R 301715Z NOV 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 690/11
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/WASHINGTON DC I//
SUBJ/SOLICITATION FOR THE 2012 MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE AWARDS//
REF/A/MSGID:MCO/CMC WASHINGTON DC I/YMD:00010101//
AMPN/REF A IS THE DRAFT MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE AWARDS PROGRAM (MCIAP) MARINE CORPS ORDER (MCO)//
POC/MARK SILVER/CIV/UNIT:CMC WASHINGTON DC I/-/TEL:703-614-7633 /TEL:DSN 224-7633/
EMAIL:MARK.SILVER@USMC.MIL//
POC/THOMAS PROGAR/CIV/UNIT:CMC WASHINGTON DC I/-/TEL:703-614-2677 /TEL:DSN 224-2677/
EMAIL:THOMAS.PROGAR@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  TO SOLICIT NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2ND ANNUAL MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE AWARDS, TO BE PRESENTED DURING THE MARINE CORPS ASSOCIATION (MCA) INTELLIGENCE AWARDS DINNER, ARLINGTON, VA, 20 SEPT, 2012. NOMINATION PACKAGES ARE DUE TO HQMC INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT NO LATER THAN (NLT) 2 APR 2012.  MCIAP AWARDS ARE SPONSORED BY THE MCA AND RECOGNIZE SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT DURING CALENDAR YEAR (CY) 2011. 
2.  THE MCIAP IS ADMINISTERED BY THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE (DIRINT) AND CONSISTS OF FIVE INDIVIDUAL AWARDS AND ONE UNIT/ORGANIZATION AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN INTELLIGENCE.  ADDITIONALLY, A NEW MCIAP AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE INDIVIDUAL, TEAM OR UNIT CREDITED WITH THE MOST INNOVATIVE CONTRIBUTION TO THE MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE ENTERPRISE (MCISR-E).
    A.  INDIVIDUAL AWARDS RECOGNIZE THOSE WHOSE PERFORMANCE WITHIN THE OPERATING FORCES, SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT, AND MARINE CORPS RESERVE REPRESENT SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MCISR- E AND EMBODY THE MARINE CORPS CORE VALUES OF HONOR, COURAGE, AND COMMITMENT.
    B.  THE DIRINT UNIT OF THE YEAR AWARD RECOGNIZES THE INTELLIGENCE UNIT/ORGANIZATION WITHIN THE OPERATING FORCES, SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT, OR MARINE CORPS RESERVE THAT HAS MADE THE MOST OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE MCISR-E THROUGH DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED CONCEPTS, DOCTRINE, TECHNOLOGY, OR PROCEDURES AND/OR THROUGH DEMONSTRATION OF CONSISTENT RESOURCEFULNESS AND RESPONSIVENESS WHILE PROVIDING SUPPORT IN A TACTICAL, OPERATIONAL, OR STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENT.
    C.  NOMINATIONS FOR THE DIRINT INNOVATION AWARD WILL BE EVALUATED ON THE SCOPE AND IMPACT OF INNOVATION, WITH SPECIFIC ATTENTION TO THE MEASURABLE IMPROVEMENT GENERATED BY THE ACTION.  POTENTIAL AREAS OF INNOVATION INCLUDE (BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO): DOCTRINE, ORGANIZATION, TRAINING, MATERIEL, TECHNOLOGY, MANAGEMENT, AND LEADERSHIP.  MEASURABLE IMPROVEMENT MAY BE QUANTITATIVE AND/OR QUALITATIVE, BUT MUST BE DIRECTLY LINKED TO THE FUNCTIONS OF THE MCISR-E; EXAMPLES OF MEASURABLE IMPROVEMENT INCLUDE (BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO): INCREASED EFFICIENCIES IN TIME AND RESOURCES, ENHANCED EFFECTIVENESS IN ANALYSIS, BETTER ACCURACY OR PRECISION OF FORECASTING.  IN ADDITION TO EXPLICITLY DESCRIBING THE INNOVATION, NOMINATIONS MUST ALSO DESCRIBE THE METHOD/PROCESS OF INNOVATION, ALONG WITH THE SPECIFIC OUTCOME(S) ACHIEVED.  NOMINATIONS SHOULD FURTHER NOTE ANY POSITIVE SECONDARY EFFECTS OF THE INNOVATION, PARTICULARLY THE EMERGENCE OF UNIQUE ENVIRONMENTS OR CIRCUMSTANCES THAT FOSTER A CLIMATE OF INNOVATIVE ACCOMPLISHMENT, SUCH AS DURING COMBAT OPERATIONS OR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW OR UNIQUE TECHNIQUES OR TECHNOLOGIES THAT ADVANCE INTELLIGENCE FUNCTIONS WITHIN THE MARINE CORPS.  MAXIMUM CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO NOMINATIONS THAT DEMONSTRATE THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR INSTITUTIONALIZATION ACROSS THE MCISR-E.
3.  COMMANDERS (BATTALION/SQUADRON AND ABOVE) AND G2S ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT CANDIDATES FOR THE FOLLOWING AWARDS:
    A.  THE LTCOL MICHAEL D. KUSZEWSKI MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE OFFICER OF THE YEAR AWARD.  NOMINEES MUST BE MARINE OFFICERS (WO-COL) WITH A MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS) OF 02XX OR 26XX, SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY IN AN INTELLIGENCE BILLET WITHIN THE OPERATING FORCES, SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT, OR MARINE CORPS RESERVE DURING CY 2011.
    B.  THE MGYSGT SAMUEL C. PLOTT MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (SNCO) OF THE YEAR AWARD.   NOMINEES MUST BE MARINE SNCOS (SSGT-MGYSGT) WITH AN MOS OF 02XX OR 26XX, SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY IN AN INTELLIGENCE BILLET WITHIN THE OPERATING FORCES, SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT, OR MARINE CORPS RESERVE DURING CY 2011.
