R 071152Z JUL 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0407/09
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 2009 BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT (BIG) MERITORIOUS /SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENTS//
REF/A/MSGID:MARADMIN/MPE/YMD:20090402//
AMPN/REF A IS MARADMIN 212/09, ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 2009 BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT (BIG) NATIONAL TRAINING CONFERENCE AND SOLICITATION FOR NOMINEES FOR THE BIG MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD//
POC/D. G. JACOBS/CAPT/UNIT:MPE/-/TEL:(703) 784-9371// POC/V. R. WHITE/CIV/UNIT:MPC/-/TEL:(703) 784-9385//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE REFERENCE SOLICITED MARINE CORPS NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2009 BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT (BIG) MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARDS.  THE AWARD RECIPIENTS WERE SELECTED UTILIZING THE AWARD CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY BIG.  THIS YEAR'S AWARD RECIPIENTS ARE MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT WABURN HESTER, MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE SCHOOL AND MS. LAVONNE ROBINSON, MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND.
2.  THE BIG MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED TO MGYSGT HESTER AND MS. ROBINSON AT THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SPONSORED AWARDS BANQUET ON A DATE TO BE DETERMINED DURING THE 31ST ANNUAL NATIONAL TRAINING CONFERENCE HELD FROM 24-28 AUGUST 2009 IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.  TRAVEL AND PER DIEM FOR THE MARINE AWARD RECIPIENT AND ONE FAMILY MEMBER WILL BE FUNDED BY CMC (MPE) AND TRAVEL AND PER DIEM FOR THE CIVILIAN AWARD RECIPIENT WILL BE FUNDED BY CMC (MPC).  THE RECIPIENTS SHOULD CONTACT THE CMC (MPE AND MPC) POC ASAP TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
3.  CONGRATULATIONS TO THE AWARD RECIPIENTS AND THEIR COMMANDS.
4.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY (SES) MR. M. F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION, M&RA.//