R 030929Z NOV 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0650/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/AWARDS UPDATE//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC MMMA/13APR2009//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/DOD/13AUG1996//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/SECNAV/22AUG2006//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/CMC MCUB/31MAR2003//
NARR/REF A IS NAVMC 2922, MARINE CORPS UNIT AWARDS MANUAL. REF B IS DOD 1348.33M, MANUAL OF MILITARY DECORATIONS AND AWARDS. REF C IS SECNAVINST 1650.1H, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS MANUAL. REF D IS MCO P1020.34G, MARINE CORPS UNIFORM REGULATION.//
POC/J.A. WHITEN/SSGT/HQMC MMMA/-/TEL:703-784-9206 /EMAIL:JOVAN.WHITEN@.USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE OF AWARDS SINCE THE LAST UPDATE, MARADMIN 0514/09.
2. THE FOLLOWING UNIT AWARDS ARE AUTHORIZED AND ARE INCORPORATED IN REF A.
A. JOINT MERITORIOUS UNIT AWARD (JMUA)
(1) HQ, COMBINED JTF-101, BAGRAM AIRFIELD,
AFGHANISTAN                                          10APR08-03JUN09
(2) HQ, COMBINED SECURITY TRANSITION
COMMAND-AFGHANISTAN, KABUL, AFGHANISTAN              01FEB08-30APR09
(3) JOINT COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT ELEMENT,
MACDILL AFB FL                                       02JUL07-31MAR09
ADDITIONAL SUBORDINATE UNIT FOR INCLUSION:
HEADQUARTERS AND SUPPORT SQUADRON
COMMUNICATION SUPPORT DETACHMENT
1ST JOINT COMMUNICATIONS SQUADRON
2ND JOINT COMMUNICATIONS SQUADRON
3RD JOINT COMMUNICATION SQUADRON
(4) HQ, MULTI-NATIONAL CORPS-IRAQ                    19FEB08-04APR09
(5) HQ, US SOUTHERN COMMAND, MIAMI, FL               01JAN07-30APR09
(6) HQ, US SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND,
MACDILL AFB FL                                       01JAN05-31MAR09
(7) HQ, COMBINED JOINT TASK FORCE-PHOENIX, KABUL
AFGHANISTAN                                          27APR08-19DEC08
NOTE: PER REF B, SERVICE UNITS OR INDIVIDUALS DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF A JTF, BUT NOT ASSIGNED AND/OR ATTACHED TO THE JTF BY OFFICIAL ORDERS, ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE JMUA, EVEN IF THEY ARE UNDER THE OPERATIONAL CONTROL OF THE JTF.
B. MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION
(1) MARINE FIGHTER ATTACK SQUADRON 134               01JAN06-31AUG07
CIVILIAN PERSONNEL FOR INCLUSION:
MS BETSEY S ALLAIN      MR STACY M ANDERSON
MS TERRA D ANDERSON     MR JASON B BEASTON
MR JAMES O BROOKS       MR PETER P CARPIO
MR JUSTIN R CHANDLER    MR GREGORY L COLLIER
MR CARL R DAVIS         MR DONALD B ENGLISH
MR ABEL GAXIOLA         MR BRAIN D GILLER
MS PATRICIA J GOMEZ     MR CHRISTOPHER A GRAY
MR MATHEW R HALL        MR EWARD A JANABAN
MR BRANDON F KAYE       MR WOODROW H LAWRENCE
MR BENJAMIN N LOTT      MR JOSEPH L MCMILLIAN
MR BRENDEN P MCSORLEY   MR TOMMY M MILTON
MR MICHAEL J MOJICA     MR RICHARD B MULLINS
MS DANA L MURPHY        MR FLETCHER S PAK
MR AIJAZ QAMAR          MR RICHARD REBOLLAR
MR JOSEPH R ROBERTS     MR BRIAN L SCHULER
MR ERIC A SENDEJAS      MR DENNIS C STEPHENS
MR MATHEW L STEWARD     MR NATHANIEL STEWART
MR JAMES R SWOPE        MR DANIEL TAVERA
MR DAVID L WORTHERLY    MR ADAM J YOUNG
