R 292201Z JUL 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 425/10
MSGID/GENADMIN/COMMARCORSYSCOM QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/2010 MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION AWARDS PROGRAM (MCAAP) SELECTIONS//
REF/A/MSGID:MARADMIN/COMMARCORSYSCOM QUANTICO VA AMMO/ 061921ZJAN2010//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/MCO 1650.52/-//
NARR/REF A SOLICITED NOMINATIONS FOR THE SUBJECT AWARD PROGRAM. REF B IS MCO 1650.52 FOR MCAAP AWARDS PROGRAM.//
POC/J.G.OLIVER/LTCOL/DEPUTY PROGRAM MANAGER, AMMUNITION/-/TEL:703-432-8778/EMAIL: JOHN.G.OLIVER1@USMC.MIL//
/RONALD.PRESSLEY/MGYSGT/SENIOR ENLISTED ADVISOR PROGRAM MANAGER, AMMUNITION/-/TEL:703-432-8786/EMAIL: RONALD.PRESSLEY@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE NOMINEES FOR THE 2010 AMMUNITION TECHNICIAN NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER OF THE YEAR AWARD AND THE AMMUNITION TECHNICIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD.  THESE AWARDS, SPONSORED BY THE COMMANDER, MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND (COMMARCORSYSCOM) AND THE MARINE CORPS ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION (MCAF), RECOGNIZE AMMUNITION TECHNICIANS, PRIVATE THROUGH SERGEANT,  WHO HAVE DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES BY THEIR OUTSTANDING PERSONAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE MISSION OF THEIR ASSIGNED UNIT WITH REGARDS TO AMMUNITION MATTERS.
2.  I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE SERGEANT WILLIAM C. JAMES, AMMUNITION COMPANY, 2D SUPPLY BATTALION, CLR-25, 2D MLG, II MEF, AS THIS YEAR'S AMMUNITION TECHNICIAN NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER OF THE YEAR RECIPIENT. SERGEANT JAMES DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF WHILE SERVING AS THE AMMUNITION CHIEF, MARINE EXPEDITIONARY BRIGADE-AFGHANISTAN (MEB-A). 
3.  I AM EQUALLY PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE LANCE CORPORAL BRENT A. SMITH,  AMMUNITION COMPANY, 3D SUPPLY BATTALION, CLR-35, 3D MLG, III MEF, AS THIS YEAR'S AMMUNITION TECHNICIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD RECIPIENT. LANCE CORPORAL SMITH DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF WHILE SERVING AS AN AMMUNITION TECHNICIAN WITHIN THE RECEIPT, STORAGE, SEGREGATION AND ISSUES SECTION, AMMUNITION COMPANY, 3D SUPPLY BATTALION. 
4.  THESE AMMUNITION PROFESSIONALS EPITOMIZE THE VALUES AND COMMITMENT IN THE FINEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION  LOGISTICS COMMUNITY.
5.  BOTH SERGEANT JAMES AND LCPL SMITH WILL BE HONORED AT AN AWARDS DINNER IN THE WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA HOSTED BY MARINE CORPS ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION ON 1 SEPT 2010.  I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND MY CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE MARINES AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ENABLE SUCH OUTSTANDING COMMITMENT TO OUR CORPS. 
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL F.L. KELLEY, COMMANDER, MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND.//