UNCLAS 201409Z MAR 07
CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN
MARADMIN 207/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC L LP//
SUBJ/SOLICITATION FOR THE MARINE CORPS ENGINEER ASSOCIATION
/(MCEA) AWARDS PROGRAM FOR 2007//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MCO 1650.41B WITH CHANGE 1/-//
POC/D.S.WOLF/MSGT/HQMC LPE/LOC:WASH DC/TEL:DSN 225-9022
/EMAIL:DANIEL.WOLF@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO SOLICIT NOMINEES
IAW REF FOR 2007 ANNUAL MARINE CORPS ENGINEER ASSOCIATION AWARDS.
THE MCEA AWARDS PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1995 TO RECOGNIZE THE
OUTSTANDING ENGINEER ACHIEVEMENTS OF INDIVIDUAL MARINES AND
ORGANIZATIONS.  THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 22 AWARD CATEGORIES
ENCOMPASSING ALL ASPECTS OF THE ENGINEER MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL FIELDS.
THE CATEGORIES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
COMBAT ENGINEER OFFICER OF THE YEAR                (O1-O3)
COMBAT ENGINEER SNCO OF THE YEAR                   (E6-E7)
COMBAT ENGINEER NCO OF THE YEAR                    (E4-E5)
COMBAT ENGINEER OF THE YEAR                        (E1-E3)
ENGINEER EQUIPMENT OFFICER OF THE YEAR             (WO-CWO5)
ENGINEER EQUIPMENT SNCO OF THE YEAR                (E6-E7)
ENGINEER EQUIPMENT NCO MARINE OF THE YEAR          (E4-E5)
ENGINEER EQUIPMENT MARINE OF THE YEAR              (E1-E3)
UTILITIES OFFICER OF THE YEAR                      (WO-CWO5)
UTILITIES SNCO OF THE YEAR                         (E6-E7)
UTILITIES NCO OF THE YEAR                          (E4-E5)
UTILITIES MARINE OF THE YEAR                       (E1-E3)
BULK FUEL OFFICER OF THE YEAR                      (WO-CWO5)
BULK FUEL SNCO OF THE YEAR                         (E6-E7)
BULK FUEL NCO OF THE YEAR                          (E4-E5)
BULK FUEL MARINE OF THE YEAR                       (E1-E3)
EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL OFFICER OF THE YEAR EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE
DISPOSAL TECHNICIAN OF THE YEAR COMBAT ENGINEER BATTALION OF THE YEAR
ENGINEER SUPPORT BATTALION OF THE YEAR MARINE WING SUPPORT SQUADRON
ENGINEER DIVISION OF THE YEAR NAVAL CONSTRUCTION UNIT OF THE YEAR*
*THE AWARD FOR NAVAL CONSTRUCTION UNIT OF THE YEAR WAS ADDED IN 2006,
TO RECOGNIZE THE USN SEABEE SUPPORT TO THE MARINE CORPS. SPECIFIC
GUIDANCE AND DETAILS ARE LISTED IN THE CHANGE TO THE REF.
2.  SELECTION OF RECIPIENTS WILL BE MADE BY AN AWARDS BOARD COMPRISED
OF MEMBERS FROM THE MARINE CORPS ENGINEER ASSOCIATION AND
REPRESENTATIVES FROM LPE. ALL INDIVIDUAL AND UNIT AWARDS WILL BE
PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MCEA AWARDS BANQUET TO BE HELD AT CAMP
LEJEUNE, NC 10-12 OCTOBER 2007. 
3.  ACTION
 A.  COMMANDS WITH PERSONNEL AND/OR ORGANIZATIONS WHICH MEET THE
CRITERIA CONTAINED IN THE REF ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT NOMINATIONS
VIA THE ENDORSING CHAIN OF COMMAND.
 B.  NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY CMC (LPE) NO LATER THAN 30
JUNE 2007.  THE AWARD COVERS THE PERIOD 1 APR 2006 - 31 MAR 2007.
DUE TO THE VOLUME OF AWARD RECOMMENDATIONS RECEIVED BY THIS
HEADQUARTERS, LATE OR INCOMPLETE NOMINATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
COMMANDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EMAIL COMPLETE PACKAGES, WITH ATTACHMENTS,
TO THE POC ABOVE, WITH INFO ADDRESSEE OF:
FRANTZKD@ALLTEL.NET. PACKAGES NOT EMAILED TO THE POC MAY BE SENT VIA
USPS TO HQMC, IL DEPT CODE LPE, ATTN: MSGT WOLF, 2 NAVY ANNEX,
WASHINGTON, DC 20380-1775.
 C.  INDIVIDUAL AWARD NOMINATIONS SHALL INCLUDE:
     (1) A SUMMARY OF ACTION (S) NOT TO EXCEED TWO PAGES,
     (2) PROPOSED CITATION (NO LESS THAN 20 LINES AND NO MORE THAN
30 LINES).
     (3) COMPACT DISK WITH WRITE-UP AND PROPOSED CITATION IN MICROSOFT
WORD
     (4) UNIT POC TO INCLUDE PHONE NUMBER AND EMAIL ADDRESS.
 D.  ORGANIZATION AWARD NOMINATION PACKAGES SHALL CONTAIN:
     (1) SUMMARY OF ACTION (S) NOT TO EXCEED THREE PAGES,
     (2) PROPOSED CITATION (NO LESS THAN 20 LINES AND NO MORE THAN 30
LINES)
     (3) A COMPLETED COPY OF THE STATISTICAL SUMMARY AS DISPLAYED IN
ENCLOSURE (2) OF THE REF.
     (4) UNIT POC TO INCLUDE PHONE NUMBER AND EMAIL ADDRESS.
 E.  ACTS OF VALOR RECOGNIZED BY MILITARY AWARDS CAN ALSO BE RECOGNIZED
BY ONE OR MORE OF THE ENGINEER AWARDS AS DESCRIBED IN ENCLOSURE (1) OF
THE REF.
 F.  EACH MARINE CORPS MAJOR COMMAND (DIVISION, MARINE LOGISTICS GROUP,
MARINE WING SUPPORT GROUP) MAY SUBMIT ONLY ONE NOMINATION FOR EACH AWARD.
1ST NAVAL CONSTRUCTION DIVISION MAY SUBMIT UP TO THREE NOMINATIONS FOR
THE NCF UNIT AWARD.
 G. SAMPLE OF INDIVIDUAL AND UNIT AWARD CITATIONS CAN BE FOUND ON THE
MARINE CORPS ENGINEER ASSOCIATION WEBSITE:WWW.MARCORENGASN.ORG.
4.  RESPONSIBILITIES
 A.  CMC. DC, IL (LPE) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING MARINE CORPS AND
SEABEE PARTICIPATION IN ALL ENGINEER AWARD SELECTIONS AND THOSE CEREMONIES
CONDUCTED BY THE MCEA.
 B. LOCAL COMMANDERS
    (1) LOCAL COMMANDS/COMMANDERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ORDERS AND
FUNDING FOR THEIR RECIPIENTS AND ANY OTHER REPRESENTATIVES TO TRAVEL TO
THE AWARD CEREMONY.
    (2) LOCAL COMMANDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUAL AND UNIT
AWARD RECIPIENTS AT APPROPRIATE LOCAL CEREMONIES.
    (3) INDIVIDUALS, OTHER THAN AWARDEES, WHO DESIRE TO ATTEND AWARD
CEREMONY, MUST DO SO AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE.
5.  RESERVE APPLICABILITY.  THIS AWARDS PROGRAM IS APPLICABLE TO THE
MARINE CORPS RESERVE.//