UNCLAS 011545Z
AUG 07 CMCUC
AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN
MARADMIN 462/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/R1 CMC WASHINGTON DC PA//
SUBJ/2007 MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY BALL CELEBRATION SUPPORT// REF/A/MSGID:INST/SECNAV 5720.44A/YMD:870603//
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1.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE FOR REQUESTING BAND SUPPORT, RECORDED MILITARY MUSIC, VIDEO DVD RECORDINGS AND SIGNED COPIES OF THE COMMANDANT'S WRITTEN 2007 MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY MESSAGE.
2.  BAND SUPPORT:  BANDS PROVIDE PRIORITY SUPPORT TO THEIR LOCAL COMMANDS DURING THE BIRTHDAY BALL PERIOD.  HOWEVER, EXTERNAL UNITS MAY BE SUPPORTED BASED ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE BANDS.  REQUESTS SHOULD BE SENT TO LOCAL COMMANDS FOR CONSIDERATION.
3.  RECORDED MUSIC:  COMPACT DISC (CDS) AND CASSETTE TAPES OF CEREMONIAL MUSIC ARE NO LONGER DISTRIBUTED BY THIS HEADQUARTERS.
TRADITIONAL BIRTHDAY BALL MUSIC CAN NOW BE DOWNLOADED FROM THE MARINE CORPS' WEB PAGE AT WWW.MARINEBAND.USMC.MIL/AUDIO_RESOURCES/CEREMONIAL_MUSIC/INDEX.HTM. INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO CREATE CDS AND CASSETTE TAPES ARE INCLUDED.
4.  COMMANDANT'S 2007 VIDEO DVD BIRTHDAY MESSAGE:
A.  ALL REQUESTS FOR A DVD OF THE COMMANDANT'S 2007 BIRTHDAY MESSAGE FROM MARINE CORPS UNITS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO YOUR NEAREST COMBAT VISUAL INFORMATION CENTER (CVIC).
B.   THE FOLLOWING CVIC SITES WILL RECEIVE A MASTER VIDEO DVD FROM
THE QUANTICO CVIC, TO BE DUBBED AND DISTRIBUTED TO SUBORDINATE UNITS, AS SOON AS ITS COMPLETED:  MCB QUANTICO, VA; MCB CAMP LEJEUNE, NC; MCB CAMP PENDLETON, CA; MCB HAWAII, KANEOHE BAY, HI; MCB CAMP BUTLER, OKINAWA; MAGTFTC, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA; MCRD PARRIS ISLAND, SC; MCRD SAN DIEGO, CA; MCAS CHERRY POINT, NC; MCAS BEAUFORT, SC; MCAS NEW RIVER, NC; MCAS MIRAMAR, CA; MCAS YUMA, AZ; MCAS IWAKUNI, JAPAN; MCLB BARSTOW, CA; MARFORCENCOM, MARFORPAC, MARFORRES AND MSG BN, QUANTICO, VA.  EACH OF THE RECRUITING DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS WILL ALSO RECEIVE A MASTER VIDEO TO BE DUBBED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO THEIR RESPECTIVE RECRUITING STATIONS AND SUBSTATIONS.
C.   RECRUITING STATIONS (RS) AND RECRUITING SUBSTATIONS (RSS),
PLEASE FORWARD YOUR REQUEST FOR THE VIDEO DVD TO YOUR DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS.  INSPECTOR INSTRUCTOR (I&I) UNITS, PLEASE FORWARD YOUR REQUEST TO MARINE FORCES RESERVES (MARFORRES), NEW ORLEANS, LA. MARINE SECURITY GUARD (MSG) DET'S, PLEASE FORWARD YOUR REQUEST TO MARINE SECURITY GUARD BN (MSG BN), QUANTICO, VA.
D.  HQMC (PAC) WILL HONOR DVD REQUESTS FROM CIVILIAN VETERAN-AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS ONLY IN SUPPORT OF THEIR BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS.  THOSE REQUESTS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO HQMC (PAC), VIA E-MAIL, TO MRS. HATTIE POWELL-RAY AT HATTIE.POWELL-RAY@USMC.MIL, NLT 15 OCTOBER 2007.
5.  CMC WRITTEN MESSAGE:  THE CMC'S WRITTEN BIRTHDAY MESSAGE WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE MARINE CORPS WEBSITE AT WWW.MARINES.MIL.
6.  HQMC POINT OF CONTACT IS MRS. HATTIE POWELL-RAY, WHO CAN BE REACHED AT COMMERCIAL (703) 692-1528; DSN 222-1528; OR AT HATTIE.POWELL-RAY@USMC.MIL .
7.  THIS MARADMIN IS CANCELED 30 NOVEMBER 2007 -//