R 151757Z JAN 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 027/10
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4//
SUBJ/FY09 COPERNICUS AWARD RECIPIENTS//
REF/A/MSGID:MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/210909Z//
REF/B/MSGID:MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/231209Z/N2N6//
NARR/REF A SOLICITED NOMINATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2009 COPERNICUS AWARD DTG 211504SEP09. REF B IS THE NAVADMIN PUBLISHING THE COPERNICUS AWARD RECIPIENTS DTG 231437ZDEC09.//
POC/COOK/MAJ/UNIT:HQMC C4/NAME:703-693-3477 /EMAIL:SCOTT.J.COOK1@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE FY 09 COPERNICUS AWARD (REF A) RECOGNIZES INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO NAVAL WARFARE IN THE DISCIPLINES OF C4I, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, AND INFORMATION WARFARE.  THE ARMED FORCES COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS ASSOCIATION (AFCEA), THE U.S. NAVAL INSTITUTE (USNI), AND THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE FOLLOWING MARINE CORPS COPERNICUS AWARD WINNERS:
NAME/COMMAND
CWO2 ALDRICH, TIMOTHY R./MEB-AFGHANISTAN
CPL BLAKE, WESLEY H./8TH COMMBN, II MEF
2.  THE AWARDEES WERE SELECTED OUT OF 77 NOMINATIONS FROM ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY AND THE US COAST GUARD (REF B).
3.  AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED ON 2 FEBRUARY 2010.
4.  TRAVEL EXPENSES AND INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE COORDINATED BY HQMC C4 AND PARENT COMMANDS VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
5.  CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2009 COPERNICUS AWARD SELECTEES AND NOMINEES. 
6.  SELF CANCELLATION DATE IS 1 DECEMBER 2011.
7.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MGEN GEORGE J. ALLEN DIRECTOR, COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTERS, CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE MARINE CORPS.//