R 271716Z DEC 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 736/10
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO//
SUBJ/CALENDAR YEAR (CY) 2010 JIM KALLSTROM AWARDS SELECTION BOARD//
POC/W. A. CARR/CAPT/UNIT:HQMC PPO (PS)/TEL:DSN 222-4248 /EMAIL:WAYNE.CARR@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THIS MARADMIN SOLICITS NOMINEES FOR THE CY 2010 JIM KALLSTROM AWARD IN THE CATEGORIES OF LEADERSHIP AND BRAVERY. PRESENTED ANNUALLY, THE AWARDS RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND BRAVERY EXHIBITED BY MILITARY POLICE PERSONNEL THROUGHOUT THE MARINE CORPS.  ORIGINALLY INTRODUCED IN 2009 AS THE MARINE CORPS LAW ENFORCEMENT FOUNDATION MILITARY POLICE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS, THESE AWARDS WERE REDESIGNATED AS THE JIM KALLSTROM AWARDS.  A FORMER VIETNAM MARINE, JIM KALLSTROM DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF DURING A CAREER OF MORE THAN 28 YEARS WITH THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, CULMINATING WITH HIS APPOINTMENT AS THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE FBI'S NEW YORK BUREAU. 
2.  AWARD CATEGORIES FOR THE MARINE CORPS LAW ENFORCEMENT FOUNDATION ANNUAL MILITARY POLICE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS ARE AS FOLLOWS.
2.A.  JIM KALLSTROM AWARD FOR BRAVERY.
2.B.  JIM KALLSTROM AWARD FOR LEADERSHIP.
3.  CRITERIA FOR NOMINATIONS.  COMMANDERS WILL USE THE FOLLOWING PREREQUISITES TO SUBMIT NOMINATIONS:
3.A.  NOMINEES MUST BE ACTIVE DUTY OR RESERVE AND POSSESS A MILITARY POLICE MOS (58XX) DURING THE PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY.
3.B.  NOMINATIONS MAY BE SUBMITTED POSTHUMOUSLY.
3.C.  NOMINEES SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED BY SENIORS, CONTEMPORARIES, AND SUBORDINATES ALIKE AS MILITARY POLICE WHO MOST EXEMPLIFY THE OUTSTANDING QUALITIES ASSOCIATED WITH EACH AWARD FOR WHICH THEY ARE BEING NOMINATED.
3.D.  NOMINEES MUST CLEARLY AND DRAMATICALLY DEMONSTRATE THE ETHOS OF PROTECT AND SERVE; HONOR, COURAGE AND COMMITMENT; AND A GENUINE CONCERN FOR THE WELL-BEING OF THE CORPS AND THEIR FELLOW MARINES.
3.E.  NOMINEE ACTIONS MUST HAVE OCCURRED WITHIN CY 2010 TO BE CONSIDERED.
3.E.1  THE SUMMARY OF ACTION (SOA) FOR LEADERSHIP MUST ADDRESS PERFORMANCE DURING CY10.
3.E.2.  THE SOA FOR BRAVERY MAY COVER A SINGLE ACTION OR MULTIPLE ACTIONS WITHIN CY10.
3.F.  NOMINEES FOR LEADERSHIP MUST SET THE STANDARD FOR ALL MARINES TO FOLLOW.  THESE NOMINEES MUST EXHIBIT QUALITIES THAT HAVE MADE AN OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ESPRIT DE CORPS, LOYALTY, AND MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT WITHIN THEIR UNIT. INCLUDE SPECIFIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS, THEIR RESULTS AND WHY THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS SET THE NOMINEE APART FROM HIS/HER PEERS.
3.G.  NOMINEES FOR BRAVERY MUST HAVE PERFORMED A SELFLESS ACT ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY.  EXAMPLES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: LIFE SAVING ACTIONS AND COURAGE UNDER FIRE OR ATTACK.
4.  NOMINEE PACKAGES MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
4.A.  SUMMARY OF ACTION SUPPORTING THE SPECIFIC AWARD FOR WHICH THE MARINE IS BEING NOMINATED.
4.B   OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH (TAKEN WITHIN TWELVE (12)) MONTHS.
4.B.1.  FULL LENGTH PHOTO IN SERVICE 'C' UNIFORM.
4.B.2.  IF DEPLOYED, PHOTO IN MARINE CORPS COMBAT UTILITY UNIFORM WITHOUT BLOUSE IS AUTHORIZED.
5.  SUBMISSION OF NOMINATIONS.
5.A.  PROVOST MARSHAL OFFICES, MARINE CORPS POLICE DEPARTMENTS, MILITARY POLICE COMPANIES, AND OTHER COMMANDS MANNED WITH MILITARY POLICE PERSONNEL ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT ONE NOMINATION (OFFICER OR ENLISTED) FOR EACH AWARD CATEGORY. NOMINATIONS AND ENDORSEMENTS ARE DUE NLT 10 FEB 10.
5.B.  NOMINATIONS WILL BE SUBMITTED VIA E-MAIL TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CORRECTIONS BRANCH, SECURITY DIVISION, PLANS, POLICIES AND OPERATIONS, HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS.  EMAIL: WAYNE.CARR@USMC.MIL; DSN: 222-4248; COMM: 703-692-4248.  AWARD NOMINATIONS MUST BE DIGITALLY SIGNED OR HAND SIGNED AND SCANNED AS PDF DOCUMENTS.  E-MAILED NOMINATIONS MUST BE DIGITALLY SIGNED AND ENCRYPTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION.
6.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.
6.A.  NOMINATION FOR A KALLSTROM AWARD DOES NOT AFFECT A MARINES ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE A MILITARY AWARD FOR THE SAME ACTION/PERFORMANCE.  IF THE NOMINEE HAS RECEIVED A MILITARY AWARD FOR THE SAME ACTION/PERFORMANCE THE SUMMARY OF ACTION SHOULD BE INCLUDED AS AN ATTACHMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE NOMINATION.
6.B.  AN AWARDS BOARD WILL CONVENE 11 FEBRUARY 2011.  THE BOARD WILL BE CHAIRED BY PPO (PSL) AND WILL CONSIST OF A PANEL OF 3 OFFICERS AND 3 SNCOS FROM THE MP COMMUNITY.
6.C.  AWARD WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE NLT 14 FEBRUARY 2011.
6.D.  AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED DURING THE 2011 U.S. MARINE CORPS SENIOR LEADERS' SECURITY CONFERENCE, 7-11 MAR 2011 IN SAN DIEGO, CA.
6.E.  THE SPECIFIC TIME, DATE AND VENUE FOR THE AWARDS CEREMONY WILL ANNOUNCED IN FOLLOW-ON CORRESPONDENCE.
7.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY (SES) MR. R. F. GEOFFROY, ASSISTANT DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR PLANS, POLICIES, AND OPERATIONS (SECURITY).//