R 271303Z APR 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0278/09
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 2009 FEDERAL ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN COUNCIL MILITARY MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENTS//
REF/A/MSGID:MARADMIN/MARADMIN 150-09/YMD:20090304//
AMPN/REF A IS MARADMIN 150-09, SOLICITATION FOR 2009 FEDERAL ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN COUNCIL MILITARY MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD AND OUTSTANDING CIVILIAN INDIVIDUAL AWARD NOMINATIONS//
POC/D. B. SPARKS/MAJ/UNIT:MPE/-/TEL:(703) 784-9371/TEL:DSN 278-9371//
POC/R. D. RICHARDSON/CPL/UNIT:MPE/-/TEL:(703) 784-9371/TEL:DSN 278-9371//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE REFERENCE SOLICITED NOMINATIONS FOR THE FEDERAL ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN COUNCIL (FAPAC) MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD. THE AWARD RECIPIENTS WERE SELECTED UTILIZING THE AWARD CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY FAPAC. THIS YEAR'S AWARD RECIPIENTS ARE MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT LEONIDES V. TIGALO OF MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE SCHOOLS, INTELLIGENCE TRAINING AND EDUCATION CENTER OF EXCELLENCE, VIRGINIA BEACH, VA; AND CORPORAL JEFFREY PONGPHIMKHAM, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT INTEGRATION ADMINISTRATION, MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS, QUANTICO, VA.
2.  THE FAPAC MILITARY MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED TO MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT TIGALO AND CORPORAL PONGPHIMKHAM AT THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH MILITARY AWARDS CEREMONY ON 13 MAY 2009 AT THE HYATT REGENCY HOUSTON, HOUSTON, TEXAS. CMC (MPE) WILL PROVIDE TAD FUNDING FOR THE AWARD RECIPIENTS AND ONE FAMILY MEMBER EACH. THE RECIPIENTS SHOULD CONTACT THE CMC (MPE) POCS ASAP TO RECIEVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
3. CONGRATULATIONS TO MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT TIGALO, CORPORAL PONGPHIMKHAM, AND THEIR COMMANDS.
4.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY (SES) MR. M. F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION, M&RA.//