R 311712Z MAR 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0206/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC ASM//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 2008 ORDER OF DAEDALIANS MARINE CORPS EXCEPTIONAL PILOT AWARD RECIPIENT//
REF/A/MSGID:MSG/MARADMIN 0099/09//
AMPN/REF A IS THE MARADMIN SOLICITING NOMINATIONS FOR SUBJECT AWARD//
POC/P.S. BLAKE/LTCOL ASM-52/UNIT:HQMC AVN ASM/TEL:703-614-1244 / DSN 224-1244/EMAIL:PETER.S.BLAKE@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE RECIPIENT OF THE ORDER OF THE DAEDALIANS 2008 USMC EXCEPTIONAL PILOT AWARD. COMPETITION FOR THIS AWARD WAS HIGHLY COMPETITIVE, INDICATING THE EXCEPTIONAL VALOR AND IN-FLIGHT LEADERSHIP DISPLAYED BY THIS YEARS NOMINEES. ALL OF THEM ARE COMMENDED FOR THEIR SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO MILITARY AVIATION IN CY 2008.
2. THE 2008 ORDER OF DAEDALIANS MARINE CORPS EXCEPTIONAL PILOT AWARD WINNER IS MAJ MICHAEL M. RICHMAN 7169/7565, HMLA-269, 2D MAW.
3. MAJ RICHMAN IS EXPECTED TO ATTEND THE RECOGNITION EVENT ON SATURDAY, 9 MAY 2009 AT THE SEATTLE AIRPORT MARRIOTT, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON WITH CONCURRENCE FROM HIS COMMAND AND CONSISTENT WITH MISSION REQUIREMENTS. THE ORDER OF THE DAEDALIANS WILL COORDINATE WITH MAJ RICHMAN FOR AWARD ACCEPTANCE.
4. TRAVEL AND PER DIEM FOR THE AWARD RECIPIENT WILL BE FUNDED BY THE AWARD RECIPIENT'S LOCAL COMMANDER PER MCO 1650.29G.
5. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN G. J. TRAUTMAN III, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR MARINE AVIATION.//