R 151409Z SEP 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 511/10
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/SOLICITATION FOR THE MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION (MTA) AWARDS PROGRAM FOR 2010//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MCO 1650.51/YMD:20100326//
POC/JOHN STUMP/-/UNIT:USMC MTA/-/EMAIL:JCSTUMP@CHARTER.NET//
POC/TERRY HIGHTOWER/-/UNIT:USMC MTA/- /EMAIL:TEL 910-450-1841 EMAIL SECRETARY@USMCMTA.ORG//
POC/J. V. FARMER/CWO5/UNIT:HQMC IL LPC/- /EMAIL:TEL 703-695-9051 EMAIL JEFFERY.V.FARMER@USMC.MIL//
POC/S. B. DAVIS/MGYSGT/UNIT:HQMC IL LPC/- /EMAIL:TEL 703-695-9051 EMAIL STEVE.DAVIS@USMC.MIL//
AMPN/REF A IS THE U.S. MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION (USMC MTA) AWARDS PROGRAM.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO SOLICIT NOMINEES, IAW THE REF, FOR THE 2010 ANNUAL MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION AWARDS PROGRAM.  THE MTA AWARDS PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2010 TO RECOGNIZE THE OUTSTANDING MOTOR TRANSPORT ACHIEVEMENTS OF INDIVIDUAL MARINES AND MARINE CORPS ORGANIZATIONS.  THERE IS A TOTAL OF 11 AWARD CATEGORIES ENCOMPASSING ALL ASPECTS OF THE MOTOR TRANSPORT MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL FIELDS.  THE CATEGORIES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
    MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT OFFICER OF THE YEAR
    MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT MAINTENANCE OFFICER OF THE YEAR
    MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT OPERATIONS CHIEF OF THE YEAR
    MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT MAINTENANCE CHIEF OF THE YEAR
    MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT OPERATIONS NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER (NCO) OF THE YEAR
    MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT MAINTENANCE NCO OF THE YEAR
    MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT OPERATOR OF THE YEAR
    MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN OF THE YEAR
    MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR
    MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT UNIT OF THE YEAR
    MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT MAINTENANCE UNIT OF THE YEAR
2.  SELECTION OF RECIPIENTS WILL BE MADE BY AN AWARDS BOARD COMPRISED OF MEMBERS FROM THE MARINE CORPS MOTOR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION AND CATEGORY WINNERS WILL BE APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE MOTOR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION.  INDIVIDUAL AND UNIT AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MTA AWARDS BANQUET TO BE HELD DURING THE ANNUAL MOTOR TRANSPORT SYMPOSIUM ON 29 MARCH 2011.  (FUTURE MARADMIN WILL PROVIDE SYMPOSIUM DETAILS).
3.  ACTION
A.  COMMANDS WITH PERSONNEL AND/OR ORGANIZATIONS MEETING THE CRITERIA CONTAINED IN THE REF ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT NOMINATIONS VIA THE FIRST GENERAL OFFICER IN THE ENDORSING CHAIN OF COMMAND.
B.  EACH FORMAL LEARNING CENTER CAN SUBMIT TWO (2) INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR NOMINATION PACKAGES FOR FINAL SELECTION BY THE MTA AWARDS BOARD.
C.  NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY HQMC IL (LPC) NO LATER THAN 30 NOVEMBER 2010.  THE AWARD COVERS THE PERIOD FROM 1 OCT 2009- 30 SEPT 2010.  DUE TO THE VOLUME OF AWARD RECOMMENDATIONS RECEIVED, LATE OR INCOMPLETE NOMINATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.  COMMANDS ARE TO SCAN AND EMAIL SIGNED COMPLETE PACKAGES, WITH ATTACHMENTS, TO THE POCS.  NO MAILED COPIES ARE REQUIRED OR DESIRED.
D.  INDIVIDUAL AWARD NOMINATIONS SHALL INCLUDE:
(1) A CONCISE, COMPREHENSIVE DESCRIPTION OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS (NOT TO EXCEED 5 PAGES).
(2) A BIOGRAPHY OF THE INDIVIDUAL.
(3) A PROPOSED CITATION.
(4) AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE NOMINATION PACKAGES IN MICROSOFT WORD FORMAT.
(5) A POC FOR THE NOMINATING UNIT, TO INCLUDE OFFICIAL UNIT MAILING ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER AND EMAIL ADDRESS.
(6) IN CASES WHERE A NOMINEE IS PROMOTED OUT OF ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA DURING THE YEAR, ONLY THE NOMINEE'S CONTRIBUTIONS WHILE MEETING THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED.
E.  UNIT AWARD NOMINATION PACKAGES WILL CONTAIN:
(1) CONCISE DESCRIPTION OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ACTION(S) (NOT TO EXCEED 10 PAGES).
(2) UNIT CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS FOR THE AWARD PERIOD.
(3) PROPOSED CITATION.
(4) CURRENT 8X10-INCH PHOTOGRAPHS (INCLUDING AT LEAST FIVE COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE UNIT PERFORMING THE MISSION).
(5) SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION, TO INCLUDE A COMPLETE COPY OF THE APPROPRIATE STATISTICAL DATA AS AN ENCLOSURE TO THE SUBMITTED PACKAGE.
(6) AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE NOMINATION PACKAGES IN MICROSOFT WORD FORMAT.
(7) A POC FOR THE NOMINATING UNIT TO INCLUDE OFFICIAL UNIT MAILING ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER AND EMAIL ADDRESS.
F.  ACTS OF VALOR RECOGNIZED BY MILITARY AWARD MAY ALSO BE RECOGNIZED BY ONE OR MORE OF THE MOTOR TRANSPORT AWARDS DESCRIBED IN THE REFERENCE.
4.  RESPONSIBILITIES
A.  HQMC IL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING MARINE CORPS PARTICIPATION IN ALL MOTOR TRANSPORT AWARD SELECTIONS AND THOSE CEREMONIES CONDUCTED BY THE MTA.
B.  LOCAL COMMANDERS
(1) LOCAL COMMANDS/COMMANDERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ORDERS AND FUNDING FOR THEIR RECIPIENTS AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVES FOR TRAVEL TO THE AWARD CEREMONY.
(2) LOCAL COMMANDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUAL AND UNIT AWARD RECIPIENTS AT APPROPRIATE LOCAL CEREMONIES.
(3) INDIVIDUALS OTHER THAN AWARDEES WHO DESIRE TO ATTEND THE AWARD CEREMONY MUST DO SO AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE.
5.  RESERVE APPLICABILITY.  THIS AWARDS PROGRAM IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN JOHN W. SIMMONS, DIRECTOR, LOGISTICS PLANS, POLICIES AND STRATEGIC MOBILITY DIVISION.//