R 211505Z OCT 08
MARADMIN 602/08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/AWARDS UPDATE//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC MMMA/02FEB2007//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/DOD/12SEP1996//
NARR/REF A IS NAVMC 2922, MARINE CORPS UNIT AWARDS MANUAL. 
REF B IS DOD 1348.33M, MANUAL OF MILITARY DECORATIONS AND AWARDS.//
POC/J. A. WHITEN/SSGT/UNIT:HQMC MMMA/-/TEL:703-784-9206
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GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO PROVIDE AN
UPDATE OF AWARDS SINCE THE LAST UPDATE, MARADMIN 418/08.
2.  THE FOLLOWING UNIT AWARDS ARE AUTHORIZED AND ARE INCORPORATED IN
REF A.
A.  JOINT MERITORIOUS UNIT AWARD (JMUA)
(1) OFFICE OF MILITARY COOPERATION, EGYPT, CAIRO         
ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT                                01JUL05-29FEB08
(2) OFFICE OF MILITARY COOPERATION, YEMEN, AMERICAN  
EMBASSY, SANA'A, YEMEN                                01JUL07-01JUL08
(3) HQ, COMBINED SECURITY TRANSITION COMMAND-
AFGHANISTAN CAMP EGGERS, KABUL, AFGHANISTAN           02FEB07-31JAN08
(4) HQ, COMBINED JOINT TASK FORCE-HORN OF AFRICA,
DJIBOUTI, AFRICA                                      01APR06-31MAR08
(5) HQ, COMBINED TASK FORCE-FERVENT ARCHER AND THE US
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE CELL-SARAJEVO, CAMP BUTMIR                   
SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA                      01MAY06-01MAR08
(6) HQ, US MILITARY TRAINING MISSION, SAUDI, ARABIA,
RIYADH, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA                       16MAR06-02APR08
(7) U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND DEPLOYMENT AND DISTRIBUTION
OPERATIONS CENTER, CAMP ARIFJAN, KUWAIT               16JAN04-01JUL08
(8) HQ, COMBINED JOINT TASK FORCE PHOENIX, KABUL,
AFGHANISTAN                                           24MAY07-26APR08
NOTE:  PER REF B, SERVICE UNITS OR INDIVIDUALS DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT
OF A JTF, BUT NOT ASSIGNED AND/OR ATTACHED TO THE JTF BY OFFICIAL
ORDERS, ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE JMUA, EVEN IF THEY ARE UNDER THE
OPERATIONAL CONTROL OF THE JTF.
B.  NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION
(1) MARINE LIGHT ATTACK HELICOPTER SQUADRON 773 (-)
REINFORCED                                            01OCT03-31MAY05
SUPPORTING UNITS APPROVED FOR INCLUSION:
HMLA-773 (-)                                         
DET A, HMLA-773                                      
DET, MALS-42                                         
MWSS-472 (-)                                              OCT03-APR04
DET A, MWSS-472                                           APR04-OCT04
DET B, MWSS-472                                           OCT04-MAY05
10TH MTN AVN BRIDGE                                       OCT03-MAY04
CJTF-180 (1OTH MTN)                                       OCT03-MAY04
A CO, 25TH ID AVN BRIGADE                                 MAY04-OCT04
B CO, 25TH ID AVN BRIGADE                                 OCT04-JAN05
CJTF-76 (25TH ID)                                         MAY04-APR05
C.  MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION
(1) MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER,
TWENTYNINE PALMS                                      01OCT05-30SEP06
(2) II MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, COMMAND ELEMENT    01JAN04-31DEC05
ADDITIONAL UNIT APPROVED FOR INCLUSION:
II MEF INJURED SUPPORT UNIT AND SECTION
PATIENT ADMIN TEAM (PAT) (MEMBERS ATTACHED)
CIVILIAN PERSONNEL APPROVED FOR INCLUSION:
MR. ROBERT M. NEAL                MR. FRITZ K. LENKER
MR. GLENN V. MAYBERRY             MR. THOMAS S. BROCK
MR. ROBERT L. HAYES III           MS. KRISTINA R. ROSS
MS. JOYCE HAAS                    MS. ANN BOFFO
MR. GORDON WOLVERTON              DR. JONATHAN J. SCHRODEN
MR. MARVIN SANCHEZ                MR. DAVID M. YADDOW
MR. MARK HINES                    MR. CLARK CLIFFORD
MR. JOHN MURRAY                   MR. CHARLES BAKER
MR. SAM DOMHOFF                   MR. STEVE MONIQUE
MR. DUSTIN SICKLE                 MR. KIRBY CHURCH
MR. KEVIN TOOMEY                  MR. PATRICK MCLAUGHLIN
MR. DARYLL FULFORD                MR. THOMAS WRIGHT
MR. DANIEL KINSMAN                MR. LEE STARR
MR. BOB BLEVINS                   MR. JAMES W SARTAIN
MR. ROBERT D. KETNER              MR. MARVIN SANCHEZ
MR. MICHEAL E. BROWN              MS. KATHERINE M. FRESIA
