R 201205Z APR 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0259/09
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/MOZART//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE ASSOCIATION INC. ANNUAL INTELLIGENCE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS//
POC/T. A. PROGAR/CIV/UNIT:CMC WASHINGTON DC IJ/NAME:HQMC/TEL:DSN 223-5433/
EMAIL: THOMAS.PROGAR@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MARADMIN SOLICITS NOMINATIONS FOR THE MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE ASSOCIATION, INC. (MCIA, INC.) ANNUAL INTELLIGENCE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS.  THESE AWARDS PRESENT AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE ACTIVE DUTY, RESERVE, AND CIVILIAN MARINES WHO HAVE MADE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE.  THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE (DIRINT) ENTHUSIASTICALLY SUPPORTS MCIA, INC'S AWARD PROGRAM AND ENCOURAGES ALL COMMANDS TO NOMINATE THEIR TOP INTELLIGENCE PERFORMERS. 
2.  AWARD CATEGORIES.
    A.  LTCOL MICHAEL D. KUSZEWSKI AWARD FOR INTEL OFFICER OF THE YEAR.
    B.  MGYSGT SAMUEL C. PLOTT AWARD FOR INTEL SNCO OF THE YEAR.
    C.  SGT CHARLES ARNDT AWARD FOR INTEL NCO OF THE YEAR.
    D.  LTCOL WAYNE B. MASON AWARD FOR MARINE INTEL INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR.
    E.  MCIA, INC. CIVILIAN INTEL PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR.
3.  SUBMISSION OF NOMINATIONS.
    A.  COMMANDS MAY NOMINATE ONE MARINE FOR EACH OF THE FIVE MCIA, INC. AWARDS.  AWARD NOMINATIONS (ENDORSEMENTS, SUMMARIES OF ACTION (SOA), AND DRAFT CITATIONS) ARE DUE TO MCIA, INC. NLT 17 JUL 09. THE SOA SHOULD, IN GENERAL, COVER A 12 MONTH PERIOD ENDING 31 MAY 09 (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT WWW.MCIA-INC.ORG).  SEND NOMINATIONS TO MR. WOODY BIGGS, CAI, P.O. BOX 172, QUANTICO, VA 22134; EMAIL: JAMES.BIGGS2.CTR@USMC.MIL; (DWH)DSN 378-5218; (AWH)540-891-5321; (ALT AWH)540-205-9970. EMAIL NOMINATIONS IN PDF FORMAT ARE ACCEPTABLE AND RECOMMENDED FROM FORWARD DEPLOYED UNITS. 
4.  THESE AWARDS, AS WELL AS MCIA, INC.'S ANNUAL LITERARY AWARD, WILL BE PRESENTED DURING THE 2009 MCIA, INC ANNUAL CONVENTION HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FALL USMC INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY CONFERENCE (ICC) 14-18 SEPTEMBER 2009 IN SAN DIEGO, CA.  THE AWARDS CEREMONY WILL OCCUR ON THURSDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2009 AT THE MCAS MIRAMAR CONVENTION CENTER. 
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN R. M. LAKE, DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, HEADQUARTERS, U. S. MARINE CORPS.//