R 211529Z DEC 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 712/10
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO PO//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE CALENDAR YEAR (CY) 2010 DOUGLAS A. ZEMBIEC AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS FORCES, SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (MARSOC) SELECTION BOARD//
REF/A/MSGID: MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO POG (UC)/YMD:20100621/1142Z//
AMPN/REF IS GROUND BOARD 1-10 REPORT/AFTER ACTION MESSAGE; MARSOC TEAM LEADER (ZEMBIEC) AWARD CONCEPT WAS BRIEFED TO AND VERBALLY APPROVED BY DC, PPO; AWARD MCO IS BEING STAFFED FOR HQMC APPROVAL//
POC/M.R. SASSE/MAJ/UNIT: PPO PO-SOD/-/TEL:COMM (703)571-1057/ EMAIL:MATTHEW.SASSE@USMC.MIL//
POC/M. AKSELRUD/MAJ/UNIT:PPO PO-SOD/-/TEL:COMM (703) 571-1054/ EMAIL:MICHAEL.AKSELRUD@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. SITUATION: THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES THE "2010 DOUGLAS A. ZEMBIEC AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP IN MARSOC" SELECTION BOARD AND SOLICITS THE NOMINATION FROM MARSOC AND MARINE CORPS AUGMENTATION AND TRAINING SUPPORT UNIT (MCATSU). THE DOUGLAS A. ZEMBIEC AWARD IS AN AWARD PRESENTED ANNUALLY IN MEMORY OF MAJOR DOUGLAS A. ZEMBIEC, U.S. MARINE CORPS, KILLED IN ACTION IN IRAQ, 2007. THE COMMANDER, UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS FORCES,SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (COMMARFORSOC) WILL CONVENE A BOARD OF SENIOR FIELD GRADE OFFICERS IN FEBRUARY 2011. THIS BOARD WILL SELECT THE RECIPIENT AND FORWARD THE NOMINATION TO THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (CMC) FOR APPROVAL AND FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE WINNER.  
2.    MISSION:
2.A.  COMMANDERS WILL USE THE FOLLOWING PREREQUISITES TO SUBMIT NOMINATIONS:
2.B.  NOMINEE MUST BE A MARINE TEAM LEADER SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY AS A MARSOC CRITICAL SKILLS OPERATOR (CSO) TEAM LEADER OR EQUIVALENT BILLET IN MCATSU DURING THE PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY.
2.C.  SUCCESSIVE AWARDS WILL NOT BE MADE AS THE RECIPIENT BECOMES INELIGIBLE TO BE RE-NOMINATED AFTER RECEIVING THE AWARD. 
2.D.  NOMINATIONS MAY BE SUBMITTED POSTHUMOUSLY, PROVIDED THE OFFICER NOMINATED WOULD MEET ALL ELIGIBILITY AND AWARD CRITERIA.
2.E.  NOMINEES SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED BY SENIORS, CONTEMPORARIES, AND SUBORDINATES AS OFFICERS WHO MOST EXEMPLIFY OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND TACTICAL ACUMEN IN THE MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMUNITY.
2.F.  NOMINEES MUST CLEARLY AND DRAMATICALLY DEMONSTRATE THE IDEALS OF COURAGE, RESOURCEFULNESS, PERSEVERANCE, AND CONCERN FOR THE WELL-BEING OF THE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMUNITY, OUR CORPS, AND THEIR FELLOW MARINES.
2.G.  NOMINEES MUST EXHIBIT QUALITIES THAT HAVE MADE AN OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ESPRIT DE CORPS, TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCE, AND LOYALTY WITHIN THE SPECIAL OPERATION FORCES COMMUNITY.
2.H.  NOMINEES, THROUGH PERSONAL EXAMPLE, MUST SET THE STANDARDS THAT ALL OTHER OFFICERS SEEK TO EMULATE.
2.I.  THE AWARD PERIOD COVERS CY 2010. ACTIONS INCLUDED IN EACH NOMINATION MUST HAVE OCCURRED WITHIN CY 2010.
3. EXECUTION: COMMARFORSOC WILL ACCEPT NOMINATIONS FROM THE OFFICER-IN-CHARGE OF MCATSU AND THE COMMANDING OFFICER, MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS REGIMENT NO LATER THAN 15 FEB 2011. COMMARFORSOC WILL THEN CONVENE A BOARD USING THE ELIGIBILITY AND AWARD CRITERIA STATED ABOVE.  COMMARFORSOC WILL SUBMIT THE NOMINATION FOR CMC REVIEW AND APPROVAL NO LATER THAN 5 MARCH 2011.  NOMINATIONS WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING:
3.A. OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH (TAKEN WITHIN SIX (6) MONTHS OF THE BOARD DATE).
3.A.1. PHOTO WILL BE IN SERVICE 'C' UNIFORM.
3.A.2. IF FWD DEPLOYED, PHOTO IN MARINE CORPS COMBAT UTILITY UNIFORM WITHOUT BLOUSE IS AUTHORIZED.
3.B. BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION OF THE NOMINEE.
3.C. ONE PAGE SUMMARY OF PERFORMANCE IN PARAGRAPH FORMAT SUPPORTING THE NOMINEE'S QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE AWARD.
4. ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS:
4.A. CMC WILL ANNOUNCE THE WINNER VIA MARADMIN.  THE PACKAGE SUBMITTED TO CMC WILL INCLUDE THE WINNER'S UNIT ADDRESS, POINT OF CONTACT, AND PHONE NUMBER (COMM/DSN). THE MAILING ADDRESS FOR AWARD RECIPIENT'S PACKAGE IS AS FOLLOWS: COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS, HQMC PPO (PO-SOD)(ROOM 1D683), (ATTN: MAJOR SASSE), 3000 MARINE CORPS PENTAGON, WASHINGTON, DC 20350-3000. FAXED SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
4.B. PRESENTATION OF THE DOUGLAS A. ZEMBIEC AWARD WILL BE MADE BY THE CMC, OR HIS DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE, AT THE MARINE CORPS ASSOCIATION (MCA) GROUND AWARDS DINNER ON
5 MAY 2011.
4.C. THIS MARADMIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL:
5.A. ENSURE WIDEST DISSEMINATION OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS MSG.
5.B. DIRECT ALL QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MARADMIN TO THE POCS LISTED ABOVE.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN D.H. BERGER, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS DIVISION; PLANS, POLICIES, AND OPERATIONS.//