R 271924Z JAN 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 046/10
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC I//
SUBJ/SOLICITATION FOR NOMINEES FOR THE 2010 COLONEL DONALD G. COOK, USMC AWARD AND COLONEL JAMES L. JONES, USMCR AWARD//
POC/T. A. PROGAR/CIV/UNIT:CMC WASHINGTON DC I/-/TEL:703-693-5433 /TEL:DSN233-5433/
EMAIL:THOMAS.PROGAR@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE NATIONAL MILITARY INTELLIGENCE ASSOCIATION (NMIA) SPONSORS SUBJECT ANNUAL AWARDS TO RECOGNIZE PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE AND EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION TO DUTY IN MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE.  THE COLONEL DONALD G. COOK AWARD IS PRESENTED TO A MARINE CORPS ACTIVE DUTY (OFFICER OR ENLISTED) OR GOVERNMENT CIVILIAN INTELLIGENCE PROFESSIONAL.  THE COLONEL JAMES L. JONES AWARD IS PRESENTED TO A MARINE CORPS RESERVE (OFFICER OR ENLISTED) INTELLIGENCE PROFESSIONAL.
2.  THE ACTIVE DUTY/CIVILIAN AWARD IS NAMED IN HONOR OF COLONEL DONALD G. COOK, USMC, WHO WAS POSTHUMOUSLY, AWARDED THE MEDAL OF HONOR FOR GALLANTRY. COLONEL COOK'S SERVICE AS AN INTELLIGENCE PROFESSIONAL INCLUDED EXEMPLARY CONDUCT AND RESISTANCE WHILE A PRISONER OF WAR IN VIETNAM FROM DEC 1964 TO DEC 1967.  ULTIMATELY HE GAVE HIS LIFE AS A PRISONER OF WAR.
3.  THE RESERVE AWARD IS NAMED IN HONOR OF COLONEL JAMES L. JONES, USMCR. COLONEL JONES WAS A DECORATED WORLD WAR II INTELLIGENCE OFFICER AND PIONEER OF EXPEDITIONARY FORCE RECONNAISSANCE.  RESUMING CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT IN 1946, COLONEL JONES WAS THE EMBODIMENT OF THE CITIZEN MARINE.
4.  NOMINATIONS FOR THIS YEAR'S AWARDS MUST BE RECEIVED BY INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT, HEADQUARTERS, MARINE CORPS (HQMC I) NLT 12 MAR 10.  ELIGIBILITY FOR THE ACTIVE DUTY AWARD IS LIMITED TO THOSE WHO WILL REMAIN ON ACTIVE DUTY THROUGH 1 JUL 10.  ELIGIBILITY FOR THE RESERVE AWARD IS LIMITED TO THOSE RESERVISTS WHO WILL BE ON ACTIVE DUTY OR IN A DRILLING RESERVE STATUS THROUGH 1 JUL 10.  PACKAGES MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
    A.  JUSTIFICATION.  NARRATIVE OF NOMINEE'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS OVER THE LAST 12-18 MONTHS (SINGLE-SPACED, 2 PAGE LIMIT).  EMPHASIS SHOULD BE ON CONTENT OVER VOLUME.
    B.  SHORT BIOGRAPHY (NO GREATER THAN 1 PAGE).
    C.  PROPOSED CITATION (NO GREATER THAN 1 PAGE).
5.  ADDITIONAL INFO AND AN AWARD SUBMISSION TEMPLATE/SAMPLE FORMAT CAN BE FOUND ON THE HQMC I SIPRNET WEBSITE:  WWW.HQMC.USMC.SMIL.MIL/INTEL/INTELUNDERSCOREHOME.HTM.  NOMINEE PACKAGES SHOULD BE SUBMITTED SOFTCOPY VIA UNCLASS E-MAIL TO THE POC LISTED BELOW. MAIL RECORD HARDCOPY TO HQMC I, 2 NAVY ANNEX, ATTN: MR. THOMAS PROGAR, WASHINGTON DC 20380-1775.  COMMANDS SUBMITTING NOMINATIONS SHOULD NOTIFY HQMC POC LISTED BELOW ASAP TO FACILITATE TRACKING AND STAFFING.  UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY AND PRE-COORDINATED, ALL SUBMITTED DOCUMENTS SHOULD BE KEPT AT THE UNCLASSIFIED LEVEL.  THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE'S SELECTION FOR EACH AWARD WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA MSG IN EARLY APR 10.
6.  THIS YEAR'S AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED DURING THE ANNUAL NMIA AWARDS BANQUET SCHEDULED FOR 2 MAY 2010 AT THE MCLEAN HILTON IN THE GREATER WASHINGTON, DC AREA.  RECIPIENTS AND THEIR SPOUSES ARE THE GUESTS OF NMIA AT THE AWARDS BANQUET, BUT TAD FUNDING FOR THE AWARDEES IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE NOMINATING COMMAND.
7.  POC IS MR. THOMAS PROGAR AT 703-693-5433 OR DSN 223-5433, FAX 703-614-5888 OR DSN 224-5888, OR EMAIL THOMAS.PROGAR@USMC.MIL.
8.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MS. KARIN DOLAN, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, SUPPORT, HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS.//