3. HUMANITARIAN SERVICE MEDAL (HSM). THE JOINT CHIEF OF STAFF HAS APPROVED THE HSM FOR THOSE PERSONNEL WHO WERE ASSIGNED TO OPERATION CARING RESPONSE AND WHO DIRECTLY PARTICIPATED IN THE HUMANITARIAN RELIEF ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO THE PEOPLE OF BURMA FOLLOWING THE DEVASTATION CAUSED BY CYCLONE NARGIS FROM 12 MAY 2008 - 21 JUNE 2008. NOTE: PERSONNEL MUST HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO THE IMMEDIATE AREA OF OPERATION WHICH IS DETERMINED TO BE THOSE AFFECTED AREAS IN BURMA. AS STATED IN REF B, DIRECT PARTICIPATION IS DEFINED AS BEING PHYSICALLY PRESENT AT THE DESIGNATED LOCATION AND HAVING DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO AND INFLUENCED THE ACTION. DEPLOYMENT TO THE AREA OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IN AND OF ITSELF DOES NOT CONSTITUTE HSM ENTITLEMENT. A BY NAME LIST OF ELIGIBLE PERSONNEL HAS BEEN REPORTED ON UNIT DIARY AT THIS HQ AND CAN BE VERIFIED IN THE 'CAR-HSM' DATABASE POSTED ON THE MMMA WEBSITE WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/AWARDS, UNDER VERIFICATION OF AWARDS, EXTERNAL LINKS TAB. REQUESTS FOR DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR ADDITIONAL PARTICIPATING PERSONNEL MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE COMMANDER, U.S. PACIFIC COMMAND VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND. ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THIS HQ (MMMA) UPON APPROVAL BY COMMANDER, U.S. PACIFIC COMMAND, FOR RECORD PURPOSE, REPORTING OF THE AWARD ON MCTFS VIA UD AND UPDATING THE 'CAR-HSM' DATABASE.
4. AIR FORCE UNIT AWARDS: REFERENCE C STATES THAT NAVAL PERSONNEL CAN WEAR UNIT AWARDS FROM ANOTHER SERVICE, AS LONG AS THERE IS AN EQUIVALENT UNIT AWARD IN THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS. THE AIR FORCE RECENTLY CREATED TWO ADDITIONAL UNIT AWARDS, WHICH WHEN SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED BY HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS (MMMA) VIA AN AWARDS UPDATE MARADMIN IAW REF C, MAY BE ACCEPTED AND WORN BY MARINES IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE OTHER THREE PRE-EXISTING AIR FORCE UNIT AWARDS. PARA. 5102 OF REF D OUTLINES SPECIFIC GUIDANCE REGARDING THE PRECEDENCE OF AWARDS FROM OTHER SERVICES. BELOW ARE ALL AIR FORCE UNIT AWARDS IN ORDER OF PRECEDENCE WITH THE CORRESPONDING CODE FOR ENTRY IN THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (THE TWO NEW CODES, BU AND DU, WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR REPORTING PURPOSE ON 1 NOVEMBER 2009), AND WITH THEIR CORRESPONDING EQUIVALENT NAVY AND MARINE CORPS UNIT AWARD:
A. AIR FORCE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION (PUC): EQUIVALENT TO THE NAVY PUC. CODE FP.
B. AIR FORCE GALLANT UNIT COMMENDATION: EQUIVALENT TO THE NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION (NUC). CODE BU
C. AIR FORCE MERITORIOUS UNIT AWARD (MUA): EQUIVALENT TO THE NUC. CODE DU.
D. AIR FORCE OUTSTANDING UNIT AWARD (OUA): EQUIVALENT TO THE NAVY MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION (MUC). CODE FU
E. AIR FORCE ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARD (OEA): EQUIVALENT TO THE NAVY MUC. CODE FY.
NOTE: ALTHOUGH THE AIR FORCE HAS AUTHORIZED THEIR PERSONNEL TO WEAR THE COMBAT 'V' ON CERTAIN UNIT AWARDS, MARINES ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO WEAR THE COMBAT 'V' ON ANY UNIT AWARD.
5. REF A WILL NO LONGER BE DISTRIBUTED. INSTEAD, REF A IS UPDATED QUARTERLY AND MAINTAINED ON THE INTERNET AT THE USMC.MIL WEBSITE.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN A. SALINAS, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//