    C.  THE MSGT CHARLES C. ARNDT MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (NCO) OF THE YEAR AWARD.  NOMINEES MUST BE NCOS (CPL-SGT), WITH AN MOS OF 02XX OR 26XX, SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY IN AN INTELLIGENCE BILLET WITHIN THE OPERATING FORCES, SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT, OR MARINE CORPS RESERVE DURING CY 2011.
    D.  THE LCPL JAMES E. SWAIN MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE ENLISTED OF THE YEAR AWARD.  NOMINEES MUST BE MARINE ENLISTED (PVT-LCPL) WITH AN MOS OF 02XX OR 26XX, SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY WITHIN THE OPERATING FORCES, SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT, OR MARINE CORPS RESERVE DURING CY 2011.
    E.  THE JOHN J. GUENTHER MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE CIVILIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD.   NOMINEES MUST BE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES SERVING WITHIN THE MCISR-E DURING CY 2011; CONTRACTORS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE.
    F.  THE DIRINT UNIT OF THE YEAR AWARD (THE DIRINT'S CUP).  NOMINATED UNITS/ORGANIZATIONS CAN BE ANY MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE OR RADIO BATTALION, HEADQUARTERS G/S-2 SECTION, SQUADRON, COMPANY, PLATOON, DETACHMENT, BRANCH, ETC., WITHIN THE OPERATING FORCE, SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT, OR MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
    G.  THE DIRINT INNOVATION AWARD.  NOMINEES CAN BE INDIVIDUALS, TEAMS OR UNITS FROM ANY ORGANIZATION (MILITARY OR CIVILIAN) INCLUDING CONTRACTORS, BUT NOMINATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO HQMC INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT FROM WITHIN THE MCISR-E.
    H.  NOMINEES' ACTIONS MUST HAVE TAKEN PLACE WITHIN CY 2011.  PREVIOUS INDIVIDUAL AWARD WINNERS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE SAME AWARD, BUT PREVIOUS NOMINEES REMAIN ELIGIBLE.
4.  NOMINATION PROCEDURES.  SUBMISSION PACKAGES FOR THE MCIAP AWARDS MUST BE RECEIVED BY HQMC INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT NLT 2 APR 2012. AWARD SUBMISSION TEMPLATE/SAMPLE FORMAT IS LOCATED ON THE HQMC INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT NIPRNET WEBSITE: WWW.MARINES.MIL/UNIT/HQMC/INTELLIGENCE/PAGES/DEFAULTV2.ASPX OR SIPRNET WEBSITE:  WWW.HQMC.USMC.SMIL.MIL/INTEL/INTELUNDERSCOREHOME.HTM; EMPHASIS SHOULD BE ON CONTENT RATHER THAN VOLUME.  PACKAGES SHOULD BE EMAILED TO THE POCS IN PDF FORMAT; PACKAGES CAN BE FAXED TO COMM 703-614-5888/DSN 224-5888.  PACKAGES SENT VIA THE MAIL MUST ALLOW FOR TWO ADDITIONAL WEEKS FOR DELIVERY, DUE TO PENTAGON SECURITY SCREENING REQUIREMENTS.  INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT MAILING ADDRESS:  HEADQUARTERS US MARINE CORPS (INTELLIGENCE DEPT), 3000 MARINE CORPS PENTAGON, RM 1A262B, WASHINGTON DC 20350-3000, ATTN: IJ.
    A.  THE DIRINT WILL CONVENE AN AWARDS BOARD DURING APRIL 2012 CONSISTING OF OFFICERS, SNCOS, AND CIVILIANS TO REVIEW NOMINATIONS AND SELECT WINNERS.
    B.  IN ADDITION TO THE MCIAP AWARDS, THE BOARD WILL SELECT THE 2012 NATIONAL MILITARY INTELLIGENCE ASSOCIATION (NMIA) COLONEL DONALD G. COOK AND COLONEL JAMES L. JONES AWARDS FROM THE SUBMITTED NOMINEES.  THESE AWARDS ALSO RECOGNIZE PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE AND EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION TO DUTY IN THE MCISR-E.  THE COLONEL DONALD G. COOK AWARD IS PRESENTED TO A MARINE CORPS ACTIVE DUTY (OFFICER OR ENLISTED) OR GOVERNMENT CIVILIAN INTELLIGENCE PROFESSIONAL.  THE COLONEL JAMES L. JONES AWARD IS PRESENTED TO A MARINE CORPS RESERVE (OFFICER OR ENLISTED) INTELLIGENCE PROFESSIONAL.
5.  AWARD PRESENTATION.  THE MCIAP AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED DURING THE MCA INTELLIGENCE AWARDS DINNER ON 20 SEPT 2012, IN ARLINGTON, VA.  THE NMIA AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED DURING THE MAY 2012 NMIA BANQUET, IN THE GREATER WASHINGTON, DC AREA.
    A.  HQMC INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT WILL PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR THE MCIAP TO INCLUDE FUNDING FOR AWARD RECIPIENTS PARTICIPATION IN THE AWARD CEREMONY; THE WINNING UNIT/ORGANIZATION WILL BE REPRESENTED BY THE SENIOR OFFICER OR ENLISTED MARINE DESIGNATED BY THE UNIT.
    B.  NMIA WILL PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR THE COLONEL DONALD G. COOK AND COLONEL JAMES L. JONES AWARDS.
6.  ENSURE WIDEST DISSEMINATION OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS MSG.
7.  QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MARADMIN SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE POCS.
8.  THIS MESSAGE SELF CANCELS ON 1 JANUARY 2013.
9.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN V.R. STEWART, DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS.//