R 141941Z MAR 11
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MARADMIN 162/11
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/2010 MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS AWARD RECIPIENTS//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4/YMD:20090105//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO 1650.50, MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS PROGRAM.//
POC/M. F. BIRK/LTCOL/UNIT:HQMC C4 CSP/NAME:WASHINGTON DC /TEL:7036933540//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PER THE REFERENCE, THE MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS PROGRAM RECOGNIZES INDIVIDUALS FOR SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE FIELD OF COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, AND COMPUTERS (C4).
2. I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE RECIPIENTS OF THE 2010 MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS.  THE RECIPIENTS WERE SELECTED FROM A HIGHLY DESERVING GROUP OF MARINE AND CIVILIAN MARINE NOMINEES.
3. AWARD RECIPIENTS ARE:
A. GENERAL ALFRED M. GRAY TROPHY FOR OUTSTANDING COMMUNICATIONS LEADERSHIP:  CAPTAIN DAVID A. VALENTINO, COMMUNICATIONS PLATOON, MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT GROUP.  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:  MR. WILLIAM E. LUTZ, COMMAND INFORMATION OFFICE, MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CAMP PENDLETON, CA.  THE HAMILTON AWARD RECOGNIZES A CIVILIAN MARINE WHO PERFORMED SPECIAL ACTS OF NOTEWORTHY LEADERSHIP AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION IN THE AREA OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT.
C. PFC HERBERT A. LITTLETON STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (SNCO) TROPHY FOR OPERATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS EXCELLENCE:  GUNNERY SERGEANT AARON L. MOORE, 9TH COMMUNICATIONS BATTALION (FORWARD), I MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE HEADQUARTERS GROUP (FORWARD), I MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (FORWARD) (I MEF (FWD)).  THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF A SNCO PERFORMING OPERATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS DUTIES IN SUPPORT OF THE MARINE CORPS OPERATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS MISSION.
D. PFC HERBERT A. LITTLETON NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (NCO) TROPHY FOR OPERATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS EXCELLENCE:  STAFF SERGEANT JARED M. CHRISTENSEN, HEADQUARTERS BATTALION (FORWARD), 1ST MARINE DIVISION (FORWARD), I MEF (FWD).  THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF A NCO PERFORMING OPERATIONAL COMMUNICATION DUTIES IN SUPPORT OF THE MARINE CORPS OPERATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS MISSION.
E. PFC HERBERT A. LITTLETON NCO TROPHY FOR ELECTRONICS MAINTENANCE EXCELLENCE:  SERGEANT WESLEY H. BLAKE, 8TH COMMUNICATIONS BATTALION, II MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (II MEF).  THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF A NCO PERFORMING ELECTRONICS MAINTENANCE DUTIES IN SUPPORT OF THE MARINE CORPS OPERATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS MISSION.
F. LIEUTENANT COLONEL KEVIN M. SHEA MEMORIAL UNIT AWARD: S-6 COMMUNICATIONS SECTION, 26TH MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT, II MEF. THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES THE MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS OR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY UNIT THAT HAS DISTINGUISHED ITSELF BY MAKING THE MOST OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MARINE CORPS C4 FIELD.
4. AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED DURING THE C4 AWARDS DINNER AT THE CRYSTAL GATEWAY MARRIOTT ON 14 APRIL 2011.
5. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL AWARD RECIPIENTS AND NOMINEES FOR A JOB WELL DONE.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN K. J. NALLY, DIRECTOR, C4 DEPARTMENT.//