R 281639Z JUL 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0445/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC L//
SUBJ/2009 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MAINTENANCE AWARDS PROGRAM NOMINEES//
REF/A/MSGID:RMG/121952Z FEB 09/-//
AMPN/REF A ANNOUNCED COMPETITION FOR THE 2009 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (SECDEF) MAINTENANCE AWARDS PROGRAM.//
POC/BRIAN SPOONER/MAJ/UNIT:LPC1/-/TEL:703 695 8958 /EMAIL:BRIAN.SPOONER@USMC.MIL//
POC/OURIF PELLEGRIN/MGYSGT/UNIT:LPC1/-/TEL:703 695 8958 /EMAIL:OURIS.P.PELLEGRIN@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  RESPONSE TO REF A RESULTED IN A DIVERSE FIELD OF HIGHLY DESERVING CANDIDATES FOR THIS YEAR'S SECDEF MAINTENANCE AWARDS.  THE COMPETITION, AS ALWAYS, WAS KEEN AND THE SELECTION PROCESS A CHALLENGE.  THIS YEAR'S USMC FIELD LEVEL NOMINEES ARE:
A.  SMALL CATEGORY:
    1.  MARINE FIGHTER ATTACK SQUADRON 312, MARINE AIRCRAFT GROUP  
       31, 2D MARINE AIR WING
    2.  PRECISION WEAPONS SECTION, WEAPONS TRAINING BATTALION,
        TRAINING COMMAND
B.  MEDIUM CATEGORY:
    1.  MARINE AVIATION LOGISTICS SQUADRON 13, MARINE AIRCRAFT     
       GROUP 13, 3D MARINE AIR WING
    2.  MARINE AVIATION LOGISTICS SQUADRON 16, MARINE AIRCRAFT     
       GROUP 16, 3D MARINE AIR WING
C.  LARGE CATEGORY:
    1.  INSTRUCTOR BATTALION, THE BASIC SCHOOL, TRAINING COMMAND
    2.  MARINE AVIATION LOGISTICS SQUADRON 11, MARINE AIRCRAFT     
       GROUP 11, 3D MARINE AIR WING
2.  THE ROBERT T MASON AWARD FOR DEPOT MAINTENANCE EXCELLENCE RECOGNIZES THE MOST OUTSTANDING DEPOT-LEVEL MAINTENANCE PROGRAM, WORKLOAD, OR PRODUCT LINE AT AN ORGANIC DEPOT-LEVEL MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY.  THE USMC NOMINEES FOR THIS SECDEF COMPETITION ARE:
    A.  MAINTENANCE CENTER ALBANY GEORGIA
    B.  MAINTENANCE CENTER BARSTOW CALIFORNIA
3.  SECDEF SELECTION BOARD WILL EVALUATE SIMILAR INPUTS FROM ALL SERVICES AND ANNOUNCE SIX FIELD LEVEL WINNERS (TWO PER CATEGORY), AND ONE DEPOT WINNER.  ALL MAINTENANCE AWARD RECIPIENTS WILL BE RECOGNIZED AT A CEREMONY HELD ON 28 OCTOBER 2009, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE 2009 DOD MAINTENANCE SYMPOSIUM AND EXHIBITION IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA.  THE AWARDS CEREMONY WILL BE PRESIDED BY A SENIOR DEFENSE OFFICIAL WITH PARTICIPATION OF THE SERVICE SECRETARIES AND CHIEFS. THE ULTIMATE PHOENIX AWARD WINNER WILL BE SELECTED FROM AMONG THE SIX FIELD LEVEL MAINTENANCE AWARD RECIPIENTS AND ANNOUNCED AT THE CEREMONY.
4.  THE OUTSTANDING INITIATIVE, IMAGINATION, AND PROFESSIONALISM DEMONSTRATED BY ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE A REFLECTION OF USMC EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN PEAK UNIT READINESS, EFFICIENCY AND OPERATIONAL AVAILABILITY TO MISSION.  CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL NOMINEES.
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY ALLEN COULTER, DIRECTOR, LOGISTICS PLANS, POLICIES AND STRATEGIC MOBILITY DIVISION, INSTALLATIONS AND LOGISTICS DEPARTMENT (ACTING).//