAY 2012, FEATURING TWO OFFICIAL EVENTS IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION.
2.  WREATHLAYING CEREMONY AND AERIAL REVIEW.
A.  DATE/TIME: 16 MAY 2012/TBD.
B.  LOCATION:  MARINE CORPS WAR MEMORIAL, WASHINGTON, DC.
C.  DESCRIPTION:  THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS WILL HOST AN OFFICIAL WREATHLAYING CEREMONY CONDUCTED BY MARINE BARRACKS WASHINGTON.  THE CEREMONY WILL CULMINATE WITH AN AERIAL REVIEW, HIGHLIGHTING THE CURRENT INVENTORY OF MARINE AVIATION.
D. UNIFORM:  PROPER CIVILIAN ATTIRE IS AUTHORIZED FOR SPECTATORS.
3.  MAC CEREMONY.
A.  DATE/TIME:  19 MAY 2012/1845.
B.  LOCATION:  GAYLORD NATIONAL HARBOR RESORT, NATIONAL HARBOR, MD.
C.  DESCRIPTION:  THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS WILL HOST THE OFFICIAL MAC CEREMONY.  THE CEREMONY WILL MIRROR THE FORMAT OF THE ANNUAL CMC BIRTHDAY BALL WITH AVIATION-THEMED ELEMENTS INSERTED WHERE APPROPRIATE.
D.  UNIFORM:  EVENING DRESS B (SNCO, O-4 AND ABOVE) OR BLUE-WHITE DRESS A (ALL OTHERS NOT IN POSSESSION OF EVENING DRESS UNIFORM). LIMITED SEATING AVAILABLE.  TO REGISTER FOR A SEAT, VISIT WWW.AFR-REG.COM/MACGALA/.
4.  ILLUSTRATED HISTORY BOOK.
A.  100 YEARS OF MARINE AVIATION: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD IN PDF FORMAT.  VISIT THE MAC WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS.
B.  AN APPLICATION FORM OF THIS BOOK IS IN DEVELOPMENT FOR ANDROID AND APPLE IOS DEVICES.  RELEASE DATE IS EXPECTED TO COINCIDE WITH THE MAY CAPSTONE MAC EVENTS.
C.  HARD COPIES OF THE BOOK MAY BE PURCHASED VIA GPO.  VISIT BOOKSTORE.GPO.GOV AND SEARCH FOR THE BOOK TITLE.  COST IS 115 DOLLARS PER COPY.
5.  FOR THE MOST UP-TO-DATE MAC DETAILS, VISIT THE OFFICIAL MAC WEBSITE: WWW.MARINES.MIL/UNIT/AVIATION/CENTENNIAL.
6.  FOR INFORMATION ON MARINE CORPS AVIATION ASSOCIATION (MCAA) EVENTS, VISIT WWW.FLYMCAA.ORG.
7.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN T. G. ROBLING, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR AVIATION.//