R 211557Z SEP 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 542/11
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MF(UC)//
SUBJ/21ST ANNUAL SECRETARY OF DEFENSE COMMUNITY DRUG AWARENESS AWARD RECIPIENT//
REF/A/MSGID:CMC WASHINGTON DC/091346ZJUN11/-//
AMPN/REF A IS MARADMIN 331-11, OASD MEMO REGARDING NOMINATIONS FOR SECDEF COMMUNITY DRUG AWARENESS AWARD.//
POC/R. L. WILSON/GS-11/UNIT:MFC-4/-/TEL:DSN 278-9526//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE REFERENCE SOLICITED NOMINATIONS FOR THE 21ST ANNUAL SECRETARY OF DEFENSE COMMUNITY DRUG AWARENESS AWARD.  THIS AWARD IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY DRUG AWARENESS EFFORTS BY EACH OF THE MILITARY SERVICES, DEFENSE AGENCIES, AND THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU.
2.  WE ARE VERY PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE HAS SELECTED MARINE CORPS AIR STATION (MCAS) YUMA, DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM AS THE MARINE CORPS AWARD RECIPIENT.
3.  IN ADDITION TO MCAS YUMA, MARINE CORPS BASE (MCB) CAMP LEJEUNE, MCB CAMP PENDLETON, MCAS CHERRY POINT, AND MCAS BEAUFORT COMPETED FOR THE AWARD.  THEY ARE COMMENDED FOR THEIR DRUG AWARENESS EFFORTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEIR COMMUNITIES.  THEIR EFFORTS REFLECT OUR CONTINUING EFFORT TO TAKE CARE OF MARINES.
4.  AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED DURING A RED RIBBON WEEK CEREMONY ON 20 OCT 11 AT 0930 AT THE PENTAGON HALL OF HEROES.  DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE AWARD PRESENTATION WILL BE PROVIDED TO MCAS YUMA VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.  FUNDING FOR THIS TRAVEL SHOULD COME OUT OF THE DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION FY12 FUNDING.
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN R. F. HEDELUND, DIRECTOR, MARINE AND FAMILY PROGRAMS DIVISION.//