MR. BILL STEWART                  MR. RAY MARKS
MR. KEN NELSON                    MR. CODY ROGERS
MR. SHOHN MARTIN                  MR. KRIS ZERBA
MR. WESLEY DURDEN                 MR. JAMES PARRAN
MR. EDMUND DESOTO                 MR. STEVE ZESWITZ
MR. WILLIAM LUMSDEN               MR. KIRBY CHURCH
MR. SCOTT SMITH                   MR. SCOTT A. REMALLIA
MR. DANIEL E. PULTZ               MR. LAWRENCE E. MORTON
MR. GEORGE T. COLOM               MR. TRUMAN C. PESTON JR
MR. THOMAS A. REAVIS              MR. ALFRED F. CLARKSON JR
MR. DAVID A. SALZMAN              MR. JAMES F. HONEYCUTT
MR. MICHAEL R. HILL               MS. MARY V. JACOCKS
MR. GLENN C. SPRADLING            MR. RONNY G. HUFFMAN
MS. LAURA AULT                    MR. MICHAEL J. MULCAHY
(3) MARINE CORPS REGIONAL CONTRACTING OFFICE-
NORTHEAST, MCB QUANTICO                               01OCT06-30SEP07
CIVILIAN PERSONNEL APPROVED FOR INCLUSION:
MR. OBERT FOUTS                   MS. GENIA HUGHES
MS. SANDRA AIYELAWO               MR. PREDEEN WICHMANN
MS. WANDA BLUE                    MS. REGINA DICKEY
MS. MARIA KOWALCZYK               MS. KELLY MCQUAGE
MS. STACY MULLINS                 MR. THEODES NEELY
MS. CAROL POSEY                   MR. ERNIE POWERS
MS. COLLEEN RAMSEY                MS. NATALILE RHODES
MS. VIRGINIA RYMAN                MS. MICHELLE STEVENSON
MS. PAMELA HORRELL                MS. HELENE STEFAN
MS. PATSY DUBON                   MS. JENNIFER BRANHAM
MS. ANN BZDYR                     MS. ANNA HYLTON
MS. CORA LOTHRIDGE                MR. JAMES MOSGROVE
MS. LIZ PARKER                    MS. KATHY SMITH
MS. JOSEPHINE SOUVINEY            MS. MARY JOHNSON
MR. CLARK EVANS                   MS. CASEY WALSMITH
MR. JACK LOVING                   MS. BARBARA COPELAND
MS. THERSEA GRUBB                 MS. TERRY LACKS
MS. KAREN SULLIVAN                MS. NANCY DICKERSON
MS. LISA COOPER                   MS. WANDA NEW
MS. BRYNDA BISHOP                 MR. SCOTT WILLIAMS
MR. KEVIN GERDES                  MS. KATHY COOPER
MS. DONNA MARNIEN                 MR. SHAWN MORRIS
3.  HUMANITARIAN SERVICE MEDAL (HSM).  THE DIRECTOR, MANPOWER AND
PERSONNEL, U.S. PACIFIC COMMAND HAS APPROVED THE HSM FOR THOSE
PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO OPERATION SEA ANGEL II WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE
CYCLONE SIDR RELIEF OPERATION IN BANGLADESH FOR THE PERIOD OF 18 NOV
07 THROUGH 8 DEC 07. 
NOTE:  ONLY THOSE MARINES WHO DIRECTLY PARTICIPATED IN THE IMMEDIATE
BANGLADESH CYCLONE SIDR RELIEF HUMANITARIAN OPERATION FOR THE PERIOD
OF 18 NOV 07 THROUGH 8 DEC 07 MAY BE ELIGIBLE.  AS STATED IN REF
(B), DIRECT PARTICIPATION IS DEFINED AS BEING PHYSICALLY PRESENT AT
THE DESIGNATED LOCATION AND HAVING DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO AND
INFLUENCED THE ACTION.  DEPLOYMENT TO THE AREA OF HUMANITARIAN
ASSISTANCE IN AND OF ITSELF DOES NOT CONSTITUTE HSM ENTITLEMENT.  BY
NAME LIST OF ELIGIBLE PERSONNEL HAS BEEN REPORTED ON UD AT THIS HQ
AND CAN BE VERIFIED IN THE 'CAR-HSM' DATABASE POSTED ON THE MMMA
WEBSITE WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/AWARDS, UNDER VERIFICATION OF AWARDS,
EXTERNAL LINKS TAB. 
4.  CLARIFICATION REGARDING THE ELIGIBILITY FOR NATO MEDALS
ANNOUNCED IN MARADMIN 418/08.  SINCE NATO IS THE ONLY OFFICIAL
AWARDING AUTHORITY FOR THE NATO MEDAL, MARINES MUST HAVE ALREADY
BEEN APPROVED BY SHAPE J-1 AND RECEIVED THE MEDAL/CERTIFICATE FROM
SHAPE J-1 BEFORE ANY MARINE IS AUTHORIZED TO WEAR THE MEDAL OR HAVE
IT REPORTED ON UD.  NO OTHER TYPE OF DOCUMENTATION IS ACCEPTABLE.
MARADMIN 418/08 JUST INFORMS MARINES WHICH OPERATIONS ARE ELIGIBLE
FOR THE NATO MEDAL.  WHEN MARINES MEET THE ELIGIBILITY FOR THE NATO
MEDAL, COMMANDS ARE STILL REQUIRED TO REQUEST APPROVAL FROM SHAPE
J-1 VIA THE OPERATIONAL CHAIN OF COMMAND, INCLUDING MARINE CORPS
FORCES EUROPE.  IF APPROVED, SHAPE J-1 WOULD PROVIDE THE MEDALS AND
CERTIFICATES FOR ELIGIBLE MARINES WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE RESPECTIVE
OPERATION.  UPON RECEIPT, THE MEDAL AND CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED TO
THE MARINE, THE UD ENTRY IS REPORTED, AND A COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE
IS SUBMITTED TO MMSB FOR INCLUSION INTO THE MARINES OMPF.
5.  REF A WILL NO LONGER BE DISTRIBUTED.  INSTEAD, REF A IS UPDATED
QUARTERLY AND MAINTAINED ON THE INTERNET AT THE USMC.MIL WEBSITE.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. C. F. SWAIN, DIRECTOR,  MANPOWER
MANAGEMENT DIVISION, ACTING//